National Geographic: The monsoon rains in the state of Maharastra are late. If it doesn't rain in the next fortnight, this boy's family will lose their crop of sugarcane.
Like China, India is a leviathan among the world's emerging economies. As with China, economic and social progress have come at a price: pollution, depleted natural resources, and overpopulation.
Presenting an overview of these issues in a country of 1.2 billion people, with a stunning diversity of landscapes, faiths, and ethnic groups, can be...