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Based in Kashmir, Athar Parvaiz Bhat has been in the field of journalism for the last nine years, focused on environment and health. He works as a freelance Journalist based in Srinagar-Kashmir and his news stories and articles appear in various regional and international news outlets including the global news agency IPS.
Athar has been published in El Economista (Spanish).
06/07/2012
Unexploded ordnance is a very real problem for people living in rural Kashmir. Shabir lost his brother to a discarded army shell, and has received only a very small amount in compensation for his own injuries including the loss of his leg.
05/19/2010
Indian car sales are booming thanks to easy credit and cheap manufacturing. But who is counting the environmental cost?
12/17/2009
Imagine a scenario where the threat to the inhabitants of conflict-torn Kashmir won't be the gun, but the quality of their air. The pollution trends in this part of the globe suggest that it has almost reached that point.
Countries: India