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Jency Samuel @JencySamuel

Three-quarter journalist, writer, editor. One-quarter civil engineer. Restoration. Byline @VillageSqIndia @MongabayIndia, Rural21, IPS, etc.

Joined June 2009
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Jency Samuel@JencySamuel
7 Sep 2020
My story about #TheCastelessCollective in @guardianmusic theguardian.com/music/2020/s… @tcl_collective @beemji @thepepcollectiv Thank you @laurasnapes @ben_bt

'We will bring change': the Indian band shaking a cruel caste system

The Casteless Collective are repurposing the bawdy gaana style to confront class conflict – and call out everything from corruption to violence against women

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Companies fail on the environmental front despite good ESG ratings. ESG reports, instead of being credible documents, seem to be tools for optics, writes @scurve
Soumya Sarkar@scurve
19 Jun 2025
We need to devise an #ESG ecosystem that places truth over image, social and environmental impact over optics, and long-term survival over short-term compliance #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis
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IndiaSpend
@IndiaSpend
28 Apr 2025
Most parts in India face water scarcity. And only two states have adequate sewage treatment capacity. Treating #wastewater for flushing toilets, landscaping and industrial processes can help alleviate water stress, @JencySamuel writes: indiaspend.com/pollution/can…

Can Treated Wastewater Help Meet India’s Increasing Water Needs?

While India’s water resources dwindle and demand rises, sewage generation is on the rise. Treating this wastewater could help India mitigate water stress

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I write how using treated wastewater can alleviate water stress in India for @IndiaSpend
IndiaSpend
@IndiaSpend
26 Apr 2025
Most parts in India face water scarcity. And only two states have adequate #sewage treatment capacity. Treating #wastewater for flushing toilets, landscaping and industrial processes can help alleviate water stress, @JencySamuel writes: indiaspend.com/pollution/can…
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My explainer on why the Bay of Bengal gets more cyclones than the Arabian Sea
South First
@TheSouthfirst
7 Jan 2025
#Explanier: Why the Bay of Bengal is more prone to cyclones than the Arabian Sea IMD data reveals the science behind this stark difference. Dive into the factors that make the Bay of Bengal a cyclone hotspot. @JencySamuel writes thesouthfirst.com/tamilnadu/…
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thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy… Why loud BGM for an explainer video? @THChennai

Cyclone Fengal, Dana, Ockhi: Who named these cyclones?

Learn about the naming process of cyclones by different countries and the significance of each name in disaster management.

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Euronews Earth
@euronewsgreen
21 Nov 2024
NEWBrew cans, a surprise hit at #COP29 in Baku, are drawing attention amid eco-innovations. The free beer, displayed at the Singapore pavilion, stands out among the usual flashy exhibits. euronews.com/green/2024/11/2…
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For the Che fans, here's a pre-release booking for the Tamil version
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Urmila Chanam@Urmila92531581
19 Nov 2024
search.app?link=https:/%… Marathons and walkathons are common but have you been at a thinkathon? If not, join #DementiaIndiaAlliance on 30 November 2024 in Bengaluru. Register asap! #DementiaCare #Dementia #DementiaAwareness #India #Karnataka #DemCon2024
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Hello @poorvika_india would your installation team be kind enough to contact and inform as to when they'll come. From morning whenever I call, I'm told I'd get a call back. But none so far. Don't let me regret choosing you.
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I get a call from 'TRAI' (of course...how else can the scamsters make it sound official!). And automated of course. That my phone use has been 'abnormal'. Abnormal indeed. Because I hardly make or receive calls!
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Sharada and I write about the potential of mini-grids in powering remote Tamil Nadu through a @earthjournalism fellowship.
South First
@TheSouthfirst
8 Jul 2024
Renewables-based mini-grids: What is powering remote villages in #TamilNadu? In India, a mini-grid is defined as a system having an RE-based electricity generator with a 10–1,000 kW capacity. @JencySamuel & Sharada Balasubramanian write thesouthfirst.com/tamilnadu/…
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Sanne Breimer@SanneBreimer
25 Feb 2024
It’s interesting to see how the combination of comedy and journalism works best in the times we live in. This format is sharp, funny and deadly serious at the same time.
Blue Georgia
@BlueGeorgia
24 Feb 2024
Jimmy Kimmel Pranking Trumpers in South Carolina.
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www.sidin.co
@sidin
9 Jan 2024
There is Arjuna Award for playing sports. There is Dronacharya Award for coaching sports. But absolutely no award nothing for watching sports.
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Wind and rain battering Chennai. #CycloneMichuang reminds one of #CycloneVardah.
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FIR against EFLU Hyderabad students for hunger strike, using slogans like ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ thenewsminute.com/telangana/…

FIR against EFLU Hyd students for hunger strike, using slogans like ‘Inquilab Zindabad’

Seventeen students who have sat on hunger strike in protest against the administration of the English and Foreign Language University’s (EFLU) in Hyderabad have

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TheNewsMinute
@thenewsminute
8 Nov 2023
EFLU Proctor removed from post, students call it partial fulfilment of demands, @AnjanaMeenakshi reports thenewsminute.com/telangana/…

EFLU Proctor removed from post, students call it partial fulfilment of demands

A day after students of Hyderabad’s English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) went on a hunger strike to protest against the administration, the universit

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Rajesh Moudgil@RajeshMoudgil1
7 Nov 2023
freepressjournal.in/india/st… @amitratheeadv @Anjuagnihotri1 @JencySamuel @kang_malvinder @naqshzeb @rjogpal @vishalnewsman To get epaper daily on your whatsapp click here: whatsapp.freepressjournal.in

Stubble Trouble In Punjab: More Farm Fires Feared As 30% Paddy Harvest Still Awaited

Farmers opt to burn the paddy straw to clear off their fields as they find a very short period between paddy harvesting and sowing of the next crop - wheat.

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Uma Sudhir
@umasudhir
6 Nov 2023
Student talks about being illegally detained by police at #OsmaniaPS; says there is no Internal Complaints Committee #ICC at #EFLU to investigate cases of alleged sexual harassment @ndtv @ndtvindia
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Sri Loganathan Velmurugan@sriloganathan6
6 Nov 2023
Students protesting against sexual harassment and other issues in #EFLU #Hyderabad were detained by the cops. The students are not allowed to interact with the media personnel. @NewIndianXpress @XpressHyderabad @EFLU_OFFICIAL @Kalyan_TNIE @shibasahu2012 @Xpress_edex
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EFLU students make shocking revelations against professors deccanchronicle.com/nation/c…

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