A decade after India regularly exceeded eight percent annual economic growth, and the nation was seen globally as the next industrial and high-tech juggernaut, India is slipping badly. Contamination from sewage and chemicals in the Yamuna River in New Delhi make it one of the most polluted rivers in the world.

A decade after India regularly exceeded eight percent annual economic growth, and the nation was seen globally as the next industrial and high-tech juggernaut, India is slipping badly. Contamination from sewage and chemicals in the Yamuna River in New Delhi make it one of the most polluted rivers in the world. © J. Carl Ganter / CircleofBlue.org

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