Men scavenge for coins and valuables offered as religious donations by Hindu devotees in the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, on June 27, 2025.(Photo by Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters)
A family shelters under a plastic sheet from heavy monsoon rains in New Delhi, India, on July 14, 2025.(Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)
Army personnel patrol a street from an armored vehicle in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, on July 16, 2025. The deployment follows clashes between security forces and activists from the ruling Awami League party, who allegedly attempted to disrupt a rally by the newly formed National Citizen’s Party (NCP). The violence resulted in at least three deaths and a dozen injuries.(Photo by Anik Rahman/AFP Photo)
A laborer works on the construction of an elevated water tank in Ajmer, India, on July 17, 2025.(Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo)
A street vendor transports a load of plastic balls on his bicycle through a street in New Delhi, India, on July 17, 2025.(Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)
Devotees carry an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Lord Ganesha during preparations for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai on July 20, 2025.(Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)
A ‘kanwariya’ (a devotee of the Hindu god Shiva) smokes a traditional clay pipe while resting on a roadside in New Delhi on July 21, 2025. He was participating in the “Kanwar Yatra” pilgrimage during the sacred month of Sawan, collecting holy water from the Ganges River.(Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)
Supporters of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) attend a “Martyrs’ Day” rally addressed by party chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata, India, on July 21, 2025. The annual rally commemorates 13 people killed in police firing on July 21, 1993.(Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Pacific Press via Alamy Live News)
Supporters of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) attend a “Martyrs’ Day” rally addressed by party chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata, India, on July 21, 2025. The annual rally commemorates 13 people killed in police firing on July 21, 1993.(Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA)
Fishermen mend brightly colored nets in preparation for their next trip on the Matla River in West Bengal, India, in late July 2025.(Photo by Avishek Das/Solent News & Photo Agency)
Vegetation overgrows decommissioned mini-buses at a depot in Mumbai, India, on July 27, 2025. The buses were discontinued after the city’s transit authority (BEST) ended a partnership with a lease operator over unresolved issues.(Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)
A model presents a creation by designer Ritu Kumar on the runway at India Couture Week in New Delhi on July 27, 2025.(Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)
A model presents an ensemble by designer Rohit Bal during India Couture Week in New Delhi on July 28, 2025.(Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)
Vehicles navigate a waterlogged street following heavy monsoon rains in New Delhi, India, on July 29, 2025.(Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)
In this handout photo released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on July 30, 2025, the GSLV-F16 rocket carrying the NISAR satellite lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. The joint US-Indian radar satellite is designed to monitor minute changes in Earth’s crust and ice caps to help predict natural disasters and other hazards.(Photo by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)/AFP Photo)
A student performs Puliyattam, a traditional folk dance, during “Aadi Perukku” festival celebrations at a college in Chennai, India, on August 1, 2025.(Photo by R.Satish Babu/AFP Photo)
A man looks on at the flooded Namo Ghat on the banks of the Ganges River after heavy monsoon rains in Varanasi, India, on August 1, 2025.(Photo by Niharika Kulkarni/AFP Photo)
Students float floral lamps in a water pool to celebrate the ‘Aadi Perukku’ festival at a college in Chennai, India, on August 1, 2025.(Photo by R.Satish Babu/AFP Photo)
A worker secures scaffolding on the Red Fort in preparation for India’s 78th Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi on August 3, 2025.(Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)
A cow stands on a flooded street in Varanasi, India, on August 4, 2025, after monsoon rains caused the Ganges River to overflow. Scientists link the increasing intensity and frequency of such extreme weather events to planetary heating from fossil fuel emissions.(Photo by Niharika Kulkarni/AFP Photo)
