Kavitha Yarlagadda is an independent journalist based in Hyderabad, India. She is a Civil Engineer with a Masters in Environmental Science. She writes on Environment, Science, Health, Social Justice, Gender and Technology. She has her articles published in BBC, The Guardian, British Medical Journal, CS Monitor, Al Jazeera, Reasons to be Cheerful, South China Morning Post, The National, Resurgence & Ecologist and more.