Daniel Moore

Photo credit: Michael Henninger Field notes for the Pulitzer Center Carved into the jungles of northeastern India, and through the oppressive humidity and daily downpours of monsoon season, Tata Steel's production facility in Jamshedpur churns out roughly 10 million tons of steel each year. Thousands of workers oversee various stages of purifying, pouring, shaping the molten metal lava before it is cooled and shipped by rail or truck, destined to become auto parts, pipelines

Photo credit: Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette Field notes for the Pulitzer Center Schoolchildren take in Independence Day celebrations at a park in Jamshedpur, India's steel city. The morning ceremony featured fiery speeches from government officials, military marches and displays of India's horizontal tricolor flag. #india #independenceday #Jamshedpur #steel #energy #PulitzerCenter

Photo credit: Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette Field notes for the Pulitzer Center In Jamshedpur, a city of one million people and the birthplace of steel in India, Tata Steel looms large in both an administrative and cultural sense. Founded in 1919, Jamshedpur was built and maintained by Tata Steel, which provided homes, schools, a hospital, churches and mosques, various parks and stadiums and basic municipal services for its workers. The company remains in charge of the town

Working the rice paddy fields in Jharkhand state, India. Photo credit: Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette Field notes for the Pulitzer Center Workers in agricultural fields in Jharkhand, along a pothole-laden road from Ranchi to Jamshedpur. The steel industry, founded in the city of Jamshedpur, reshaped the economy of one of the most rural areas of India, providing employment opportunities and spurring industries that support steel production. #India #Jamshedpur #Jharkhand #rice