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Abhinaya Harigovind
Abhinaya Harigovind is a senior correspondent with the national bureau of The Indian Express, covering education as a beat. Working with The Indian Express since July 2021, she was a reporter with the Delhi city team of the paper, covering environment and climate change. She has also worked with The Hindu in Kerala. She tweets @abhi__naya
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Air Force takes a peculiar approach to keep birds away during Republic Day flypastSubscriber Only
January 25, 2024 04:22 IST
For the second year in a row, meat tossing is being attempted to draw black kites away from the flight path of aircraft participating in the flypast in Delhi, in an exercise that involves the IAF and the Department of Forests and Wildlife of Delhi.
Thu, Jan 25, 2024
Delhi govt wants DDA to cancel allotment of 101 nursery schools for not admitting EWS studentsSubscriber Only
January 21, 2024 02:34 IST
In 2017, the DDA provided a list of 176 sites to the DoE that were allotted for setting up nursery schools on the condition that 25% of the students admitted would be from the EWS category.
Sun, Jan 21, 2024
Students will face more pressure, we’ll face losses: Coaching centres on new guidelinesSubscriber Only
January 20, 2024 04:49 IST
The new guidelines for regulating private coaching institutes have been formed to address the need for a legal framework and manage their unregulated growth.
Sat, Jan 20, 2024
At debris of their demolished homes, Delhi schoolchildren pick up the piecesSubscriber Only
January 18, 2024 04:10 IST
The demolition was part of other similar drives across Delhi, including in Trilokpuri, Khajoori Khas, Narela, Aya Nagar, Green Park and Sadar Bazar.
Thu, Jan 18, 2024
Air quality panel has shifted responsibility on different agencies: NGT on Delhi-NCR’s pollution issueSubscriber Only
January 07, 2024 05:18 IST
The Tribunal has now directed that the Commission submit a report disclosing the powers exercised by it till now, along with a comprehensive report keeping in view the observations made by the bench, in four weeks.
Mon, Jan 08, 2024
Bairia, Madhubani most polluted areas in Bihar in November, improved monitoring network showsSubscriber Only
December 30, 2023 12:23 IST
CPCB bulletins reveal that parts of Bihar were among the most polluted in India this month. Begusarai recorded six ‘severe’ air quality days (AQI of 401 to 500) till Dec 28, while Purnia recorded three such days, the same as Delhi’s three ‘severe’ air days.
Sat, Dec 30, 2023
Warmest December in 6 years, Delhi sees no cold daysSubscriber Only
December 30, 2023 05:33 IST
In September, Delhi recorded the hottest September day in at least 14 years, with the mercury hitting 40.1 degrees. November rainfall in Delhi was the highest in at least 12 years.
Sun, Dec 31, 2023
Formidable teacher, medieval Indian history expert: St Stephen’s recalls Dr Tasneem Suhrawardy who passed awaySubscriber Only
December 26, 2023 23:36 IST
Suhrawardy, 58, had been hospitalised since December 4 with severe pneumonia and suffered a cardiac arrest that led to her demise.
Wed, Dec 27, 2023
Densest fog so far this winter in Delhi, flight operations severely hitSubscriber Only
December 26, 2023 04:54 IST
According to the Delhi Airport website, nine international flights and eight domestic flights flying out of Delhi and 11 flights flying into Delhi were delayed Monday morning.
Tue, Dec 26, 2023
2.5-hr school day, classes in open: Year since PIL, little has changed for this northeast Delhi schoolSubscriber Only
December 25, 2023 05:13 IST
A year since a PIL was filed in the Delhi High Court regarding irregular classes in government schools in Northeast Delhi, little has changed on the ground for the students.
Tue, Dec 26, 2023
Porta cabins, converting labs into classrooms: How some Delhi government schools are tackling space crunchSubscriber Only
December 22, 2023 05:23 IST
The Delhi government, in a report submitted to the court dated December 20, has said that it has decided against deploying buses to deal with the space issue.
Fri, Dec 22, 2023
Little improvement at 3 landfill sites in Delhi, MCD continues to stare at mountains of garbageSubscriber Only
December 17, 2023 04:08 IST
While Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said in March this year that the landfill at Okhla — the city’s smallest — could be cleared by December, 36.62 lakh tonnes of waste remain at the site, going by figures with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).
Mon, Dec 18, 2023
Groundwater most ‘exploited’ at Delhi’s VIP enclaves, shows reportSubscriber Only
December 02, 2023 05:00 IST
In Delhi, prior permission is required to extract groundwater for any purpose. Most of the city’s groundwater, close to 80%, is used for domestic purposes, going by the report.
Sat, Dec 02, 2023
Three years since formation of NGT panel, only 21% of forest land in Southern Ridge made encroachment-freeSubscriber Only
December 02, 2023 04:12 IST
The committee, which includes the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Delhi, has also decided that the district magistrates will appoint an officer from their district as a nodal officer to coordinate with the DCFs on encroachment removal.
Sat, Dec 02, 2023
No let-up in pollution, Delhi sees second highest Nov AQI in 6 yearsSubscriber Only
December 01, 2023 04:49 IST
The average AQI this November was 372, the second highest for the month from 2017 onwards, after an average of 377 recorded in 2021.
Fri, Dec 01, 2023
Never thought we’d use our skills to save lives: ‘Rat-hole miners’ recall Uttarkashi tunnel opSubscriber Only
December 01, 2023 04:49 IST
Ansari is one of six men — part of a larger team of 12 ‘rat-hole miners’ who played a crucial role in rescuing the trapped workers from the collapsed Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarkashi — who returned to Northeast Delhi’s Karawal Nagar Thursday morning.
Fri, Dec 01, 2023
Like Delhi, Rajasthan has a pollution problem — sometimes more severeSubscriber Only
November 29, 2023 21:41 IST
Between November 17 and 23, towns in Rajasthan recorded the highest daily AQI on six out of seven days, on the CPCB’s daily bulletins with over 240 locations in the country.
Thu, Nov 30, 2023
Transport sector the biggest contributor to Delhi’s bad-air November, study revealsSubscriber Only
November 27, 2023 06:45 IST
Delhi’s AQI on Sunday was 396, in the 'very poor' range, up from 389 recorded on Saturday.
Mon, Nov 27, 2023
How farm fires are counted, why the data has some limitationsSubscriber Only
November 24, 2023 07:30 IST
As the farm fire season ends, 55,725 such fires have been recorded across six North Indian states between Sept 15 and Nov 23. This number was arrived at through satellite monitoring, with fixed protocols in place.
Fri, Nov 24, 2023
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: ‘In building Himalayan tunnels, support and monitoring key’, say expertsSubscriber Only
November 21, 2023 07:16 IST
The under-construction Silkyara-Barkot tunnel on the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district collapsed at dawn on November 12. What could have been done to prevent such a situation from happening?
Wed, Nov 22, 2023
Action taken selective, not adequate to control farm fires in Punjab: NGTSubscriber Only
November 21, 2023 06:00 IST
The Tribunal has noted that the counsel for the State of Punjab has submitted that further efforts will be made to bring down farm fires and has sought time to file another report.
Tue, Nov 21, 2023
WFH, odd-even: Highest pollution curbs in place in Delhi, no measures on groundSubscriber Only
November 17, 2023 02:56 IST
The Act that constituted the CAQM for the NCR was passed in 2021. While it takes decisions on imposing stages of GRAP in the NCR, the steps are to be implemented by state governments.
Fri, Nov 17, 2023
Weather conditions prompt rethink on cloud seeding datesSubscriber Only
November 16, 2023 03:39 IST
Cloud seeding involves releasing salts into clouds to provide nuclei for water vapour to condense around and form droplets, thereby increasing the possibility of rainfall.
Thu, Nov 16, 2023
Firecracker ban flouted, Delhi air quality worsens day after Diwali, triggers AAP-BJP blame gameSubscriber Only
November 13, 2023 21:17 IST
Sharpest spike in post-Diwali AQI since 2015, set to deteriorate further
Tue, Nov 14, 2023
Delhi air quality plummets post Diwali, forecast predicts further dip in coming daysSubscriber Only
November 13, 2023 15:04 IST
A forecast issued by the Air Quality Early Warning System on Monday said that “the air quality is likely to be deteriorate and will reach the ‘severe’ category” on Tuesday, and will remain in the ‘severe’ category at least till Thursday.
Mon, Nov 13, 2023Journalism of Courage
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