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

September 25, 2023 03:15 IST
Over the past week, the AQI has mostly been in the moderate/satisfactory categories across Delhi-NCR. The AQI in Delhi on Sunday was 134, in the “moderate” category.
Mon, Sep 25, 2023
September 23, 2023 05:46 IST
The zoo is still exploring options of bringing a mate for Shankar from another country, with only one other African elephant, also housed singly, in the country – in Mysuru.
Sun, Sep 24, 2023
September 22, 2023 19:35 IST
Like most years, this year also appears to be a straight contest between the BJP-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Congress-led National Students’ Union of India (NSUI).
Sat, Sep 23, 2023
September 20, 2023 03:39 IST
According to data from the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), on some days and from some water treatment plants, this water that is ‘unaccounted’ for is a significant amount, even before it reaches the stage of supply to consumers.
Wed, Sep 20, 2023
September 11, 2023 21:51 IST
The administration, however, has doubled down on its stand that elections cannot be held unless the admission process is complete, including PhD admissions.
Tue, Sep 12, 2023
September 10, 2023 05:22 IST
When trees are cut in Delhi, 10 times the number of trees that are felled are to be planted as compensatory plantation under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA).
Sun, Sep 10, 2023
September 08, 2023 05:37 IST
Pandit drew attention to the Lyngdoh Committee guidelines which require elections to be held between 6-8 weeks from the academic session’s starting date.
Fri, Sep 08, 2023
September 07, 2023 05:29 IST
Satish Yadav, general secretary, JNUSU, said: “PhD admissions are still underway. If the administration wants to hold elections after all the admissions finish, then it will get very late. It’s a democratic process and needs to be held every year, else there is a burden on those already in the union.”
Thu, Sep 07, 2023
September 01, 2023 03:11 IST
Country recorded 162.7 mm of rain in August, a 36% deficit
Fri, Sep 01, 2023
August 31, 2023 05:06 IST
In a ‘rescheduled invitation’, the CPDHE wrote to Jha on Wednesday evening, informing him that his lecture on ‘Political Social Work: A Perspective’ was scheduled for September 4, from 10 am to 11.30 am - the same date and time as before.
Thu, Aug 31, 2023
August 30, 2023 16:56 IST
Manoj Jha was set to deliver a lecture on September 4 as part of a refresher course of Delhi University’s Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education.
Wed, Aug 30, 2023
August 27, 2023 06:00 IST
Fifteen kilometres away, three different sites of a “restoration and rejuvenation” project that is underway along the entire 22-km stretch of the river in Delhi, from Wazirabad to Okhla, did not share the same fate.
Mon, Aug 28, 2023
August 25, 2023 05:30 IST
A senior official at the SPA, who didn’t want to be named, said a letter to the Delhi Forest Department has been drafted to reconsider the decision.
Fri, Aug 25, 2023
August 24, 2023 03:01 IST
The NCF for school education states that students in Classes 10 and 12 will be allowed to take board examinations on at least two occasions during the school year, with only the best score being retained.
Thu, Aug 24, 2023
August 20, 2023 05:59 IST
According to the official, the Delhi government had, from time to time, written to various Central agencies regarding obstructions due to infrastructural projects as well as their contribution to adding silt to the Yamuna.
Sun, Aug 20, 2023
August 19, 2023 05:00 IST
A DDA spokesperson said that the water is being pumped out for the last two days, adding that the process is being carried out only at Asita East, out of all of the DDA’s floodplain project areas.
Sat, Aug 19, 2023
August 17, 2023 05:00 IST
A Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) report on water quality at eight points of the Yamuna in Delhi based on samples collected on August 3 indicates the presence of dissolved oxygen at all eight points, but less than the desired levels.
Thu, Aug 17, 2023
August 15, 2023 10:40 IST
A Navy team worked on the five gates – 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 – of the total 32 consistently following a request from the Delhi government on July 14.
Tue, Aug 15, 2023
August 14, 2023 03:00 IST
The NMCG, which functions under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, implements the Namami Gange Programme that was launched in 2014 to deal with pollution in the Ganga.
Mon, Aug 14, 2023
August 10, 2023 02:22 IST
The fear was heightened after a panchayat was held on Sunday in Gurgaon's Tigra village, asking for an economic boycott of the community.
Thu, Aug 10, 2023
August 04, 2023 02:02 IST
The Supreme Court had imposed a fine of Rs 30 crore each on Sushil and Gopal Ansal, who were the former directors of Ansal Theaters and Clubotels Private Ltd. They were also later convicted of tampering with evidence related to the 1997 fire.
Fri, Aug 04, 2023
July 28, 2023 05:30 IST
The team, with 24 personnel at one point along with equipment from Mumbai being brought in, is present round-the-clock in case a diving effort may be required again to free the gates from the silt they are mired in.
Fri, Jul 28, 2023
July 27, 2023 02:56 IST
Over the past four decades, the period when much of the warming has been felt across the world, Delhi has also seen an increasing trend in both annual average maximum and minimum temperatures, data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) shows.
Thu, Jul 27, 2023
July 21, 2023 20:12 IST
The official attributed the rise in levels to both rainfall that may have occurred upstream, as well water from the floodplains returning to the river.
Sat, Jul 22, 2023
July 21, 2023 03:54 IST
While Zaki said the dhotis may be coming from other parts of the country, they are brought to them by “businessmen”. And, they are to be returned to them.
Fri, Jul 21, 2023





