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

April 01, 2023 05:03 IST
The protests come days after men who scaled the walls of the campus allegedly harassed students of the college at an event that was held as part of the annual fest.
Sat, Apr 01, 2023
March 31, 2023 05:54 IST
A report submitted by a joint committee appointed by National Green Tribunal this January considered seasonal variations in PM2.5 levels for 2019 at Delhi (ITO), Amritsar, Murthal, Lucknow, Patna and Kolkata.
Sat, Apr 01, 2023
March 30, 2023 06:00 IST
Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which is the land-owning agency, said in an affidavit to the SC that the restrictions on use of morphological ridge land are without “legal sanction”.
Thu, Mar 30, 2023
March 20, 2023 05:06 IST
Amid water shortage in parts of Delhi, minister Saurabh Bharadwaj recently blamed ‘illegal sand mining in Haryana’ for the Yamuna running dry. The Indian Express visits two villages at the centre of the political debate to better understand the ground reality
Sun, Apr 23, 2023
March 16, 2023 06:13 IST
The rubble from the portacabins that were demolished on March 10 is still scattered along the stretch parallel to the Yamuna, between Nigambodh Ghat and Qudsia Ghat.
Thu, Mar 16, 2023
March 15, 2023 10:07 IST
Delhi Jal Board data showed that the level of ammonia at the Wazirabad pond rose from to 1.41 mg/litre on December 11 last year, from 0.8 mg/litre the previous day, and then remained above the 1 ppm mark for the rest of the month.
Wed, Mar 15, 2023
March 12, 2023 06:55 IST
But officials at Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary have miles to go before they can sleep. As efforts gather pace to make it more welcoming to leopards, and humans, a ground report on how the 32 sq km ecosystem is evolving
Sun, Mar 12, 2023
March 10, 2023 06:34 IST
Residents of Defence Colony have been hit by a double whammy — repairs and shortage of water in the river. Anuj Bakshi, a resident of D Block, Defence Colony, said officials have been informing them of water not being available.
Fri, Mar 10, 2023
March 06, 2023 04:19 IST
According to a senior forest department official, the department intends to move between 300 and 400 deer to the wildlife sanctuary to promote ecotourism and curb the possibility of inbreeding depression at the Deer Park.
Mon, Mar 06, 2023
March 02, 2023 06:05 IST
The new terminal will be close to the IGI Airport. Around 6.768 hectares of forest land in Southwest Delhi is proposed for diversion for the terminal.
Thu, Mar 02, 2023
February 19, 2023 06:35 IST
As part of the programme, 28 people were hired as ‘fellows’, ‘associate fellows’ and ‘specialists’ from January last year.
Sun, Feb 19, 2023
February 14, 2023 06:35 IST
On Monday, the authority demolished buildings that lay across the road from the tomb of Adham Khan, a general of Mughal Emperor Akbar.
Tue, Feb 14, 2023
February 12, 2023 06:40 IST
Amid DDA demolition of their homes, residents ask why authorities are targeting them now after being oblivious for years
Sun, Feb 12, 2023
February 09, 2023 03:37 IST
While a large earthquake may not originate in Delhi itself, it is prone to the impact of earthquakes originating in Himalayas, said Kusala Rajendran, seismologist and retired professor, Centre for Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Thu, Feb 09, 2023
February 05, 2023 22:03 IST
Additional Sessions Judge Arul Varma of the Saket district court discharged JNU student Sharjeel Imam, student activists Asif Iqbal Tanha, Safoora Zargar, and eight others who were mainly students, underlining that "dissent is nothing but an extension of the invaluable fundamental right to freedom of speech".
Mon, Feb 06, 2023
February 01, 2023 02:25 IST
While the groundwork — such as jan sunwais at the panchayat and tehsil levels — started from October 2021, the camps as part of the project were formally rolled out in 2022.
Wed, Feb 01, 2023
January 26, 2023 22:14 IST
The proceedings of the morning began with PM Narendra Modi’s tribute at the National War Memorial, before the flag was unfurled and the 90-minute-long parade began.
Thu, Jan 26, 2023
January 26, 2023 20:06 IST
These labourers were announced as “special guests” at the parade on Thursday. The stretch was inaugurated in September last year.
Thu, Jan 26, 2023
January 26, 2023 04:08 IST
This is when the administration stepped in. And, almost overnight, a temporary, 70-bed Covid care centre came up at an unlikely location – the local Badnagar Nagar Palika bus stand.
Thu, Jan 26, 2023
January 22, 2023 16:17 IST
A senior official of the Forest Department said that the JJ clusters are likely to be removed as per availability of security and “the situation on ground”, since the notification of forest land is being done as per the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
Mon, Jan 23, 2023
January 17, 2023 10:23 IST
The city’s night shelters recorded a higher occupancy on Monday night compared to figures from a week ago when cold wave conditions had abated and nights were slightly warmer.
Wed, Jan 18, 2023
January 10, 2023 16:23 IST
While lower-than-normal temperatures were recorded over parts of Northwest India from the last week of December, these conditions intensified in the first week of January.
Wed, Jan 11, 2023
January 08, 2023 06:40 IST
Last week, L-G V K Saxena and National Green Tribunal Chairman Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel took a boat ride along the drain for a joint inspection of rejuvenation efforts.
Sun, Jan 08, 2023
January 04, 2023 06:35 IST
Those who knew Sattar called him a bibliophile who collected books about the city he grew up in and loved, generously sharing them with others who needed them.
Wed, Jan 04, 2023
December 25, 2022 05:30 IST
From lawyers near the Patiala House Courts complex close to India Gate to construction workers near Pragati Maidan, the spectacle of thousands of people marching through the city with flags, posters and music drew many eyeballs.
Mon, Dec 26, 2022





