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Mallica Joshi
Mallica Joshi is the Chief Reporter, Delhi with The Indian Express. She has been covering politics, education and environment in Delhi for 13 years. She tweets @mallicajoshi
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Delhi: PM 1 concentration in air increasing, scientists say trend cause for worrySubscriber Only
October 19, 2018 01:07 IST
There are no national or international acceptable standards for PM1 concentration in the air, unlike those for PM2.5 and PM10. But studies across the world have indicated a link between the pollutant and cardio-vascular disease.
Fri, Oct 19, 2018
Delhi air quality is ‘very poor’ for first time this seasonSubscriber Only
October 18, 2018 02:15 IST
According to the Ministry of Earth Science’s System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), air quality will worsen on Thursday and Friday.
Thu, Oct 18, 2018
City has been cruel to pedestrians, says Delhi LG Anil BaijalSubscriber Only
October 16, 2018 01:10 IST
Transport and mobility experts have repeatedly raised these issues, and have said that building FOBs and subways shows that the government gives priority to vehicular traffic instead of pedestrians.
Tue, Oct 16, 2018
New ITO Skywalk becomes venue for Centre-Delhi warSubscriber Only
October 16, 2018 01:10 IST
According to Puri, the initial understanding between the Centre and the Delhi government was that the former would fund 80% of the project, while the remaining 20% would be provided by the Delhi government.
Tue, Oct 16, 2018Smokescreen: As fields in north India go up in flames, what makes Delhi-NCR vulnerableSubscriber Only
October 15, 2018 03:05 IST
The Indian Express tries to understand what makes the capital especially vulnerable, and why incentives to farmers have failed to yield desired results
Fri, Apr 12, 2019
Death by breath: Why farmers say cheaper to pay fine for crop burningSubscriber Only
October 13, 2018 04:50 IST
According to farmers in Haryana, there has been a surge of around 25 per cent in diesel prices in October 2018 compared to the same time last year.
Sat, Oct 13, 2018
All fiddle as crop stubble burns, farmers say solutions out of reachSubscriber Only
October 12, 2018 04:30 IST
Every October, the air quality in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana plummets as farmers set the leftover stubble and loose straw on fire after paddy is harvested using combines. And this time, too, the smoke signals from the fields are ominous
Fri, Oct 12, 2018
Delhi: New projects, poor maintenance affect plantation drivesSubscriber Only
October 01, 2018 02:04 IST
According to a senior forest department official, plantations, which are done by the forest department, survive the best. The government has ordered a third-party audit of other plantation sites in the city.
Mon, Oct 01, 2018
Troll armies descending on opinion holders: Delhi HC judgeSubscriber Only
September 29, 2018 01:34 IST
"Now we know that at a short notice a mob can assemble. It will want justice here and now. Society appears to be on a short fuse, and at times lacking a sense of humour," said Justice S Muralidhar said.
Sat, Sep 29, 2018
AAP warms up for 2019, reaches out to its angry MLAsSubscriber Only
September 28, 2018 01:27 IST
“Over the past few months, things have started warming up between the few disgruntled MLAs and the party and this was evident in Assembly sessions where both Pushkar and Sehrawat have been supporting the party stand,” AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said.
Fri, Sep 28, 2018
Hardlook — Why Delhi finds itself facing the same waterlogging crisis year after yearSubscriber Only
September 10, 2018 01:32 IST
Design flaws, multiplicity of agencies and lackadaisical desilting — the capital’s waterlogging woes can be blamed on many things. The Indian Express try to understand why...
Fri, Apr 12, 2019
Don’t join Golf Club: Complainant in tree felling case to NGT chiefSubscriber Only
September 04, 2018 00:40 IST
The complainants allege that trees were cut without permission to expand the smaller golf course, and the evidence was buried in pits. An FIR has also been registered in the matter against the club.
Tue, Sep 04, 2018
Projects hit by order on trees: Forest department to Delhi High CourtSubscriber Only
August 30, 2018 03:20 IST
The High Court had passed the order on the petition against redevelopment in seven south Delhi colonies, to be carried out by National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) and Central Public Works Department (CPWD).
Thu, Aug 30, 2018
Set aside green report on Nauroji Nagar: Plea in Delhi High CourtSubscriber Only
August 30, 2018 03:09 IST
The case was filed by environment activists after it was reported that the project would require chopping of at least 14,000 trees for vertical expansion.
Thu, Aug 30, 2018
‘Redevelopment cannot happen without either cutting or transplanting trees… Do we want people to live in slums?’Subscriber Only
August 29, 2018 02:44 IST
In the process of redesigning the redevelopment plans for seven government colonies in South Delhi, chairperson-cum-managing director of the National Buildings Construction Corporation, Anoop Kumar Mittal, says they are conducting a tree census in Sarojini Nagar to find out the age, trunk girth and species of trees.
Wed, Aug 29, 2018
Raising a stinkSubscriber Only
August 27, 2018 03:23 IST
Despite framing rules, proposing fines and starting ‘model colonies’, waste segregation in the capital has failed to take off. With mountains of garbage continuing to grow, The Indian Express reports on the challenges before authorities.
Sun, Oct 13, 2019
Challenge to a cleaner Yamuna: New drainsSubscriber Only
August 25, 2018 04:34 IST
Interception of these drains means their flow is checked before they reach the Yamuna, sewage is treated, and the water is either re-routed into the river or recycled.
Sat, Aug 25, 2018
Lok Sabha polls incoming, AAP faces crisis of trusted facesSubscriber Only
August 23, 2018 01:35 IST
The departure of senior leaders Ashutosh and Khetan have led to a decrease in the number of trusted senior leaders.
Thu, Aug 23, 2018
Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, dissatisfied supporters get a call from AAPSubscriber Only
August 11, 2018 03:04 IST
The party has reached out to former supporters and is organising small meets across the city to receive feedback and address any concerns they might have about the functioning of the party.
Sat, Aug 11, 2018
NBCC revives Purana Qila lake, but some environment concernsSubscriber Only
August 08, 2018 05:07 IST
The method being used for the 'revival', however, has irked environment activists. According to activists, the concretisation and laying down of the sheets will only aid in killing the lake.
Wed, Aug 08, 2018
Firm writes to PWD: Construction recycled waste not being usedSubscriber Only
August 06, 2018 03:28 IST
Delhi was the first city in the country to get a C&D waste plant in Burari in 2009. Since then, two more have started functioning. The three have a capacity to produce 2,650 metric tonnes of recycled waste daily. So far, the facilities have produced 40 lakh metric tonnes.
Mon, Aug 06, 2018
Forest dept finds 2,000 logs in pits at Golf ClubSubscriber Only
August 04, 2018 03:49 IST
The Delhi government had received a complaint by two club members, alleging that close to 100 trees were felled without permission. The complaint said that the allegations made were substantiated during the investigation.
Sat, Aug 04, 2018
Who posts, transfers Delhi bureaucrats?Subscriber Only
July 16, 2018 00:54 IST
AAP Govt says Supreme Court ruling gives it control of services but L-G cites a central notification. What is this notification?
Mon, Jul 16, 2018
Inspection at Golf Club amid tree-felling claimsSubscriber Only
July 14, 2018 02:24 IST
According to the complainant, who requested anonymity, the club decided to expand the Peacock course two years ago and felled trees to make space for it without taking requisite permissions.
Sat, Jul 14, 2018
Delhi tree felling: Death by a thousand cutsSubscriber Only
July 02, 2018 02:22 IST
Over the last two weeks, the capital rallied to save its trees — and won. But with compensatory plantation often falling short of target and ‘inferior’ trees being planted, the issue is far from over.
Fri, Apr 12, 2019Journalism of Courage
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