An award-winning journalist with 14 years of experience, Nikhil Ghanekar is an Assistant Editor with the National Bureau [Government] of The Indian Express in New Delhi. He primarily covers environmental policy matters which involve tracking key decisions and inner workings of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He also covers the functioning of the National Green Tribunal and writes on the impact of environmental policies on wildlife conservation, forestry issues and climate change....Read More
An award-winning journalist with 14 years of experience, Nikhil Ghanekar is an Assistant Editor with the National Bureau [Government] of The Indian Express in New Delhi. He primarily covers environmental policy matters which involve tracking key decisions and inner workings of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He also covers the functioning of the National Green Tribunal and writes on the impact of environmental policies on wildlife conservation, forestry issues and climate change.
Nikhil joined The Indian Express in 2024. Originally from Mumbai, he has worked in publications such as Tehelka, Hindustan Times, DNA Newspaper, News18 and Indiaspend. In the past 14 years, he has written on a range of subjects such as sports, current affairs, civic issues, city centric environment news, central government policies and politics.
Nikhil Ghanekar Industry Experience
Years of experience: 14+
Qualification, Degrees / other achievements: Bachelor's degree in Mass Media from S.I.E.S College, Sion [Mumbai University] and Post-Graduate Diploma in Print Journalism from Asian College of Journalism, Chennai.
Previous experience: Tehelka, Hindustan Times, DNA Newspaper, News18.com and Indiaspend
Awards and Recognition: Nikhil won a special mention prize at the 13th Press Institute of India (PII) and the International Committee of the Red Cross Annual Awards for Best Article on a Humanitarian Subject for his story on Shimla's unprecedented water crisis in the summer of 2018.
