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Pritha Chatterjee
Pritha Chatterjee is a journalist and research assistant in the department of social and behavioural sciences, at Harvard University.
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How plan to stop Delhi’s guzzler trucks remains a planSubscriber Only
May 01, 2015 05:04 IST
As 80,000 trucks enter every night, minister claims he will revive plan to install weighing system.
Fri, May 01, 2015
Family, friends mourn death of mountaineer on EverestSubscriber Only
April 28, 2015 02:55 IST
Late Monday afternoon, after reports of someone with the same second name being rescued emerged, her family in India started posting frantic messages, hoping for a miracle.
Tue, Apr 28, 2015
‘We were earlier taught to plan for war, now we’re taught to fight nature’Subscriber Only
April 27, 2015 03:31 IST
Two major tremors — one on Saturday and again on Sunday — had shaken the capital.
Mon, Apr 27, 2015
Death By Breath Challenges: Age of trucks for ban tricky issue at govt’s NGT meetSubscriber Only
April 22, 2015 02:15 IST
Officials say checks pose a challenge as old trucks found to be not always dirty and new ones not always clean.
Wed, Apr 22, 2015
For trial check under minister gaze, officials ‘arrange’ trucksSubscriber Only
April 22, 2015 01:11 IST
The trial run also saw a representative from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee arriving around 1.30 pm.
Wed, Apr 22, 2015
He is gay, she was in love. He couldn’t change, she couldn’t liveSubscriber Only
April 21, 2015 04:22 IST
A court sent the husband, also a doctor at AIIMS and described in his wife’s suicide note as a “homosexual”, to 14 days in custody.
Tue, Apr 21, 2015
Death by Breath: On Delhi’s edge, a township of 25,000 more toxic than DelhiSubscriber Only
April 20, 2015 04:45 IST
The Kaushambi story: Industrial areas, bus depots and garbage landfill
Mon, Apr 20, 2015
Six people to check 16 trucks per minute, NGT must look at own monitors’ reportsSubscriber Only
April 15, 2015 02:03 IST
Apart from the trucks, the report highlighted the lack of any monitoring of buses run by state governments — the drivers were “shocked” at the checks.
Wed, Apr 15, 2015
500 trucks seized in one week, no more space leftSubscriber Only
April 14, 2015 03:43 IST
The NGT’s orders came close on the heels of an investigative series by The Indian Express on how Delhi’s air turned toxic over the last seven years.
Tue, Apr 14, 2015
Haryana’s fix for Delhi’s air: BS-IV vehicles onlySubscriber Only
April 14, 2015 00:36 IST
Delhi has plan for tracking trucks that sneak in, UP for moving from coal to gas in power units
Tue, Apr 14, 2015
Men at WorkSubscriber Only
April 12, 2015 01:00 IST
Millions of Indian men live away from their homes, forming the bulk of the labour force that drives its cities. Their lives are about relentless toil, and little reprieve.
Sun, Apr 12, 2015
Death by Breath: Metro helps butSubscriber Only
April 09, 2015 03:32 IST
Expansion will still account for only 15% of commuter trips.
Thu, Apr 09, 2015
‘Imagine how it would have been without Metro,’ says Delhi Metro CMD Mangu SinghSubscriber Only
April 09, 2015 00:26 IST
Air quality cannot be the responsibility of the Metro, just like the whole transport system of the city cannot depend only on the Metro, says Singh.
Thu, Apr 09, 2015
Death by Breath: Thirst for diesel food for poisonSubscriber Only
April 07, 2015 04:32 IST
From vehicles to gensets, 40% surge in diesel use means more cancer-causing chemicals in air.
Tue, Apr 07, 2015
Death by Breath: For generators, rules in place but no one to enforce themSubscriber Only
April 07, 2015 03:18 IST
A 2013 pollution inventory found that diesel combustion from generators contributed 6 per cent of PM2.5 and 10 per cent of PM10 levels in Delhi and satellite towns.
Tue, Apr 07, 2015
Death by Breath: How, why diesel is dirtySubscriber Only
April 07, 2015 03:03 IST
Its fumes can damage the lungs and brains and cause cancer; India yet to assess threat while rest of world takes note.
Tue, Apr 07, 2015
Death by Breath: Why building dust is lethal mixSubscriber Only
April 06, 2015 02:27 IST
Cement manufacturing, which involves burning of coal and limestone at very high temperatures, contributes to seven per cent of carbon dioxide emissions globally.
Mon, Apr 06, 2015
Death by Breath: Construction destructionSubscriber Only
April 06, 2015 02:21 IST
Area the size of 1,34,000 football fields built upon, rule book thrown to the wind.
Mon, Apr 06, 2015
From demolition, dust city won’t manage and debris it can’tSubscriber Only
April 06, 2015 00:00 IST
The capital generates over 5,000 tonnes waste daily from demolition, according to figures with Delhi’s three municipal corporations.
Mon, Apr 06, 2015
The road that larger particles travelSubscriber Only
April 06, 2015 00:00 IST
In the 2010 survey, SAFAR estimated that 10 per cent of the roads in in NCR and Delhi are unpaved.
Mon, Apr 06, 2015
Why each truck injects a toxic dose into the nightSubscriber Only
April 03, 2015 04:12 IST
Experts said that without uniform fuel standards, trucks with national permits will continue to use cheaper, poor quality diesel.
Fri, Apr 03, 2015While you are sleeping: 80,000 trucks enter Delhi every night, poison on wheelsSubscriber Only
April 03, 2015 04:05 IST
A driver at the Shahdara checkpost blamed the owner of his truck for forcing him to mix diesel with kerosene to save money.
Fri, Apr 03, 2015
No bypass for Delhi’s choked heartSubscriber Only
April 03, 2015 00:14 IST
Toxic fumes left behind by trucks entering every night, Delhi waits endlessly for a highway that would have skirted the city
Fri, Apr 03, 2015
Landmark study lies buried: How Delhi’s poisonous air is damaging its children for lifeSubscriber Only
April 02, 2015 03:53 IST
Just under half of the 44 lakh schoolchildren studied are growing up into adults with irreversible lung damage.
Thu, Apr 02, 2015
‘We made it clear kids were suffering… absolutely nothing was followed up’Subscriber Only
April 02, 2015 01:10 IST
Dr Manas Ray, lead author of biggest study on air pollution effects on Delhi kids, in conversation with Pritha Chatterjee
Thu, Apr 02, 2015Journalism of Courage
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