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Shivnarayan Rajpurohit
Shivnarayan is a Copy Editor with The Indian Express. He tweets @shivnarayan01
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‘Who is doing politics…the point is we have not received vaccines’, says Rajasthan health and family welfare ministerPremium Story
May 11,2021 17:49:11 PM
"Even SII is not in a position to tell us by when it can honour our order. The vaccination has to be completed in a time-bound manner. According to experts, the Indian vaccines are effective against the double-mutant strain," says Raghu Sharma, health and family welfare minister of Rajasthan.
Tue, May 11, 2021
‘Students have fallen months behind’: Learning levels drop sharply in Rajasthan’s rural areas amid Covid-19Premium Story
April 15,2021 12:32:50 PM
Only 10 per cent of the total 425 students at a secondary school at Thapda village in Banswara’s Anandpuri block have smartphones at home. When Class 9 of 62 students is asked if they studied with a digital device, only one hand is raised.
Thu, Apr 15, 2021
After acing learning outcomes, Nagaur now brings electricity to all rural schoolsPremium Story
March 16,2021 04:21:36 AM
Almost a given in most urban schools, the luxury of electricity had eluded almost half the total 2,167 rural primary and upper primary (up to Class 5 and 8) schools in Nagaur, a central district in Rajasthan, for several decades.
Tue, Mar 16, 2021
At Ghazipur border, recalling 1988 Boat Club siege and Tikait Senior’s resolvePremium Story
February 06,2021 16:45:39 PM
In the run-up to the Delhi march, Ilam Singh recounts how Bharatiya Kisan Union’s Mahendra Singh Tikait extracted concessions on paini ki thod pe (on his own terms) from district administrations and political leaders in Meerut, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar and other parts of UP
Sat, Feb 06, 2021
Rajasthan dusts off little-known Mughal-Rajput history for online, US and UK varsities take note of digitisationPremium Story
December 22,2020 17:49:05 PM
Of the four crore archival pages selected for digitisation, the department has put over 1.4 crore online at a cost Rs 2.5 crore.
Tue, Dec 22, 2020
How to dispose of PPE kits? A new study says on-site incineration may be bestPremium Story
October 13,2020 00:38:12 AM
In a first, the study has quantified CO2 emissions caused by PPE kits and studied their potential environmental impact from the ‘cradle to grave’ cycle.
Tue, Oct 13, 2020
NGT concerned as 6 states want 6k sqkm to be taken off Western Ghats eco zonePremium Story
September 30,2020 01:59:48 AM
The notification has been hanging fire for more than a decade, as many states and the Centre believe that once areas under the Ghats are classified as ESZ, development activities will be off-limits.
Wed, Sep 30, 2020
Just four of 107 UP villages hit by groundwater pollution got piped supply in a year: NGT panelPremium Story
August 10,2020 22:41:45 PM
The committee, headed by former High Court judge SVS Rathore, criticised the UP chief secretary for not fulfilling his promise to supply water to the villages through tankers as an interim measure.
Mon, Aug 10, 2020
Delhi: For over 20 days, two riot-hit families await return of their sons from jailPremium Story
March 18,2020 18:10:24 PM
The police have booked him under IPC sections for rioting, assault on police, arson, unlawful assembly and vandalism. Sections of the Arms Act are also invoked against him.
Wed, Mar 18, 2020
‘Hindu ho? Bach gaye’ Express journalist’s account from Karawal NagarPremium Story
February 26,2020 02:42:32 AM
Delhi violence: The Indian Express journalist Shivnarayan Rajpurohit on being confronted by a mob that assaulted him, snatched his phone and smashed his spectacles.
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Delhi: At 11 constituencies, a trend of picking winning sidePremium Story
February 11,2020 03:10:02 AM
Since 1993, when the first assembly polls were held, 11 bellwether seats have invariably been choosing MLAs whose party goes on to rule the state.
Tue, Feb 11, 2020
Delhi elections: Kejriwal gone from auto, not from heart, says driver challaned Rs 20,000Premium Story
February 06,2020 02:22:17 AM
The fan of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is among several auto drivers in Delhi who have been penalised Rs 300-Rs 20,000 for displaying “political advertisements” on their vehicles, after the Model Code of Conduct came into force on January 6.
Thu, Feb 06, 2020
New Delhi constituency: Lawyer, MTech grad, PhD scholar among 12 independents taking on CMPremium Story
February 03,2020 03:24:57 AM
CM Kejriwal is contesting from the constituency and is the sitting MLA. While the BJP has fielded Sunil Yadav, the Congress candidate is Romesh Sabharwal.
Mon, Feb 03, 2020
CAA protests: Meet the four men staging a midnight sit-in at Jamia for a monthPremium Story
January 28,2020 19:05:51 PM
The recurring themes in their conversation with passers-by are saving the Constitution, how CAA and NRC are "draconian", and the secular nature of the ongoing protests.
Tue, Jan 28, 2020
Delhi assembly election: Traders who faced sealing heat vow to make votes countPremium Story
January 26,2020 03:26:30 AM
As many as 6,682 shops, local shopping centres (LSCs), marble godowns and industrial units have been sealed since December 2017 by the three municipal corporations on the direction of the Supreme Court-appointed Monitoring Committee.
Sun, Jan 26, 2020
Like Shaheen Bagh, East Delhi women sit-in against CAAPremium Story
January 15,2020 01:54:15 AM
The indefinite sit-in is borne out of spontaneity, said Ishrat Jahan (30), one of the organisers and a former councillor.
Wed, Jan 15, 2020
As part of CAB push, Delhi BJP leaders head to Majnu ka TillaPremium Story
December 13,2019 03:03:04 AM
With around 130 households, the camp has 700-odd refugees who fled Pakistan starting 2010 due to “religious persecution” and came to India on tourist and pilgrimage visas.
Fri, Dec 13, 2019
Guidelines on plastic management ready, to be rolled out in six months: GovtPremium Story
December 05,2019 02:02:47 AM
Under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, it is mandatory for companies to ensure that their plastic does not reach landfills or end up on streets.
Thu, Dec 05, 2019
From Punjab Agri University and JNU, a solution to stubble burningPremium Story
November 24,2019 02:23:01 AM
Biochar is granular material obtained by heating crop residue at 400°C to 600°C in a kiln-shaped structure in the absence of oxygen. It is used as fertiliser to improve soil health and water-holding capacity of agriculture land.
Sun, Nov 24, 2019
Non-smoker lung cancer cases in Delhi-NCR have spiked: DoctorPremium Story
November 14,2019 02:18:11 AM
Dr Arvind Kumar was speaking at a conference, titled ‘Sustainable Action Dialogue on Air Pollution’, organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Thu, Nov 14, 2019
Three months on, NGT forms new panel to check Hindon river pollutionPremium Story
October 23,2019 02:04:51 AM
The four-member bench, led by NGT chairman A K Goel, said the panel would not only only monitor Hindon River pollution in western Uttar Pradesh, but also contamination of water bodies in Gorakhpur and solid waste management in the state.
Wed, Oct 23, 2019
Remove refugee encroachments from Yamuna floodplains, DDA toldPremium Story
October 18,2019 02:34:16 AM
Around 120 Hindu refugee families from Pakistan’s Sindh province are living on the floodplains near Majnu ka Tilla gurdwara, said a joint inspection report by the DDA.
Fri, Oct 18, 2019
Plastic waste of brand owners: NGT raps govt for delay in drawing up recycle normsPremium Story
September 21,2019 04:30:18 AM
The Court was hearing a petition by Jitendra Yadav, an Uttarakhand resident, seeking direction over extended producer responsibility (EPR), under which plastic producers and brand owners are required to recycle their plastic waste.
Sat, Sep 21, 2019
Explained: PM wants a war on plastic. Here’s the big picturePremium Story
August 29,2019 18:51:20 PM
The PM invoked Gandhi in his appeals, and it has been speculated that a specific ban may be announced on October 2, the Mahatma's 150th birthday.
Thu, Aug 29, 2019
At Haryana village, farmers in a fix as Yamuna river submerges fieldsPremium Story
August 23,2019 03:07:56 AM
While there are no official figures yet on how many villages are affected, an official from the Sonipat revenue department said crop losses due to flooding will be estimated by Monday
Fri, Aug 23, 2019