Sophiya Mathew is a Delhi-based correspondent for The Indian Express. She primarily covers Environment and Education. A 2024 graduate of the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, she has extensively reported on critical issues such as Delhi's air pollution crisis and on the livelihoods along the Yamuna banks. She has explored Delhi's school education system and authored in-depth features, including one on domestic workers balancing motherhood in their pursuit of education, as well as the education of Rohingya refugees in the capital.
September 28, 2025 22:11 IST
Kamla Nehru Ridge led the citywide tally in Delhi with 3,935 individual flies and 26 species
Mon, Sep 29, 2025September 28, 2025 05:00 IST
Among the conditions laid down by the CEC is that the department must deposit 5% of the project cost with the Ridge Management Board
Sun, Sep 28, 2025September 26, 2025 06:10 IST
The students, part of a group carrying out a three-day survey, are counting the number of dragonflies and damselflies across the seven DDA biodiversity parks in Delhi. The annual exercise began on Thursday. The survey was earlier held in 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Fri, Sep 26, 2025September 25, 2025 06:05 IST
The Directorate of Education on September 20 ordered the immediate closure of the school and hostel. It cited the absence of a mandatory certificate of recognition due to lack of land allotment papers.
Thu, Sep 25, 2025September 25, 2025 05:40 IST
The Delhi government said on Wednesday that it has obtained clearance from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct cloud seeding trials from October 1 to November 30.
Thu, Sep 25, 2025September 23, 2025 05:30 IST
The CPCB has reviewed water quality data from 2022 and 2023, covering 2,116 locations across 32 states and Union Territories
Tue, Sep 23, 2025September 22, 2025 05:55 IST
The Delhi govt launched its ambitious NIPUN Sankalp Mission 2025-26 on September 5 this year, which promises Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) for every child from Classes 1 to 8.
Mon, Sep 22, 2025September 21, 2025 07:30 IST
Over the years, the Delhi Zoo made multiple attempts to find Shankar a companion. It also introduced several enrichment measures to improve the elephant’s quality of life
Sun, Sep 21, 2025September 19, 2025 05:30 IST
For nearly two weeks, people living in around 900 flats of C-9 block in Vasant Kunj have been receiving contaminated water supply. Not only that, sewage water, overflowing onto the streets after a sewer pipeline broke down, is entering their homes. Residents claim these problems have been persisting since September 5 and affecting all 926 […]
Fri, Sep 19, 2025September 19, 2025 04:27 IST
According to the government, the programme has been designed to promote experiential learning in governance, democracy and national development.
Fri, Sep 19, 2025September 18, 2025 04:20 IST
Shankar has been in solitary confinement since 2012, as the elephant was separated from its Asian counterparts.
Thu, Sep 18, 2025September 16, 2025 05:40 IST
The study has emphasised that long-range air pollution datasets, combined with real-world case study applications, are crucial for analysing the impact of air pollution on CHBs
Tue, Sep 16, 2025September 16, 2025 05:15 IST
In July, the Delhi government had formally requested the Haryana government to hand over control of the ITO barrage on the Yamuna, as the Capital had previously been affected by floods
Tue, Sep 16, 2025September 12, 2025 18:48 IST
A cancellation notice at one of the centres cited administrative and technical reasons.
Fri, Sep 12, 2025September 11, 2025 06:02 IST
The Delhi government has directed all schools to organise the Veer Gatha 5.0 competition by September 20 to promote awareness of the life stories of gallantry award winners and encourage students to develop a sense of patriotism and civic responsibility.
Thu, Sep 11, 2025September 05, 2025 05:59 IST
The highest-ever level in the Yamuna in Delhi was 208.66 m in July 2023 when the swelling river displaced more than 25,000 people, and before that, it was 207.49 m in September 1978.
Fri, Sep 05, 2025September 05, 2025 04:52 IST
As Yamuna floodwaters crept deeper into neighbourhoods, women struggling due to a lack of toilets at makeshift tents is not the only issue.
Fri, Sep 05, 2025September 02, 2025 06:00 IST
The school heads have been asked to submit an action taken report of all such activities conducted with the school health branch by September 20
Tue, Sep 02, 2025September 02, 2025 05:43 IST
The zoo has remained shut for visitors since Friday, after the bird flu outbreak was confirmed by zoo officials
Tue, Sep 02, 2025September 01, 2025 15:29 IST
Discharge from Haryana’s Hathnikund barrage rose to over 3.22 lakh cusecs — the highest this season.
Tue, Sep 02, 2025September 01, 2025 05:45 IST
Between June 1 and August 31, India as a whole received 743.1 mm rainfall, 6% above the long-period average of 700.7 mm
Mon, Sep 01, 2025August 31, 2025 17:26 IST
The country received 743.1 mm of rainfall between June 1 and August 31, about 6 per cent above the long-period average of 700.7 mm, according to IMD data.
Mon, Sep 01, 2025August 31, 2025 05:10 IST
The DoE’s Private School Branch will consolidate the data by September 2, as per officials
Sun, Aug 31, 2025August 29, 2025 11:39 IST
The outbreak was confirmed following the deaths of painted storks and black-necked ibises, said officials
Fri, Aug 29, 2025August 29, 2025 09:17 IST
According to the Air Quality Life Index, India is among the most polluted countries in the world, and ranks second out of 252 countries, “potentially losing a total of 4.9B years”.
Fri, Aug 29, 2025