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.

July 10, 2025 03:27 IST
Speaking at the BG Deshmukh Memorial Lecture 2025 in New Delhi, Nayyar also criticised the University Grants Commission (UGC), saying it has stripped institutions of independence and imposed “one-size-fits-all” regulations that stifle excellence and diversity.
Thu, Jul 10, 2025
July 08, 2025 19:58 IST
As per Tuesday's order by the Centre's panel, the ban will be enforced in the Capital along with five high vehicle density (HVD) neighbouring districts of Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Gautam Buddha Nagar, and Sonipat.
Wed, Jul 09, 2025
July 08, 2025 15:58 IST
Several families in Delhi-NCR are now on a mission to help their children reclaim their imagination and curious spark — one book, one practice, and one page at a time.
Tue, Jul 08, 2025
July 08, 2025 06:20 IST
For the first time since 2017 when the Centre started the nationwide survey to assess competency development for classes 3,6 and 9, Delhi's government schools performed better than others in the city and country at the foundational stage
Tue, Jul 08, 2025
July 08, 2025 05:40 IST
While pitched as a key step in addressing the city’s waste crisis, the Rs 660-crore project (capital cost) has been met with continued protests
Tue, Jul 08, 2025
July 05, 2025 06:45 IST
The directive from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), intended to force end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), a major source of vehicular pollution, off the roads, is grounded in long-standing court orders and strong environmental concerns.
Sat, Jul 05, 2025
July 05, 2025 05:35 IST
Kaushik dismissed the argument that the ban unfairly targets the middle class
Sat, Jul 05, 2025
July 05, 2025 05:15 IST
On the ground, fuel stations, meanwhile, have already stopped enforcing the ban, which came into force on July 1
Sat, Jul 05, 2025
July 04, 2025 09:19 IST
A crucial aspect of the plan to revive the Yamuna involves sewage management, with a focus placed on constructing conveyance systems to channel treated wastewater from prominent sewage treatment plants.
Fri, Jul 04, 2025
July 03, 2025 18:42 IST
The order to stop fuel supply to such vehicles — 10 years or older for diesel vehicles and 15 years or older for petrol vehicles – in the Capital came into effect on July 1.
Fri, Jul 04, 2025
July 03, 2025 13:48 IST
Last year, 67 Delhi Government schools were put under 32 district-level Education Department officers for mentorship.
Thu, Jul 03, 2025
July 03, 2025 06:00 IST
The NGT in January 2021 directed the Chief Secretary of the GNCTD “to ensure that requisite notification…is issued within three months in respect of the area about which there is no controversy".
Thu, Jul 03, 2025
June 30, 2025 20:24 IST
Given that there are 498 fuel stations in Delhi — 382 offering petrol or diesel and 116 offering CNG — the teams will be rotated across locations.
Tue, Jul 01, 2025
June 29, 2025 10:02 IST
The study found that during October and November, smoke from crop fires contributed to 32 per cent of premature deaths caused by PM2.5 exposure in Delhi.
Sun, Jun 29, 2025
June 28, 2025 11:51 IST
As per the Shah Commission, six people were killed when police opened fire in the area on April 19, 1976, on protesters, angry over demolitions, sterilisations
Sat, Jun 28, 2025
June 28, 2025 11:47 IST
The cells have been tasked with ensuring smooth and time-bound admission of identified out-of-school children, including those with special needs, in Delhi.
Sat, Jun 28, 2025
June 28, 2025 05:25 IST
The ANPR cameras have been installed at 498 fuel stations in Delhi, including 382 petrol or diesel stations and 116 CNG filling stations, and 3 ISBTs across the Capital, said CAQM officials on Friday
Sat, Jun 28, 2025
June 27, 2025 00:16 IST
The Met department on Thursday said the city has seen a cloud cover for the past three to four days, which has resulted in light to very light rainfall, and cited meteorological conditions — including an anti-cyclonic circulation — to be the cause of such phenomenon.
Fri, Jun 27, 2025
June 26, 2025 10:09 IST
The Directorate of Education (DoE) has directed Delhi Government schools to analyse Class 10 mid-term performance and identify learning gaps accordingl
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
June 25, 2025 13:07 IST
As per IMD data from 1960 to 2024, the long-term average date of onset of monsoon in Delhi has been around June 27.
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
June 23, 2025 14:46 IST
Delhi L-G V Saxena's granted the exemption “in public interest” but maintained that it is not a permission to cut or transplant trees.
Mon, Jun 23, 2025
June 22, 2025 05:00 IST
To make the implementation process more “inclusive”, the DoE has invited suggestions from all stakeholders, said officials
Sun, Jun 22, 2025
June 21, 2025 05:00 IST
The central tool in this effort is a network of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras, now operational at all 520 fuel stations in Delhi
Sat, Jun 21, 2025
June 17, 2025 06:35 IST
The desilting work was originally scheduled to be completed by May 30.
Tue, Jun 17, 2025
June 17, 2025 06:00 IST
Forest officials confirmed that the recent photograph was taken at Jagatpur near Yamuna Biodiversity Park Phase II
Tue, Jun 17, 2025





