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HomeAuthorsRishabh Shrivastava

Articles by Rishabh Shrivastava

About Rishabh Shrivastava
Rishabh Shrivastava is an independent journalist.
Society

Alcohol consumption: When is ‘drinking’ legal and what if you break those laws?

April 8, 2021 Rishabh Shrivastava

Recently, the Delhi government reduced the legal age for alcohol consumption from 25 to 21. Here’s a round-up of laws and regulation related to drinking across India.

Health

COVID scenario: Latest trends across cities and coping strategies

March 31, 2021 Rishabh Shrivastava

A year on, COVID-19 cases are showing an alarming spike across cities. What do the numbers say? How are cities coping? Will vaccines check the spread, or is another lockdown inevitable?

Environment

Some cities have lost up to 70% of wetlands. Will Bhopal face the same fate?

March 25, 2021 Rishabh Shrivastava

Wetlands created by Raja Bhoj 1000 years ago face extinction today, thanks to the new Bhopal Development Plan. The plan threatens, among other things, increased tiger presence in some eco-sensitive areas.

Health

Struggling to book or reschedule a slot for the COVID vaccine? Read this

March 10, 2021 Rishabh Shrivastava

The second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive is for senior citizens and those over 45 years with comorbidities. Here is a detailed explainer of the entire process.

Governance

COVID-19: When gaps in data and communication made the crisis worse

February 3, 2021 Rishabh Shrivastava

The pandemic was not just a public health crisis but also exposed the government’s lack of a coherent communication strategy.

Economy

COVID has changed tourism. Will it also make it more responsible?

January 6, 2021 Rishabh Shrivastava

This is the time for the government to identify early stage start-ups practising sustainable tourism and help them scale up and create best practices to be replicated.

Environment

Varanasi’s horrible air quality typical of issues faced by cities of Indo-Gangetic plain

December 19, 2020 Rishabh Shrivastava

An alarming report on air pollution in these plains from the University of Chicago (EPIC) shows that residents here are losing 7.5 years of their lives as a result. What’s causing this?

Civic

Char Dham highway project will only add to urban woes

November 27, 2020 Rishabh Shrivastava

While the big focus is on mobility, the ramifications of the Char Dham project on urban ecology of the several small towns situated on the highway deserve more scrutiny.

Waste Management

What makes our cities clean: On Swachh Survekshan, rankings and beyond

September 29, 2020 Rishabh Shrivastava

Key highlights from a webinar organised by Citizen Matters on the Swachh Survekshan 2020 and the deeper insights from experts.

Governance

Will MP government’s ‘Kill Corona’ campaign be enough to reverse the spike in Bhopal and Gwalior-Chambal belt?

July 13, 2020 Rishabh Shrivastava

It was only in June that the state implemented a number of steps, like setting up fever clinics, to curb the spread of the virus. There are also concerns that the upcoming elections may hurt transparency.

Governance

Does latest government protocol quell fears over safety of Aarogya Setu?

May 15, 2020 Rishabh Shrivastava

Who can access your personal data from the Aarogya Setu app and for how long? Latest govt rules clarify, but does that address safety concerns?

Governance

Phased exit from lockdown: What does the Centre’s containment plan say?

April 10, 2020 Rishabh Shrivastava

As coronavirus positive cases near the 6000 mark, an immediate end to the nationwide lockdown on April 15th is very unlikely. Instead, states are looking at containment strategies to keep ‘hotspots’ under total lockdown. Here are the basic guidelines from the Ministry of Health that will drive such containment strategies.

Economy

“If lockdown is extended, economic consequence could be worse than health consequence”

April 6, 2020 Rishabh Shrivastava

In an exclusive interview with Citizen Matters, Shekhar Tomar, Asst Professor of Business and Public Policy at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, says economic decision makers must chalk out a clear blueprint on how to respond to the economic crisis which could linger even after the lockdown ends.

Governance

Reorientation time: How Indian cities are using their existing infrastructure to battle COVID-19

April 4, 2020 Rishabh Shrivastava

Cities and towns in India continue to be the hot spot for the coronavirus infection; at the same time, it is our cities that have the maximum potential to fight this most effectively. Several steps have been taken to utilise the physical and digital infrastructure of the cities creatively to assist in the fight against COVID-19. 

Civic

Enforcing the ‘right to walk’ in Indian cities

February 29, 2020 Rishabh Shrivastava

Despite countless reports underlining the threats faced by pedestrians on Indian roads and the high number of casualties, Indian cities have failed to provide safe and secure walking spaces to pedestrians. What does the law say on the ‘right to walk’?

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