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HomeAuthorsVijaya Pushkarna

Articles by Vijaya Pushkarna

About Vijaya Pushkarna
Vijaya Pushkarna is a journalist based in New Delhi. She was formerly Deputy Bureau Chief, Delhi at The Week.
Empty shop in Sarojini Nagar Market, Delhi
Governance

Rent paying shop owners vs free squatting street vendors: A never-ending battle in Delhi

December 10, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

The battle between street vendors and shop owners is more complicated than one might think; what is at stake here is livelihood.

Street vendors crowd the pavements outside Palika Bazaar.
Governance

Delhi street vendors: Creating vending zones far from established markets will not work

December 8, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

With the AAP winning the Delhi civic polls, it is now to be seen if Arvind Kejriwal does indeed keep his manifesto promise to street vendors.

Smog envelops Delhi's India Gate area
Environment

Obnoxious, toxic, a ‘silent killer’: The same old saga of winter air quality in Delhi-NCR

November 15, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

As the saga of toxic air quality in Delhi begins to unfold yet again this year, with it comes GRAP imposition, hitting normal life in various ways.

A Diesel generator
Environment

Diesel gensets ban worries NCR residents, as permitted alternatives too costly

October 20, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

RWAs across NCR have been preparing members to stop depending on diesel gensets, but finding affordable alternatives is a tough task.

Power plant emission
Environment

Revised GRAP rules: Ban on diesel gensets hits residents, small industries hard

October 18, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

In most residential and commercial establishments, diesel gensets are the main energy back up. The revised GRAP rules affect them sorely.

Representational image: handcuffs on a hand
Society

Juvenile crime in national capital a major cause of concern

October 4, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

According to NCRB, of 3129 total juvenile offences recorded across all the Union Territories, 2643 were from Delhi. What do observers say about the trend?

A CUET exam centre
Education

The mess that National Testing Agency has made of the CUET exams

August 25, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

The conduct of the CUET exams held between July 15th and August 20th in 259 cities across India was mismanaged from the very start.

Delhi garden of five senses
Civic

Rainwater harvesting: Delhi’s focus moves from rooftops to public parks and other open spaces

July 12, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Delhi’s commitment to rainwater harvesting comes with detailed guidelines. But on many occasions the courts have had to step in to seek compliance.

Peopl waiting outside AIIMS emergency ward
Health

Going to government hospitals is best avoided, say a majority of poor

June 13, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

All surveys point to long waiting times in government hospitals, inconvenient timings and poor quality of treatment.

Heat wave warnings are dire - picture showing a summer afternoon by the coast
Environment

Dire warnings: More deadly heat waves, more often, which could cause more deaths

May 19, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Given our vulnerability to heat waves, experts call for measures such as rescheduling of school and office hours, and also more sustainable urban design.

Avikkal Somvanshi, Programme Manager, CSE Delhi
Environment

“We have to adapt to heat waves by changing how we function during summer”: Environmentalist Avikal Somvanshi

May 12, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

The most dangerous impact of heat waves is increased formation of surface ozone pollution, which is highly toxic and can cause severe health outcomes.

UGC head office Delhi
Education

CUET standardises admissions criteria for students from all states, but is it fair to all?

May 3, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Coaching centres across the country began advertising coaching classes for CUET from the day it was announced, hoping for a big rush given the short window for preparation.

Delhi CM Kejriwal meets with officials
Governance

Delhi Municipal Corporation: Why three failed to do better than one

April 8, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

On one point, the latest amendment unifying the Delhi Municipal Corporation seems right. Numbers confirm that the divisions had been uneven.

Headquarters of Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Governance

And then there was one: The convoluted journey of the Delhi municipal corporation

April 5, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

The first Municipal Corporation of Delhi was formed in 1957. Trifurcated in 2012, it is now again set to be one monolithic Delhi Municipal Corporation.

Arvind Kejriwal
Economy

Delhi budget: Ambitious targets for job creation, education, mobility and health care

March 28, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

The Delhi budget of 2022-23 targets creation of 20 lakh new jobs, increasing the employment level from the present 33% to 45%.

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