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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.
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%.

Delhi finance minister Manish Sisodia with entreprnerushp curriculum students
Economy

Participatory Delhi budget could spring some surprises, especially for the startup segment

March 23, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

The economic survey noted that Delhi has replaced Bengaluru as India’s startup capital; how would that be reflected in the upcoming Delhi Budget?

Learning loss for young kids
Education

Younger generations may pay dearly for the learning loss from two years of school closure

March 21, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Urgent remedial measures are needed to reverse learning losses, as affected students will face weaker prospects for securing employment in the future too.

Unemployed daily wage workers in Shimla
Economy

Budget 2022 offers no urban job scheme, but promises 60 lakh new jobs

February 24, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Budget 2022 seems to say that if the government spends more on infrastructure and continues to incentivise MSMEs, new jobs will follow.

Kaushambi in Ghaziabad UP assembly constiduency
Governance

In poll-bound Ghaziabad, no candidate mentions health or pollution, the real pain points

February 9, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Ghaziabad generally bags the top slot among the country’s most polluted towns. Yet no candidate has even mentioned the issue.

Tje Speakersters team participating in Delhi's school enterpreneruship curriculum
Education

Teaching entrepreneurial mindset: From the drawing board to the marketplace

January 12, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

The Business Blasters website enables investment in student startups and sale of products. A carnival is on the cards too, to showcase the top projects.

School students create mobile repair startup
Education

Delhi government schools are teaching entrepreneurship by catching them young, really young

January 10, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Entrepreneurship Mindset Classes (EMC) in Delhi government schools comprise stories, activities, exercises and interactions with entrepreneurs.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal chairs a meeting
Governance

Will the mention of ‘Mukhya Mantri’ scuttle doorstep delivery of rations in Delhi?

December 20, 2021 Vijaya Pushkarna

Doorstep delivery of rations in Delhi was a key part of AAP’s 2020 election manifesto, expected to halt theft of rations and ensure timely delivery.

Farmer protests at the Delhi border
Economy

Opinion: The reforms that protesting farmers really want and need

December 2, 2021 Vijaya Pushkarna

Farmers’ opposition to the farm laws stemmed from their fear that these laws would dismantle the traditional mandis in Punjab, Haryana and UP

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