Vijaya Pushkarna | Citizen Matters

What construction workers in Delhi fear the most: Another sudden lockdown

October 2, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

The hardest hit by COVID-19 were small contractors, employing five-six workers, mostly migrants, who fled the capital during March-May and are now hesitant to return.

From selling turmeric water to security services: How the jobless in Delhi are rebuilding their lives

September 12, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

More and more people who lost their jobs to the pandemic are making new beginnings. Earnings may be less initially, but the road ahead promises flexibility and independence.

Delhi: The Metro is back; here’s what you can expect

September 4, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

Regular commuters will see a lot of new features, all intended to make the ride as contactless as possible.

How Delhi flattened the COVID curve

August 13, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

The Delhi model, as described by the chief minister Kejriwal himself: “Testing, home isolation, transparent data, hospital beds and plasma therapy.”

Gaps remain, but technology is the best bet for Delhi schools today

August 6, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

Despite niggles over unequal access, missing interaction etc, students and teachers are trying to derive the most out of the various initiatives introduced to facilitate schooling online.

How COVID-19 has transformed jobs and the skills they require

July 15, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

How do you sell a house when you can’t take the prospective buyer around? How do you use technology to carry out people-centric roles? What will a post-COVID world demand of employees?

Delhi: 45 sanitation workers test positive for COVID, 15 succumb, but where are the yellow bins?

July 9, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

Municipal corporations have not sensitised people about the need to have a third bin. This puts sanitation workers at maximum risk, but also threatens citizens.

What to expect and how to cope if you test COVID positive in Delhi

July 4, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

As the Delhi government ramps up testing and the number of COVID-19 positive cases show record numbers on a daily basis, we share with you a guide on what you need to be prepared for, if you test positive.

COVID chaos in Delhi: Who stole all the hospital beds?

June 12, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

The information on bed availability in Delhi’s corona app and actual patient experiences are at great odds. The fact is beds are simply not available! And where they are, they are often unaffordable.

Delhi: What happens if you have a heart attack in these times of COVID?

May 5, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

The nationwide lockdown that was meant to save lives, is taking a toll of non-COVID patients too. Hospitals are demanding COVID-negative certificates from critical patients as well.

With schools closed, exams suspended, big e-learning push for teachers and students

April 22, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia interacted with teachers and parents via YouTube, promoting the theme “Every Home a School, Every Parent a Teacher.” ‘Online’ seems to be the general mantra in education, as students are stuck at home, uncertainty clouding their immediate academic future.

How India’s cops play Good Samaritans and brutal oppressors, dealing with a national emergency

April 10, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

Ever since India went into lockdown, the police have been the most visible on the ground trying to enforce it — donning various caps at different times. But lack of adequate training in disaster management often leaves them as much out of depth as anyone else.

Articles by Vijaya Pushkarna