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City: Delhi / NCR

Delhi construction ban hits workers
Environment

Can the ban on construction really improve Delhi’s air quality?

December 9, 2021 Sri Krishna

The Delhi government has issued fresh guidelines to check pollution caused by dust from these sites. Is the ban on construction still needed?

An industrial worker handling machinery in factory premises.
Governance

Industrial accidents common as Delhi factory owners brazenly ignore worker safety rules

December 1, 2021 Damayanti Saha and Srishti Chourasia

In urban factories, workers’ rights and safety are ‘inconveniences’ that factory owners constantly try to bypass, leading to frequent industrial accidents.

Odd-even experiment to manage air quality
Environment

Five simple steps can improve Delhi air quality, but will citizens and governments cooperate?

November 23, 2021 T R Gopalakrishnan

The steps needed to manage Delhi air quality are well known. And they don’t involve rocket science. What prevents it then?

New vehicle scrappage policy to reduce vehicular pollution
Environment

Scrapping of old diesel vehicles in Delhi begins: The rules, players and concerns

November 11, 2021 Sri Krishna

Diesel vehicles in Delhi older than 10 years will not be allowed to ply in the capital if they fail emission tests, says a government notice.

Delhi air quality
Environment

Delhi’s toxic air: From emergency measures to sustained action

November 8, 2021 Anumita Roychowdhury

What is required, but not happening, is round the year action to improve municipal services, infrastructure and enforcement with adequate accountability.

Bandhwari waste to energy plant
Waste Management

“Hear us today, for life tomorrow”: Pleas against Bandhwari Waste to Energy Plant

September 16, 2021 Monika Khanna Gulati

Both citizens and experts are staunchly opposed to the proposed expansion of the Bandhwari Waste to Energy plant. Here’s why.

Society

History of cities, as remembered by the people

August 27, 2021 Annabel Lopez

Citizens are often ahead of public officials in exploring the history of their cities and neighbourhoods; their success could point the way forward.

Delhi corporation school students
Education

Delhi: The case of the missing class 5 students from corporation schools

August 19, 2021 Vijaya Pushkarna

Thousands of Class 5 students from MCD run-schools are not traceable as their phone numbers and addresses in the records are wrong.

A view of Delhi City
Civic

Why citizen groups want more time to respond on the draft Delhi Master Plan 2041

July 22, 2021 Vijaya Pushkarna

Clearly, the Main Bhi Dilli Campaign (MBD) and planning authorities are not on the same page on most issues covered in the draft Delhi Master Plan 2041

The new parliament, part of Delhi's Central Vista Redevelopment project
Civic

Central Vista Redevelopment Project: Rules and laws thrown to the winds

June 19, 2021 Tikender Panwar

From land-use change to heritage protection to building laws, the government’s thrust on fast completion of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project has led to several violations.

Environment

Central Vista redevelopment: What we lose along with the trees around the National Archive

June 7, 2021 Jasmine Singh

1,838 trees in Delhi are slated for transplantation to make way for the Central Vista plans, despite the survival record of transplanted trees being very poor.

delhi land use and urban planning aerial view
Governance

As Delhi works on Master Plan 2041, time to rethink city plans from the bottom up

May 27, 2021 Benjamin Mathews John and Abhik Banerji

Delhi’s 4th master plan, the MPD 2041, is currently in the works. These FAQs explain what master plans are and why strong local area plans are as important.

COVID second spike mutants
Health

Opinion: How to break the inertia and solve the hospital bed crisis

May 17, 2021 Tikender Panwar

The only way the present crisis can be mitigated is by re-designating existing facilities and changing the ‘work as usual’ mindset. We need to think out of the box.

Governance

Opinion: Amendment to law on Delhi governance retrograde and regressive

May 2, 2021 Tikender Panwar

It is high time we start discussing how our cities are to be governed. Parliament should consider framing a 4th list apart from the present Union, Concurrent and State Lists.

Society

Don’t let your desperation during COVID times make you fall for such scams

April 27, 2021 Anusha Virmani

In these trying times, don’t let down your guard. A Delhi resident shares a cautionary tale, along with tips on what to check when you buy something online.

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