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GENRE: In Focus

Long form, in-depth or investigative reportage on issues critical to the city

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.

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.

Commute

How are India’s metro rail systems faring?

April 28, 2022 Captain Naveen Chandra

Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru’s metros are doing well in terms of ridership, but none of India’s metros have come close to forecast numbers!

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.

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.

Road in Aya Nagar Colony in Delhi
Civic

In Delhi’s Aya Nagar, sewage inside homes is a way of life

March 3, 2022 Jyoti Thakur

Unplanned development and lack of basic services have left Aya Nagar residents struggling with never-ending drainage and sanitation issues.

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.

Power cuts hits students studies
Society

Only the traditional kangris, not electricity, keep Srinagar residents warm in winter

February 15, 2022 Abid Bashir Wani

This winter, Srinagar residents have had to spend nights at home without electricity even as temperatures plummeted to minus seven degrees.

women construction workers
Society

The things women construction workers wish they could change

February 10, 2022 Sri Krishna

Women prefer work in construction but are hit hard by poor environmental conditions, risk of lockdowns and economic hardship.

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.

Society

Women construction workers face serious health and safety hazards at work and beyond

February 7, 2022 Sri Krishna

Builders totally ignore govt SOPs for women construction workers, such as onsite provision of basic amenities like toilets and other safety nets.

Masks best protection against Omicron
Health

Is India nearing the end of the Omicron wave?

January 28, 2022 Gunjan Sharma

The Omicron rage in our cities has been because of its high transmissibility and immune escape ability. But what are studies saying about the near future?

bhalswa landfill
Waste Management

Unearthing invisible layers of life near Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill

December 30, 2021 Kanchan Joneja and Sukriti Thukral

Waste picker communities in Shraddhanand Colony share a toxic relationship with the Bhalswa landfill and lack basic services like access to clean water.

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