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HomeGENRE: In Focus

GENRE: In Focus

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

Joshimath. Bulldozing a building
Environment

Joshimath ignored all warnings since 1976; this is what scientists are saying now

January 31, 2023 S M A Kazmi

Geo-morphological evidence indicates that slopes around Joshimath are inherently fragile; Mussoorie and Nainital also at risk.

Women protest in Joshimath after landslip
Environment

Joshimath residents literally shivering in cold, fear of what the future holds 

January 27, 2023 S M A Kazmi

No one seems to be listening to the woes of the people of Uttarakhand who are continuously losing ground from under their feet, literally.

Achan landfill, Srinagar's only garbage dumping site
Waste Management

Court orders ignored: Srinagar’s lone landfill site spreads disease and misery

January 17, 2023 Abid Bashir Wani

In 2007, the High Court ordered SMC to close the Srinagar garbage dumping site within 18 months. The orders have not been implemented till date.

An open garbage dump in an Indian city, used as a representative image.
Waste Management

CAG audit of urban waste management in Odisha finds not a single sanitary landfill

January 9, 2023 Himanshu Upadhyaya

Out of 114 Urban Local Bodies that should follow SWM Rules in the state, the CAG audit selected 21. Waste dumping was rampant in all of them.

A stray cow and dog in a street in Delhi
Civic

Stray animals a menace in the capital, but AAP says it has a plan

January 3, 2023 Sri Krishna

Several complaints against the menace of stray animals in Delhi have gone to civic authories. AAP has openly committed to tackling this.

Smart city work in Srinagar's lal chowk area
Governance

After 70 years of neglect, Srinagar gets a facelift

December 21, 2022 Abid Bashir Wani

Srinagar is set to get a makeover with a series of Smart City projects, worth Rs 1000 crore. The aim is to target tourism.

Bhalsawa landfill, Delhi
Waste Management

Ecological damage, land lost: The cost of Delhi’s toxic landfills

December 14, 2022 Sri Krishna

Delhi’s landfills, mainly Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla, are now toxic, growing sites causing immense harm to citizens in and around.

Dr Rajat Mitra, clinical psychologist
Society

Crimes of passion: Experts point at the lack of support systems needed to protect women

December 13, 2022 Geeta Lal Sahai

Crimes of passion are rising starkly in our cities. Have people become more intolerant and violent? What role does social structure play?

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.

Delhi's rejuvenated Rajokri Lake
Environment

Rajokri Lake: From wasteland into model lake in just a year

November 24, 2022 Sri Krishna

Following the success at Rajokri Lake, Delhi Jal Board has identified 250 water bodies and 15 lakes for total transformation.

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?

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