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Sowmiya Ashok
Sowmiya Ashok, a former Assistant Editor at The Indian Express, is now an independent journalist based in Chennai. She reports on China, politics and the environment. She tweets @sowmiyashok
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Delhi: At Rewla, residents demand basics — water, good schoolsSubscriber Only
May 26, 2017 06:39 IST
Kejriwal's pit stop in Rewla was part of a series of villages that the chief minister visited in Matiala and Najafgarh constituencies in a bid to “explain the advantages” of the LPP.
Fri, May 26, 2017
Delhi’s air quality is poor — just like last yearSubscriber Only
May 25, 2017 01:21 IST
Anumita Roychowdhury from the Centre for Science and Environment said, “The Delhi government should take action based on daily air quality levels. They need to expedite mechanisms for implementation of the action plan.”
Thu, May 25, 2017
Parched: Delhi doesn’t have enough water for its ever-growing needsSubscriber Only
May 22, 2017 05:48 IST
The AAP government has maintained that it will, unlike the previous Congress government, not privatise water supply.
Mon, Jun 25, 2018
Fly Away HomeSubscriber Only
May 21, 2017 00:00 IST
This year, a conservation centre in Pinjore, Haryana will release eight vultures back into the wild — a small but significant effort in the rehabilitation of the endangered species.
Sun, May 21, 2017
NGT: Work to treat 67 per cent of Yamuna pollution is onSubscriber Only
May 20, 2017 04:21 IST
The committee, which has representatives from the DDA and the National Mission for Clean Ganga, was directed to submit status reports at regular intervals.
Sat, May 20, 2017
EPCA report on capital’s pucs: ‘Data from PUC system is virtually unusable’Subscriber Only
May 14, 2017 01:51 IST
Analysis of Delhi data also showed that the recording of all emission test results was stored, collated and reported very poorly
Sun, May 14, 2017
Damage to Yamuna floodplains: Found no violation by AOL, DDA tells NGTSubscriber Only
May 12, 2017 04:54 IST
The Art of Living also released a statement highlighting DDA’s admission
Fri, May 12, 2017
Demonetisation, 6 Months On: ‘Chosen for cashless, don’t even have 3G’Subscriber Only
May 10, 2017 05:35 IST
But people did go “cashless” for a brief period: soon after the demonetisation drive.
Wed, May 10, 2017
On Rajasthan-Haryana border, car pollution checks on push cartsSubscriber Only
May 07, 2017 04:25 IST
A recent report by the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) had described these hand-carted PUC pop-ups as an “extreme form” of “unauthorised PUC certification”.
Sun, May 07, 2017
NASA images show massive upsurge in crop burningSubscriber Only
May 04, 2017 04:33 IST
The images available through NASA’s Fire Mapper show a massive spike in the number of fires in the area between April 25 and May 3
Thu, May 04, 2017
Current PUC ineffective in testing diesel vehicles: EPCASubscriber Only
May 04, 2017 04:27 IST
The EPCA has recommended to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to set up advanced inspection centres to measure key pollutants
Thu, May 04, 2017
Hardlook: A look at troubled waters of Yamuna floodplains one year after World Culture FestivalSubscriber Only
May 01, 2017 02:43 IST
An expert panel set up by the green tribunal has said it would take 10 years and Rs 42 crore to revive the Yamuna floodplains, after the damage caused by the World Culture Festival.
Mon, Jun 25, 2018
Current norms are not enough to enforce BS-VI standards, says EPCASubscriber Only
April 27, 2017 03:16 IST
Delhi has 971 PUC centres but the transport department has 28 inspectors and only one available for “ground inspection”.
Thu, Apr 27, 2017
MCD election results: Empty Congress office tells story of defection and defeatSubscriber Only
April 27, 2017 03:00 IST
But Tuesday, as results were tallied up for the civic polls, Sheila Dikshit’s sentinels — Arvinder Singh Lovely, Haroon Yusuf and Ramakant Goswami — were all scattered. One had defected, the other two disappeared.
Thu, Apr 27, 2017
MCD elections: At Dalit locality, a better life is just across the roadSubscriber Only
April 24, 2017 06:38 IST
Residents claimed their request for development work has been ignored, but said the roads and drains have been laid promptly for a resident who lives across the road.
Mon, Apr 24, 2017
‘No Braille, wasn’t allowed to press button’Subscriber Only
April 24, 2017 04:13 IST
From behind the small enclosure that contained the EVM, Ram whispered his choice into the man’s ears, and he pressed the button.
Mon, Apr 24, 2017
Exact number of trucks entering Delhi still unclear, over 10,000 FIRs against environment tax violatorsSubscriber Only
April 23, 2017 06:03 IST
In 2015, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) pointed out a mismatch between their survey and the civic body’s claims over the numbers of commercial vehicles entering the city.
Sun, Apr 23, 2017
UP ATS arrests: Life revolved around mosque, Faizan rarely left town, says familySubscriber Only
April 22, 2017 05:39 IST
Faizan was arrested outside the masjid for allegedly being involved in arranging for arms and inciting communal sentiments.
Sat, Apr 22, 2017
Hurdle in dust surveys: Violators who refuse to cough up finesSubscriber Only
April 22, 2017 03:44 IST
Nine junior-rank engineers in this office have been assigned the task of monitoring dust in construction sites in an area spanning from Daryaganj to Badarpur.
Sat, Apr 22, 2017
A civic mess: At SDMC school, missing teachers, unusable toiletsSubscriber Only
April 17, 2017 02:23 IST
As health and education emerge as key poll planks ahead of the municipal elections, and lofty promises are made by each party, a visit to a school run by two civic bodies presents a grim picture
Mon, Jun 25, 2018
Will take 10 years to restore river bank hit by Sri Ravi Shankar event, panel tells NGTSubscriber Only
April 12, 2017 22:13 IST
Kedar Desai, a spokesperson for AOL, alleged that “the report has been leaked to the media once again even as we were getting hold of our copy”.
Thu, Apr 13, 2017
Significant traces of lead in ambient air samples: IIT studySubscriber Only
April 10, 2017 05:32 IST
The samples were collected on National Highway 2 to see how much traffic coming in from outside Delhi contributes to the formation of particulate matter.
Mon, Apr 10, 2017
MCD Polls 2017: The fight for DelhiSubscriber Only
April 10, 2017 03:52 IST
From garbage to pollution, roads to education, the municipal elections will have far-reaching consequences for the capital’s future. As Delhi votes on April 23, Indian Express take stock of the five big issues that could decide the fate of the polls
Mon, Jun 25, 2018
Re-utilise, treat crop residue instead of burning, says reportSubscriber Only
April 06, 2017 04:39 IST
Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy’s action plan suggests measures to control pollution from six major sources of pollution.
Thu, Apr 06, 2017
Delhi: Biting mice to rolling on ground, Tamil farmers stage unique protestsSubscriber Only
April 06, 2017 04:27 IST
At Jantar Mantar, Drought-hit Farmers Demand Loan Waiver
Thu, Apr 06, 2017Journalism of Courage
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