Tag: New Delhi
As Delhi’s Yamuna Reservoir Project Winds Up Its Pilot, Farmers Have...
While experts have called this project “largely successful,” farmers in the region have questions about how the pilot—and scaling it to other parts—might compromise their long-term farming productivity.
Reimagining Public Spaces for the Urban Poor Post COVID-19
For the poor and socially marginalized groups already living on the edge in India's cities, the pandemic has dealt a severe blow, isolating them physically, socially and economically. Access to public spaces can transform the lives they lead.
Caught in the Tangles of Court Orders and ‘Development’, the Yamuna...
As ‘encroachers’ are evicted to ‘beautify’ the riverbank under different development initiatives, ultimately, the Yamuna remains as polluted as ever.
Social and Emotional Learning Can Help Indian Schools Deal With the...
India needs to develop a contextualised framework for Social and Emotional Learning to address the pandemic's mental impacts on students and caregivers.
Given Only Two Non-Working Days to Reopen, New Delhi’s Government Schools...
Given only two non-working days to reopen, public schools in New Delhi are struggling to resume offline classes that meet health and safety requirements.
Caged and Cramped Animals, Pandemic-Hit Revenues: Why Does India Still Have...
When animals’ lives are compromised in poorly monitored zoos, why does India continue to operate them?
“Our Handwriting May Be Bad, But Our Message is Clear”: Doctors...
What roles can doctors play in communicating the ill effects of air pollution to patients, and can their role go beyond hospitals?
Behind the “Green” Rationale of Evictions
84,000 Indians were forced out of their homes for “ostensible environmental” reasons in 2020, but there may be more at play here than conservation measures.
Construction Mud Puts Settlements on the Edge of Eviction in Yamuna...
New Delhi's Central Vista Redevelopment Project puts Yamuna Khadar's settlements on the edge of eviction.
Learning Under a Flyover in New Delhi’s Mayur Vihar
In Delhi's Mayur Vihar, this school under a flyover is filling the pandemic's education gaps.
