‘Shame on the media’: Why protesting farmers are angry with the news coverage

Indians are not being given the information they need to really understand why farmers are angry about the new agricultural laws, they say.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Dec 01, 2020 · 09:00 am

Farm laws: Protest site allotted to farmers by Delhi Police remains deserted

Farmers at the borders did not want to move to Nirankari Samagram Ground as it is situated nearly 20 kms away from other iconic protest sites in the Capital.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Nov 27, 2020 · 09:27 pm

Why is Delhi seeing a third surge in Covid-19 cases even as most of India’s numbers are going down?

The answer may lie in a combination of factors such as pollution and weather, in addition to the way the virus has spread through the city’s population.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Nov 22, 2020 · 09:00 am

Why are inmates unable to access basic facilities in Indian prisons?

According to prison manuals, jail authorities are responsible for ensuring food, clothing and health facilities to inmates.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Nov 13, 2020 · 06:30 am

Delhi government wants drivers to turn off cars at signals – but why expose volunteers to toxic air?

A campaign to reduce vehicular pollution puts young people at risk, without clear evidence of benefits.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Nov 08, 2020 · 09:00 am

He lived a quiet life as an education consultant. Now, he is in jail in Delhi riots conspiracy case

Tasleem Ahmad had no history of public activism nor did he live in North East Delhi. How exactly have the police implicated him in the controversial case?

Vijayta Lalwani

· Nov 06, 2020 · 09:00 am

Covid-19: As demand for medical oxygen surged, industries that needed the gas were hit

With a surge in cases expected in the winter, the government has decided to import 1 lakh metric tonnes of liquid oxygen for use in hospitals.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 30, 2020 · 06:30 am

Delhi: What did the Covid-19 lockdown teach scientists about controlling pollution levels?

The unlikely shutdown of industrial activity and vehicular movement allowed researchers to set a baseline standard to target.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 26, 2020 · 09:00 am

Could fungus help stop stubble burning and reduce pollution in North India?

The ‘Pusa decomposer” uses various strands of fungi that can break down the stubble after the crop has been harvested.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 18, 2020 · 06:30 am

Apoorvanand interview: ‘They are telling Muslims, don’t dare do this. You have no right to protest’

‘Why are intellectuals also the targets? Because intellectuals are the only section of the society who have stood with the minorities.’

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 11, 2020 · 09:00 am

‘Everything is normal’: In Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, few residents speak of protest anymore

Residents say they accept this week’s Supreme Court judgment that indefinite protests cannot be allowed in public spaces.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 09, 2020 · 09:00 am

Special report: A silent crackdown sweeps through Delhi in the guise of probing riots conspiracy

The police have interrogated over 70 anti-Citizenship Act protestors. Some allege they were abused, threatened, coerced into giving false statements.

Arunabh Saikia

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Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 08, 2020 · 09:30 am