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Libraries in slums: Project Aashayein aims to make books accessible to kids living in slums

Libraries in slums: Project Aashayein aims to make books accessible to kids living in slums

Amidst the pandemic many kids from the weaker sections of society lost access to educational material like books. Project Aashayein,…

August 3, 2021

When labourers go unregistered, so do their problems

Ad hoc payments in case of injuries and deaths, dangerous working conditions and difficulties in getting registered are just some…

July 30, 2021

‘Racial slurs are normal’: It’s lack of jobs driving North easterns away

Restrictions in Delhi may have eased, but for migrants from the Northeast states lack of jobs and security are driving…

July 26, 2021

Delhi’s unending parking woes

In 2019, the Supreme Court called parking one of the “most serious problems of Delhi.” Two years later, the picture…

July 21, 2021

Breathless Capital: despite curbs, air pollution continues to rise in Delhi

Even when pollution levels were brought down because of the Covid-19 induced lockdowns, the levels of NO2 in the city’s…

July 15, 2021

Capital faces soaring temperatures: no official warnings yet

While Delhiites face a heatwave in July, no plan of action or warnings issued from the government undermines the severity…

July 7, 2021

Slum dwellers struggle to book vaccine slots, technology and lack of awareness to blame

So far there has not been any separate vaccination camp in Delhi for slum dwellers -- while people in slums…

July 6, 2021

Facing eviction, residents of Lakarpur Khori have nowhere to go

Following a directive from the Supreme Court to evict illegal settlements in the Khori village of Faridabad, residents of the…

June 30, 2021

Play fair for a checkmate

Nikhil Kamath using unfair means during a charity match, which he incidentally won, against the five time world champion Vishwanathan…

June 22, 2021