Car sales rev up, cautiously

As the government eases lockdown norms to boost the economy, automakers in India face tough times with slow sales and full inventories. In contrast, the market for pre-owned cars is doing well as commuters opt for the safety of private cars In April 2020, amid the lockdown, factories came to standstill and sales in the […]

Online classes not a hit

The pandemic has forced toddlers and school students to attend online classes. It poses a challenge to students, parents and teachers who feel is not a viable alternative to classroom education  Life has to find a way to go on in the face of the pandemic. Technology is the popular means of imparting education at […]

Mysterious fall

What led to journalist Tarun Sisodia’s death at AIIMS Delhi? On the afternoon of July 6, the silence that typically enveloped an outdoor area of Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences Trauma Centre was suddenly shattered. The area, entrusted with handling the hospital’s liquid oxygen tank and supply system, is an enclosed outdoor space […]

Dreams deferred

Covid forces Indians looking to study abroad to rethink their plans As the Coronavirus outbreak spread around the world, educational institutions were shuttered and flights cancelled. For students looking forward to foreign exchange programmes or pursuing education abroad, it came as a big blow. They had to postpone their plans, or worse. A member of […]

Students vs Landlords: An unequal battle

No end to Delhi University students’ woes as landlords threaten to evict those who can’t pay rent On March 25, prime minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The same night, Pranav Vishnoi, a Delhi University student, was evicted from his rented place. Pranav lived alone in a private hostel […]

Inside the conspiracy

References to BJP leader Kapil Mishra and the RSS pop up in the chats of the ‘Kattar Hindu’ WhatsApp group that planned and executed murders In February this year, communal violence in Delhi killed at least 53 people. The violence began shortly after a provocative speech by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kapil Mishra on February […]

A taste for bush meat, a threat to humanity

The killing of wildlife for meat by tribals, poachers and even forest officials during the lockdown has raised the threat of zoonotic diseases. This is despite the ban in place in India and the horrific consequences of Covid-19 infection via Wuhan’s wet market Dipu Rana, a forest guard, was unarmed when he got the information […]

Hazardous work, no hazmat suits

There is no protection against Covid-19 infection for those who take the garbage from our doorsteps or those who segregate it to find saleable junk. This, in a city which has a raging pandemic with increasing number of cluster cases Every morning, Sunil would ring doorbells of one section of a DDA apartment in Dwarka. […]