Stoic in the line of duty

A sub-inspector and a head constable of the CISF talk about the challenges to keep Delhi Metro safe for commuters in a pandemic One of the toughest and the riskiest jobs in Delhi is to provide security cover to Delhi Metro that connects three different states that are part of the NCR—namely Delhi, Uttar Pradesh […]

‘Dope helps’, say the poor

The poor—could be a rickshaw puller or even a beggar—form part of the supply chain of ganja to eke out a living. And they also smoke up all their sorrows Lately, Bollywood has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, doping is one of them. Ganja or cannabis is derived from the word […]

 Propagating sexual assualt, in the name of prank?

In a sexually repressed country like India, morally questionable, often obscene and vulgar, “prank” video channels on Youtube gets around a million followers Ravi, a boy from a small city in Madhya Pradesh has never been to Delhi but he has a typical view of Delhi’s Connaught Place. He thinks pranking in Delhi’s CP is […]

iPhone 12, an upgrade we can live without

With Apple announcing its iPhone 12 series, the prices of their last year’s smartphones have gone done, making it easier for consumers to upgrade to the iPhone 11 series On 13 October after making its fanbase wait for almost a year, the iPhone 12 lineup was announced by Apple. The online event unveiled the four […]

A fine balance

Latitude 28’s exhibition ‘When is Empathy too much’  reflects on the implications of the increasing reliance of the people on their virtual presence, spurred on by the pandemic The one thing that has been made the most use of, across sectors, during the pandemic is virtual technology. Physical interactions have been replaced with virtual engagements, […]

Events of the week

Reopening doors What: After a very long wait, Triveni Kala Sangam has finally reopened its galleries with an additional viewing platform of online ‘Virtual Walk Through with 360* view’ tour of the gallery. As new relationships and connections are being formed between the arts and its viewers on this new platform, the gallery is offering […]

NO2 and SO2 from thermal power plants poisoning Delhi’s air

Delhi’s thermal power plants are emitting sulphur dioxide at very high levels, adding to the winter-time pollutants shutting out the sun in the city’s skies   An analysis by Greenpeace India and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) recently revealed that India emitted 21% of sulphur dioxide in 2019. With this […]

Long waits, overcrowding, fear of Covid-19…

Mini-buses running full capacity, hours of wait for a bus, office-goers in the Capital find themselves struggling to reach their workplace with the ever-present fear of contagion during the pandemic Meenakshi waits for a bus around 9:30 in the morning, hoping one would stop soon and take her to Uttam Nagar, where she works as […]