Lost in distribution: Government schools yet to provide dry ration

Promises to provide dry ration in lieu of midday meals for nine months fell flat with an RTI response revealing that some schools distributed ration for four months while others managed just one  In 2020 due to the disruption caused by the pandemic in the functioning of schools the Central Government’s mid day meal scheme […]

Behind the ‘new normal’ scenes

In the post-pandemic world, regular film shoots have come to resemble Sci-Fi storyboards   Not too long ago, film sets were spontaneously interactive places bustling with production crews, seamless energy and round-the-clock activity. Since the onset of the pandemic, film sets have become ultra-sanitised, hyper-vigilant spaces that seem to mimic science fiction rather than real […]

From safety to well-being — Delhi Zoo reinvents itself

Taking note of the welfare of animals in the Delhi Zoo, measures are being taken by the authority in place — thereby paving way for a more conducive environment    Since 2020, the world has been wound in a series of unusual and well, devastating circumstances. Around the same time, it has given a chance […]

Pregnant, lactating women can get vaccine shot at their check-up facilities

Seeking to enhance Covid-19 vaccination coverage of pregnant and lactating women, the Delhi government on Monday issued an order that they can get jabs at health facility sites where they report for their regular check-up on designated days of the week The vaccination exercise against Covid-19 had began from January 16 this year. However, pregnant […]

Delhi approves policy to incentivise pvt sector to set up oxygen plants, storage facilities

Stepping up preparations for a possible third wave of COVID-19, the Delhi cabinet approved a policy on Tuesday under which subsidies and incentives will be given to the private sector for setting up oxygen production plants and storage facilities to help improve the availability of the life-saving gas in the national capital “Approved Medical Oxy […]

Plea in HC for door-to-door COVID jab to bed-ridden senior citizens; court seeks govt reply

The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought the Centre and Delhi government’s reply on a plea seeking direction to them to introduce a policy on urgent door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination for bed-ridden senior citizens here Notice on the PIL, which also seeks a helpline for registration of such cases, was issued by a bench of Chief Justice […]

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, under the leadership of Kajal Gupta is now on a mission to bring books back into the hands of kids living in slums around Delhi   In a small room of 8×9 square feet, four volunteers […]

‘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 factors for not returning to the city  Like many high hopes for the future, 25-year-old Premjit Lhaho from Sikkim to Delhi. In 2013, He rented a flat in Kamala Nagar with four other friends, later […]