Shubhangi Derhgawen

Oct 26, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Shubhangi Derhgawen |Deepanshu Mohan |Ayaskant Das |Ayesha Minhaz

The air around the Bandhwari landfill in Gurugram is thick with the stench of decay. “We earn our living here, but at what cost to our health?” asks Joginder, a supervisor at the site, as he watches sludge and filth spill onto the Gurugram-Faridabad highway. Just a stone’s throw away lies Mangar village, less than 35 km from Delhi.

Sep 30, 2024 | thequint.com | Shubhangi Derhgawen |Deepanshu Mohan

These stories reveal the state’s choices to regulate waste management in ways that sustain social inequalities. (This field report has been produced in collaboration with Visual Storyboards initiative of Centre for New Economics Studies, OP Jindal Global University.)On 2 October 2014, the Swachh Bharat Mission was launched with much fanfare, aiming to transform the country into a "Clean India" by 2019.

Sep 30, 2024 | thewire.in | Shubhangi Derhgawen |Deepanshu Mohan

Oct 23, 2023 | dw.com | Shubhangi Derhgawen

India has about 900 journalism schools, which produce thousands of graduates every year who go on to start careers in media. Newly qualified journalists, who already have to deal with decreasing opportunities and low pay, are now faced with what many are describing as state-sponsored attacks on the press. Students often dedicate years to pursuing their degrees, and some young journalists say they are being discouraged before their careers can even get off the ground.