the reporters' collective

Dec 19, 2024 | reporters-collective.in | Shreegireesh Jalihal

Nitin Sethi, Ayushi Kar Modi government has commissioned an audacious operation to scrub India’s global image. The primary target is international indices in which India fares badly. Ministries, embassies, and a special unit called GIRG have been tasked to track and influence over 30 indices that rank countries on hunger, poverty, democracy, rule of law among others.[[BR]][[BR]]Their playbook?

Oct 23, 2024 | reporters-collective.in | Bhumika Saraswati

In a society where sharing or even whispering about violent encounters and experiences can endanger a woman’s life, this essay attempts to shed light on where these stories hide. The photographs do not show the faces of survivors; they are obscured to protect their identities. By not revealing their faces, this essay respects the basic need for safety while visually presenting the stories of women who have endured violence and are trying to fight back.

Sep 25, 2024 | reporters-collective.in | Shreegireesh Jalihal

Two BJP-ruled states issued strikingly similar massive power tenders that limit competition and favour #AdaniGroup. The Group has bagged one tender where suggestions by potential bidders to improve competition were ignored. Adani is frontrunner for the second tender too. When @reporters_co ran a plagiarism check on the two tenders, we found a 83% match! Major differences were in names of the govt-owned firms and details like capacity needed.

Sep 7, 2024 | reporters-collective.in | Shreegireesh Jalihal

नई दिल्ली: कुछ आंतरिक दस्तावेजों के मुताबिक बाजार के मूल्यों से किसानों को संरक्षण देने वाली एक योजना में धांधली हो सकने की तमाम भीतरी चेतावनियों और मध्य प्रदेश में इस योजना के विनाशकारी परीक्षण के ठोस सबूतों को दरकिनार करते हुए मोदी सरकार ने इस योजना को राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर लागू कर दिया। बीजेपी द्वारा शासित उत्तर प्रदेश को मिलाकर अन्य प्रदेशों की इस चेतावनी के बावजूद, की इस योजना का इरादा किसानों को नहीं बल्कि भ्रष्ट व्यापारियों को सहयोग प्रदान करने का है, इस योजना को लागू कर दिया गया। अधिकांश...

Jul 19, 2024 | reporters-collective.in | Shreegireesh Jalihal

This took us -- my two colleagues Swapnil Ghose, Saras Jaiswal & I -- months of connecting the dots across thousands of pages in more than 100 reports and govt documents, policies. Its records from 55 ministries over the 5 year period. We reviewed thousands of pages to deliver 23 stories packaged in eight distinct investigations. The full database we are putting in public domain is a treasure-trove of many such stories that we have not worked on. We are sharing it in public interest.