Tag Archives: Delhi

Lower the din – Aircraft noise a Pain for Residents around Airport

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Ravleen

Aircraft noise a pain for residents around airport Sahil yaduvanshi, 4, loves airplanes. He does not have to go far to look at one. He just has to peer out of his play school window and look up every few … Continue reading →

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Who’s encroaching? Noida eyes the Yamuna floodplain

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Ravleen

Noida eyes the Yamuna floodplain About 1,000 migrants lost their livelihood when their huts and crops on the Yamuna floodplain near the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border were razed in December. The Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department carried out the operation on a … Continue reading →

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Just a Lament – Pollution in Yamuna

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Biking along the Yamuna from Delhi to Agra, Ravleen Kaur hears constant calls for saving the river, but witnesses little action. Photographs by Vaibhav Raghunandan. The roaring of motorcycles shattered the early morning calm on the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi. … Continue reading →

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Biometric Data to keep tap on Beggars

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Ravleen

At the end of a daylong futile search for job, Mohammad Javed made his way to a temple in Old Delhi’s Meena Bazaar in the hope of getting some prasad. Little did he suspect a ‘raiding squad’ swooping down on … Continue reading →

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Econoburette: Easier way to Conduct Titration

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Many a student nightmare originates in chemistry labs. Titration is one of them. It may be a big word but it’s a simple process to detect a solution’s potency. It requires sucking in acid through a pipette (a thin glass … Continue reading →

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