Rajeev Suri

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A court-appointed expert committee has sharply criticised the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) handling of an ongoing tree transplantation exercise linked to the controversial Satbari road-widening project, warning that poor technical execution, inadequate preparation and a near-total failure of already transplanted saplings risk rendering the exercise futile. Tap to read: hindustantimes.com/cities/de… (@JasjeevGandhiok ✍🏻)

After hearing a lot of buzz on social media and in the newspapers, I went to Lodhi Garden this morning. As soon as I reached there, the bird flew away, and all the birdwatchers left. How heartbreaking it was! Following a birder's advice, I set up my camera on a tripod and waited alone. A few people kept coming and going, asking, "Did you see it?" 🙂 Finally an about hour-long wait wasn't disappointing. Video - Hridayesh Joshi Oriental Pied Hornbill , Lodi Garden If you want to know detail there in link on one TOI story in the comment ... @anuradhamathur @indian_pitta #Birdwatching

Delhi issuing ID cards to waste pickers under the NAMASTE scheme is a forthcoming step & also to introspect how long India’s cities have depended on invisible labour while denying workers dignity, safety and recognition. More than 13,000 waste pickers surveyed by MCD shows the scale of an informal workforce that quietly sustains urban sanitation and recycling systems every day. These workers reduce landfill waste, recover recyclables and lower municipal costs, yet most still work without social security, healthcare, insurance or legal protection. The real question is whether “formalisation” will go beyond surveys and ID cards. The NAMASTE scheme was envisioned to eliminate hazardous sanitation work, prevent deaths, ensure mechanisation, provide safety gear, skilling and social protection, not merely create another database. Recognition yes, but dignity will only come when waste pickers are treated as essential urban workers with rights, protections and respect, not as invisible labour entering cities through the back gate. hindustantimes.com/cities/de… via @appriseParas @htTweets

Vasant Vihar, one of the most affluent neighbourhoods of delhi.