Ipsita Pati is a senior correspondent with the Hindustan Times, covering Gurgaon. She has written on pollution, wildlife, forest cover, Maoists problems and illegal mining while working in different states of India including Jharkhand, West Bengal, Delhi and Haryana.
Articles by Ipsita Pati
Gurgaon: Green cover takes a hit as Haryana yet to define ‘forests’
More than half of the Aravallis in Gurgaon and Faridabad notified under Section 4 and/or 5 of the PLPA and these are the only Aravalli areas with a ‘forest’ tag. The rest of the Aravallis is not recognised as forest by the state government, experts said.
Published on Mar 01, 2018 10:56 PM IST
hindustan times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
6 confirmed, 8 suspected cases of H1N1 reported in Gurgaon
Though the health department is on an alert and has directed all private and government hospitals to inform the Civil Hospital immediately about any case of the H1N1 virus, no health advisory has been issued as yet
Published on Feb 27, 2018 11:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Sector 10 govt hospital vandalised after patient denied treatment
The health department said it it aware of the incident and will verify facts before taking action
Updated on Feb 26, 2018 05:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
20 tagged peacocks to be released in the wild for long-term study
The exercise will help monitor the movement, habits and health of the birds, and is the result of a captive breeding programme of the state government
Published on Feb 22, 2018 10:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Medical negligence? Youth’s kin block highway, demand justice
The hospital put out a statement denying the negligence claim and saying that the youth was accorded the best treatment
Updated on Feb 22, 2018 10:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Cancel suspension of Civil Hospital staff, NHM workers say threatening indefinite strike
650 National Health Mission workers participated in a day-long strike at the Civil Hospital on Tuesday demanding cancellation of the suspension of a doctor, nurse and technician, who are facing inquiry for denying admission to a pregnant woman.
Updated on Feb 20, 2018 11:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Woman, two accomplices held for illegal sex determination in Kaithal
Officials said the three used to trick people by providing them false information about the sex of the foetus using the machine, which is not used for sex determination tests.
Updated on Feb 16, 2018 10:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Manesar panchayat writes to Haryana CM, opposes Kherki Daula toll plaza shift to Sehrawan
Of the 65 acres, which the NHAI requires for the toll plaza, 59 acres come under the Manesar gram sabha. The members of panchayat are against giving away forest land as the area is part of the Aravalli forests.
Published on Feb 16, 2018 10:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Love for the game of cricket pushes wheelchair heroes
As many as 50 cricketers with disabilities took to the field to enjoy the game. Some known faces who were playing on the first day were Gulshan Kumar and Vinod Thakur.
Updated on Feb 16, 2018 10:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati
State’s forest cover up by 8 sqkm in 2 years: Survey
ccording to the data collated during the FSI survey, over the last two years, the forest cover in Gurgaon has increased by 1 square kilometre
Updated on Feb 13, 2018 10:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Denied ultrasound test for not carrying Aadhaar card, Gurgaon woman delivers baby in the open
Munni was standing in pain for two hours and had to deliver the baby at the gate of the emergency ward
Updated on Feb 10, 2018 08:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurgaon | Ipsita Pati
Gurgaon: Fewer migratory birds spotted in Sultanpur this year
81 migratory species of birds were spotted at the national park against last year’s 98, but total number of winged visitors was almost double
Updated on Feb 08, 2018 10:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Man arrested for illegal wildlife trade in Faridabad
On a tip-off, officials of the wildlife department conducted a raid at the resident of Ramdas, a temple priest in Fatehpur Billoch of Faridabad district.
Published on Feb 08, 2018 10:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Tree felling going on unchecked in Mangar: Villagers
Villagers said that the forest guard is often away on weekends making it possible for violators to carry out non forest activities in Mangar Bani forest
Updated on Feb 04, 2018 11:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Art, music, food spell magic at 32nd Surajkund fair in Faridabad
The 17-day-long fair will draw people from diverse cultures and encourage a free exchange of ideas
Updated on Feb 03, 2018 11:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Faridabad
Manesar to be new police district of Gurgaon
The move will help in keeping a tab on the incidents of crime and road accidents in the area.
Published on Feb 02, 2018 10:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: NGT asks civic body to not construct C&D waste plant without approval
Green court disposes of miscellaneous applications; it has forced MCG to mandatorily get an approval before starting work
Published on Feb 02, 2018 10:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Wildlife dept maps Sultanpur park with drones for ‘scientific upkeep’
Map will be used to check the status of Sultanpur lake, its catchment area and the park’s tree cover, among other things
Updated on Feb 01, 2018 11:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: State promises probe report to NGT in two months
The petitioner, Sonya Ghosh, had sought the tribunal’s intervention demanding that all construction activities be banned in the deemed forest areas of the state.
Updated on Jan 31, 2018 11:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Horses infected, Delhi polo spring season shifted to Jaipur
The Delhi government issued a notification banning movement of horses out of west Delhi on January 15.
Updated on Jan 31, 2018 11:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Doctors clueless woman carrying twins, baby dies in Sohna hospital
Doctors at Sohna Civil Hospital examined the report of the ultrasound test conducted by a private diagnostic clinic that didn’t mention that the woman was carrying twins.
Updated on Jan 31, 2018 02:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurgaon | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Buyers of Unitech Vistas hold protest over delay in construction
The project was delayed by four years owing to fund crunch and the realtor, six months ago, had promised to deliver the project at the earliest
Published on Jan 30, 2018 11:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Basai marshland, a paradise for birds near Gurgaon, may dry out soon
Municipal Corporation of Gurugram wants to build a construction and demolition (C&D) waste treatment plant at Basai. But Delhi Bird Foundation has filed a petition in NGT stating that thousands of birds will lose habitat
Updated on Jan 29, 2018 05:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Basai draws more winged wonders than Sultanpur, says bird experts
The Basai swamp, which is spread over 700 acres and is not a protected site for exotic fowls, attracts around 280 species of birds every year
Updated on Jan 28, 2018 10:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Report on water bodies lists anomalies in data
The report was prepared on the basis of satellite imagery of 2011-’12, revenue records of 1956 and Survey of India maps in 1976, which mention varying numbers of water bodies in Gurgaon
Updated on Jan 22, 2018 10:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: WhatsApp number soon to report animals in danger
The move will enable residents to send and share pictures, videos and locations of animals in distress
Updated on Jan 18, 2018 10:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Indian rock python rescued from Raisina forest near Sohna
Wildlife dept asked villagers in Raisina not to panic and hurt the reptile. It was released into its habitat in an hour
Updated on Jan 18, 2018 10:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Ground truthing to identify forest areas to start from Rewari district
The state government will use satellite images from 2011, revenue and forest records for evaluating forest areas as defined under the Punjab Land Preservation Act in Haryana
Updated on Jan 16, 2018 11:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
IT engineer killed in hit and run on Delhi-Gurgaon expressway, driver arrested
An IT engineer working in a company in Gurgaon, was killed after a truck-trailer hit his car near Ambience Mall on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway when he was on his way home from work on Saturday early morning
Updated on Jan 14, 2018 11:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
Haryana to ignore 1981 satellite images while examining land status under PLPA
Environmentalists have raised concern that the criterion set for defining area under PLPA, i.e, relying only on government land record and not satellite imagery, goes against the SC’s judgment on definition of ‘deemed forest’.
Updated on Jan 14, 2018 11:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ipsita Pati, Gurgaon
