Ipsita Pati
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’
By Ipsita Pati | hindustan times, Gurgaon
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2018 10:56 PM IST
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.
6 confirmed, 8 suspected cases of H1N1 reported in Gurgaon
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2018 11:52 PM IST
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
Gurgaon: Sector 10 govt hospital vandalised after patient denied treatment
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON FEB 26, 2018 05:12 PM IST
The health department said it it aware of the incident and will verify facts before taking action
20 tagged peacocks to be released in the wild for long-term study
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
PUBLISHED ON FEB 22, 2018 10:43 PM IST
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
Medical negligence? Youth’s kin block highway, demand justice
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON FEB 22, 2018 10:34 PM IST
The hospital put out a statement denying the negligence claim and saying that the youth was accorded the best treatment
Gurgaon: Cancel suspension of Civil Hospital staff, NHM workers say threatening indefinite strike
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON FEB 20, 2018 11:15 PM IST
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.
Gurgaon: Woman, two accomplices held for illegal sex determination in Kaithal
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON FEB 16, 2018 10:30 PM IST
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.
Manesar panchayat writes to Haryana CM, opposes Kherki Daula toll plaza shift to Sehrawan
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
PUBLISHED ON FEB 16, 2018 10:28 PM IST
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.
Gurgaon: Love for the game of cricket pushes wheelchair heroes
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON FEB 16, 2018 10:26 PM IST
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.
State’s forest cover up by 8 sqkm in 2 years: Survey
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON FEB 13, 2018 10:54 PM IST
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
Denied ultrasound test for not carrying Aadhaar card, Gurgaon woman delivers baby in the open
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON FEB 10, 2018 08:17 AM IST
Munni was standing in pain for two hours and had to deliver the baby at the gate of the emergency ward
Gurgaon: Fewer migratory birds spotted in Sultanpur this year
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON FEB 08, 2018 10:51 PM IST
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
Gurgaon: Man arrested for illegal wildlife trade in Faridabad
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
PUBLISHED ON FEB 08, 2018 10:17 PM IST
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.
Tree felling going on unchecked in Mangar: Villagers
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON FEB 04, 2018 11:40 PM IST
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
Art, music, food spell magic at 32nd Surajkund fair in Faridabad
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Faridabad
UPDATED ON FEB 03, 2018 11:05 PM IST
The 17-day-long fair will draw people from diverse cultures and encourage a free exchange of ideas
Manesar to be new police district of Gurgaon
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
PUBLISHED ON FEB 02, 2018 10:30 PM IST
The move will help in keeping a tab on the incidents of crime and road accidents in the area.
Gurgaon: NGT asks civic body to not construct C&D waste plant without approval
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
PUBLISHED ON FEB 02, 2018 10:26 PM IST
Green court disposes of miscellaneous applications; it has forced MCG to mandatorily get an approval before starting work
Gurgaon: Wildlife dept maps Sultanpur park with drones for ‘scientific upkeep’
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON FEB 01, 2018 11:27 PM IST
Map will be used to check the status of Sultanpur lake, its catchment area and the park’s tree cover, among other things
Gurgaon: State promises probe report to NGT in two months
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON JAN 31, 2018 11:25 PM IST
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.
Gurgaon: Horses infected, Delhi polo spring season shifted to Jaipur
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON JAN 31, 2018 11:38 PM IST
The Delhi government issued a notification banning movement of horses out of west Delhi on January 15.
Doctors clueless woman carrying twins, baby dies in Sohna hospital
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON JAN 31, 2018 02:39 PM IST
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.
Gurgaon: Buyers of Unitech Vistas hold protest over delay in construction
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
PUBLISHED ON JAN 30, 2018 11:08 PM IST
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
Basai marshland, a paradise for birds near Gurgaon, may dry out soon
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON JAN 29, 2018 05:01 PM IST
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
Gurgaon: Basai draws more winged wonders than Sultanpur, says bird experts
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2018 10:58 PM IST
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
Gurgaon: Report on water bodies lists anomalies in data
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2018 10:48 PM IST
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
Gurgaon: WhatsApp number soon to report animals in danger
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2018 10:37 PM IST
The move will enable residents to send and share pictures, videos and locations of animals in distress
Indian rock python rescued from Raisina forest near Sohna
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2018 10:30 PM IST
Wildlife dept asked villagers in Raisina not to panic and hurt the reptile. It was released into its habitat in an hour
Ground truthing to identify forest areas to start from Rewari district
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2018 11:06 PM IST
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
IT engineer killed in hit and run on Delhi-Gurgaon expressway, driver arrested
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON JAN 14, 2018 11:38 PM IST
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
Haryana to ignore 1981 satellite images while examining land status under PLPA
By Ipsita Pati | Hindustan Times, Gurgaon
UPDATED ON JAN 14, 2018 11:34 PM IST
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’.