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Manoj R Nair

Manoj R Nair

Manoj R Nair is part of Hindustan Times’ nationwide network of correspondents that brings news, analysis and information to its readers.

Articles by Manoj R Nair

When Mumbai ‘photo-shamed’ terror suspects

Lucknow administration put up hoardings with photographs, names, and addresses of 57 people who have been issued recovery notice for their alleged involvement in violence during anti CAA protest last December.

Updated on Mar 15, 2020 18:57 IST

BMC’s plan for air-conditioned general wards needs to be studied

In 2018, a study commissioned by the BMC and Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that one in ten municipal clinics need major structural changes to prevent transmission of airborne diseases.

Updated on Mar 8, 2020 19:07 IST

School education shouldn’t be fatality of political spite

The MIEB was supposed to look at ‘concept-based’ and ‘application-based’ learning rather than the rote learning system offered by the state education board.

Updated on Mar 1, 2020 19:02 IST

The environmental tragedy in Mumbai’s hinterland

Waldhuni river in Ambernath turned black on Thursday due to chemical effluents released into the water.

Updated on Feb 23, 2020 18:16 IST

Resettlement colony at Aarey will test environment groups

The protestors said they were not against the project but were opposing the cutting of more than 2,000 trees in the Metro car shed plot.

Updated on Feb 16, 2020 18:33 IST

It’s time to stop releasing sewage water into rivers

Data reveals that the KDMC produces 126 million litres of sewage daily, but treats only 30% of it. The rest pours into the Ulhas river

Updated on Feb 9, 2020 18:13 IST

A disappointing week for those who want to save Aarey

Aarey Milk Colony is spread over 3,160 acres (1,281 ha) which is owned by various government departments

Updated on Feb 2, 2020 18:22 IST

Policy to control school bag weight has been a failure

Maharashtra is struggling to implement its five-year old policy on school bags.

Updated on Jan 19, 2020 18:04 IST

Govt to explore pvt partnership to raise learning standards

Municipal schools face issues like low learning levels, truancy by students and teachers, high drop-out rates and falling enrolments

Updated on Jan 12, 2020 18:17 IST

Data on Mumbai’s trees is inconsistent and suspicious

There has been a 65% increase in the number of permissions issued for tree cutting in 2019 compared to the previous year .

Updated on Jan 6, 2020 01:01 IST

Future of civic schools is bleak

A survey found that 87% of parents whose children studied in municipal schools, want to shift their children to private schools.

Updated on Dec 29, 2019 18:06 IST

Mumbai needs to walk an extra mile to curb air pollution

The state government’s response to the pollution emergency has been half-hearted.

Updated on Dec 22, 2019 19:36 IST

15 years since plan for sewers, Mithi remains polluted

File photo of the Mithi river in Mumbai.

Updated on Dec 16, 2019 02:17 IST

Sindhis get a TV programme, but say it’s not enough

In July 2011, Prasar Bharti, which runs Doordarshan, said that they did not find the idea of a Sindhi language channel feasible due to financial and staff shortage.

Updated on Dec 8, 2019 19:57 IST

Aarey green cover decimated by city’s development plans

Aarey Milk Colony was established in 1949 as a government dairy farm on 1,287 hectares of land.

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 02:08 IST

Better learning outcomes will bring students back to municipal schools

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation runs the largest network of schools in the city, but enrolment has been falling.

Updated on Nov 17, 2019 19:01 IST

Mumbai has been slow in adapting it’s infrastructure to tackle climate change

Mumbai witnessed record-breaking rains this year due to the unusual cyclonic conditions in the Arabian Sea.

Updated on Nov 10, 2019 18:11 IST

Petition in HC is another hope to save Aarey

Work on the Metro 3 car shed at Aarey Colony

Updated on Nov 3, 2019 17:43 IST

There is nothing ‘green’ about firecrackers

In October, the Union government announced the use of eco-friendly crackers across India.

Updated on Oct 20, 2019 18:17 IST

After Aarey, threat to another green area

Mangroves at Gorai make up part of the green stretch dividing Mumbai and Mira-Bhayandar municipal corporations.

Updated on Oct 13, 2019 18:29 IST

Swachh Bharat Mission has not reached Mumbai’s sewage workers

The National Commission for Safai Karamacharis estimates that in India, one person dies every five days while cleaning sewers or septic tanks.

Updated on Oct 6, 2019 19:01 IST

Efforts to promote RTE school seats are half-hearted

The number of students enrolling in RTE schools has witnessed a decline.

Updated on Sep 29, 2019 19:17 IST

Shifting the Metro depot alone will not save Aarey

The construction of a car depot at Aarey Colony for the Metro project has been opposed by environmentalists, local citizens, students and politicians.

Updated on Sep 22, 2019 18:11 IST

Mumbai’s municipal schools need ideas beyond national education boards to stop decline

If current trends continue, the number of students at Mumbai’s municipal schools will drop below 1,50,000 in 2022-23.

Updated on Sep 15, 2019 17:45 IST

Mumbai should not give up on its monorail project

Monorail differs from elevated Metro, as the train moves on a single rail, beam, or tube, with the coaches using rubber tyres for support and movement guidance.

Updated on Sep 9, 2019 06:37 IST

Despite advantages of underground MRT, cities prefer a mix of elevated and underground Metros

When completed, Mumbai Metro-3 will be the city’s first underground metro.

Updated on Sep 1, 2019 18:33 IST

Vasai-Dahanu area: A cradle for Mumbai’s environment movement

Picture for representation only.

Updated on Aug 18, 2019 18:28 IST

Mumbai’s forest areas finally get protective buffers, but not as envisaged

Sections of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) will also get a ecologically sensitive zone

Updated on Aug 11, 2019 19:04 IST

Has India joined the war against car ownership?

Mumbai has restricted free parking on public places and expensive parking charges can make us look at cars in the same way as the West — an expensive inconvenience.

Updated on Jul 29, 2019 01:34 IST

New data rubbishes population doomsday scenario

Updated on Jul 7, 2019 17:57 IST

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