This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Pratyush Deep and reporter Ankita Dhar Karmakar.
Pratyush reported on the mining mafia that built two illegal roads through forests and farms in the Aravallis. He explains how this violated rules and regulations, and it “enables the mining mafia to exploit the location and situation”, given its geographical location. “This illegal mining is not just done by mafias but also a nexus of local politicians and some government administrations are involved,” he says.
Ankita talks about her report on the falling standards of Delhi School of Journalism, established with the hope of being India’s Columbia School of Journalism. She says it’s plagued by poor infrastructure, ill-equipped classrooms and high fees. She also explains how over half of its governing body is populated by members linked to the BJP or RSS.
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Timecodes
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:13 - Mining mafia in the Aravallis
00:06:42 - Delhi School of Journalism
00:33:23 - Recommendations
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Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.
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