Independent journalist. Prem Bhatia awardee 2026, Ramnath Goenka awardee 2023 & 2024. Previously with Down To Earth
New Delhi
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So happy to share that I have received the Prem Bhatia Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism 2026 by the @IndEditorsGuild . The award is for five stories published in @down2earthindia magazine in 2025
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India’s informal workers fall outside the labour protections offered under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. What does this mean for millions of informal workers who lose incomes to #extremeheat? @rohinikrish9 writes: isignal.in/earthcheckindia/s…
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Rama Devi stitches 60 pieces/hour on the top floor of a Gurugram garment factory. Summers are particularly difficult; heat is made worse by tin roofing. @rohinikrish9 writes in the second of a 4-part series on the #climate blindspot in India’s #labour codes isignal.in/climate-change/wh…
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“We get headaches and rashes around the neck. #Women regularly faint. Even our phones get hot,” says 31-year-old Sameeta (name changed), a garment worker in Gurugram. Read the second of our four-part series on the #climate blindspot in India’s #labour codes: isignal.in/climate-change/wh…
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How does #climatechange impact formal #women workers in garment and auto component manufacturing units? @rohinikrish9 writes in the second of a 4-part series isignal.in/climate-change/wh…
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Climate change finds no mention in India’s new labour codes. What does this mean for women workers who already face socioeconomic, cultural and occupational risks? @rohinikrish9 writes in the first of a four-part series: isignal.in/governance/the-cl…
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As extreme heat makes work more dangerous, millions remain without adequate protection.
India’s new labour codes have a climate change blindspot.
@rohinikrish9 and @ISignalOfficial look at what this means for women workers.
newslaundry.com/2026/09/07/t…
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Finally the audit statement of PMCARES Fund for 2024-25 has been made public! Key highlights-
-Utilised only 0.01% of available ₹ 8,452 crore! Why is the PMCARES Fund keeping such large sums of money idle?
-324 crore was refunded by implementing agencies- but no info on what these payments were for and why these were refunded? Which agency refunded? Were refunds done to evade accountability for faulty equipment?
-Why have accompanying notes to the audit report not been uploaded?
A fund set up to help citizens during disasters, which has accumulated thousands of crores (including from foreign sources), is shrouded in secrecy. Still no information available on sources of funds. The PMCARES Fund continues to evade public scrutiny by refusing to submit itself to the RTI Act.
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There are places in Assam which were facing drought like conditions. Then in just a few days, floods created havoc. What is causing this district to move from drought to floods? @ZamanRokibuz_ and I report
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EGi congratulates Rohini Krishnamurthy & Pankaj Sekhsaria on jointly winning the Prem Bhatia Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism 2026
Also seen in the photos: Kapil Sibal, Rami Chhabra (Jury Head), EGi President Sanjay Kapoor & General Secretary Raghavan Srinivasan
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It’s lonely on the frontlines of journalism in India today. That’s why these three winners of the Prem Bhatia Journalism Awards must be saluted.
- Akanksha Kumar (political), Rohini Krishnamurthy and Pankaj Sekhsaria (both environmental). 🫡
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For Spotlighting State Excesses and Communal Violence, The Wire's @akanksha_kumar3 Wins Prem Bhatia Award
@pankajsekh and @rohinikrish9 won the Prem Bhatia Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism.
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They are: agroforestry carbon credit market and what it means for farmers; environmental footprint of data centres; potential impacts of offshore sand mining; assessing India's energy-efficiency standards for energy guzzling devices; spread of organic agriculture in Dantewada
My thanks to all the editors who worked on the stories, as well as to the communities and people who trusted me with their accounts. I would also like to thank @earthjournalism for supporting the data centre story
Ecstatic and humbled by my second Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism. I hope the award draws attention to the Hindon's pollution and the communities living along its banks.
Here's the link to the winning story, shared with Dhruval Parekh: bit.ly/48hZeau
Read the more detailed print version, here: bit.ly/4uSXDlb
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#RNGAwards | The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards celebrate those asking the tough questions.
- @jayashreenandi & @tannujain31, @htTweets - Print (Environment, Science & Technology)
- @rohinikrish9 & Dhruval Parekh, @down2earthindia - Broadcast/Digital (Environment, Science & Technology)
- @VijaypalDudi6, @DainikBhaskar - Print (Uncovering India Invisible)
- @Basantrajsonu, @newslaundry - Broadcast/Digital (Uncovering India Invisible)
@VPIndia | @tvsmotorcompany | @ntpclimited | @UnionBankTweets | @IndianOilcl | @OfficialGMDC | @nhpcltd | @RailVikas
#RNGAwards #IndianExpress #JournalismExcellence #TruthMatters #AwardWinners #Media
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Congratulations Rohini Krishnamurthy & Dhruval Parekh for winning the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award in Broadcast / Digital for the category Environment, Science & Technology Reporting.
@rohinikrish9
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As the #AlSummit kicks off in Delhi today, it’s time to revisit a less-talked about reality of India’s tech boom: Water footprint of data centres. Our four-part reported series digs into how digital growth is putting stress on water resources, especially in already vulnerable regions. 👇
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🚨Exclusive: Tata Power's coal power plant due to close last year, got extended life as the company projected data centres to be biggest consumers of electricity.
The plant is located near Mahul, Mumbai's toxic hell.
with @Source_Mat @lukewbarratt #EJN
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