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Nov 19, 2025: The air outside the environment ministry is more toxic than official numbers show

On Wednesday, Newslaundry visited the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, responsible for the air we breathe, the water we drink, and how our natural resources are utilised. 

Newslaundry · Nov 19, 2025

98% processed is 100% lie: Investigating Gurugram’s broken waste system

On paper, Gurugram processes 98 percent of its waste. On the ground, that number dissolves into a mirage.

Newslaundry · Nov 18, 2025

The unbearable uselessness of India’s Environment Minister

He wields exclamation points and emojis with ease! He reposts every video clip featuring Narendra Modi! He marks every festival and made-up holiday in India with an anodyne image, sometimes even a gif! 

Newslaundry · Nov 18, 2025

Bihar 2025: Women trust Nitish’s delivery over Mahagathbandhan’s promises

In Patna, the offices of all three major parties – the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the BJP and JD(U) – are located on the same road, within a short distance of each other. On Friday afternoon, BJP and JD(U) workers were celebrating their stupendous victory in the Bihar assembly elections. 

Newslaundry · Nov 15, 2025

Hafta 563: Decoding Bihar’s mandate

In this special NL Hafta Live episode, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal were joined by The Hindu’s Sobhana K Nair and senior journalist Neerja Chowdhury to decode the Bihar poll results.

Newslaundry · Nov 14, 2025

At Faridabad institute under terror cloud, an uneasy calm

At Al Falah University in Faridabad, classes continue amid an uneasy calm. Security personnel stand guard near the entrance, television crews linger outside the gates, and students refuse to speak on camera about the arrests that have drawn the private medical institution into the national spotlight.

Newslaundry · Nov 13, 2025

Nov 13, 2025: AQI ‘severe’, but many students without GRAP relief

In view of the worsening air quality in the national capital, the Delhi government earlier this week directed schools to conduct classes in hybrid mode for students up to class 5 amid GRAP restrictions. Other classrooms still insist on physical attendance.

Newslaundry · Nov 13, 2025

The journey from vanity metrics to value metrics: Unlocking audience growth

In today’s digital media landscape, tracking page views alone no longer guarantees sustainability. Publishers must look beyond vanity metrics to understand what truly drives loyalty, subscriptions, and long-term revenue.

Newslaundry · Nov 13, 2025

In Pulwama’s ‘village of doctors’, shock over terror probe, ‘Doctor Doom’ headlines

As news channels camp outside Pulwama’s Koil village, locals struggle to reconcile the picture being painted – of medical professionals turned “white collar terrorists” – with what they say they know of their own.

Newslaundry · Nov 12, 2025

‘They all wear Islamic topis…beard’: When reporting turns into profiling

Delhi is reeling from a deadly blast outside Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station, which has claimed at least 13 lives and injured several others. 

Newslaundry · Nov 11, 2025