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Ranjit Devraj @ranjitdevraj
Joined May 2010
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Chetan Bhattacharji@CBhattacharji
27 Oct 2023
Excellent story @JasjeevGandhiok #AirPollution data
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Why is the government funding air polluters of Delhi? Power Finance Corporation of India, an Indian financial institution under the ownership of the Government of India, lent Rs. 135 crores to the Okhla WTE in 2019. #CannotBreatheInDelhi #StopFundingWTE
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With the approaching winter season, the national capital gets engulfed in dense fog that negatively impacts the air and surface transport resulting in huge financial losses and jeopardises human lives. Waste burning adds significantly to this. #CantBreatheInDelhi #NoBurn
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IIT Madras confirms waste burning is the single biggest contributor to smog, haze etc in Delhi. #CannotBreatheInDelhi #12YearsLost #NoBurn ndtv.com/education/delhi-pol…

Delhi Pollution: IIT Madras Researchers Find Particles Responsible For Visibility Reduction

Delhi Air Pollution: A study led by researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has found chloride to be primarily responsible for haze and fog formation in Northern India including...

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Delhi is generating 14,100 metric tonnes of mixed waste every day, and improper management of the waste by dumping in landfills or burning in incinerators have had a huge toll on Delhi's air pollution. #CannotBreatheInDelhi #NoBurn
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Varna|ورنہ|বর্ণ|வர்ணா
@Varna
5 May 2023
We are being gassed to death everyday and yet there is no data that any court will allow us to gather or share that helps us make the case against this incinerator in our midst #okhlawte #airpollution hindustantimes.com/cities/de…

Activists in Delhi seek emission data for waste-to-energy plant

Locals and activists said such data was critical in understanding the impact of the plant on the environment and public health | Latest News Delhi

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Ranjit Devraj retweeted
Varna|ورنہ|বর্ণ|வர்ணா
@Varna
5 May 2023
@byadavbjp @LtGovDelhi @ArvindKejriwal @DelhiCapitals @MCD_Delhi @moefcc @CPCB_OFFICIAL @ranjitdevraj @Devvratpd #publichealth #safety
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Ranjit Devraj retweeted
CitizensForCleanAirBharat
@cleanAirBharat
1 May 2023
Replying to @byadavbjp
@byadavbjp @LtGovDelhi @ArvindKejriwal @MCD_Delhi @moefcc @CPCB_OFFICIAL @DrGargava @RoopaMishra77 🆘 Noise and smoke emanating from the #WasteToEnergy plant for the last 24 hours,shared by residents of #SukhdevVihar. What steps being taken to #stop this? #BreakingNews
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URJA@URJADelhi
1 May 2023
equipped with enough support at municipal, state and central level to compromise and violate the policy document. Bravo to the leadership who work to make a mess of the city by compromising in the name of transfer of smart technology #DelhiAgainstPollution #DCAF
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Ranjit Devraj retweeted
Ruchika Sethi
@SethiRuchikaT
1 Apr 2023
90% of waste is a resource. Please effectuate a #Municipal_Ward_Level_Resource_Recovery_Plan. If the current waste concessionaire agreement is #binding on the #HaryanaGovernment from doing so,pls review the contract inorder to #prioritise public and environment health 🙏
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Ruchika Sethi
@SethiRuchikaT
1 Apr 2023
Are we losing the battle for public health and environment safety?Or may we dare hope @mlkhattar ji will redo waste concessionaire contract and implement a resource recovery model ? #HonourSWMRules See tweet thread for solution. m.timesofindia.com/city/gurg… @VishakhaKaulTOI
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I just subscribed to The Sanjaya Report tkarun.substack.com/?utm_med…
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Ranjit Devraj retweeted
Ruth Douglas@RuthHDouglas
9 Jun 2022
'Hoarding the rights and recipes to life-saving, pandemic-ending medicine means letting people die and leading to a more divided world,' says @Winnie_Byanyima as @WTO #TRIPS deal falters. Read more @SciDevNet: bit.ly/3moNOcS

COVID-19 vaccine patent deal on a knife-edge

A draft deal on patent waivers for COVID-19 vaccines has been widely panned by critics ahead of a key meeting.

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Ranjit Devraj retweeted
Scroll.in
@scroll_in
7 Apr 2022
Cow dung was likely behind the black fungus epidemic that maimed thousands in India in 2021 The country had recorded 51,775 cases of mucormycosis as of November last year. scroll.in/a/1021265 By Ranjit Devraj

Cow dung was likely behind the black fungus epidemic that maimed thousands in India in 2021

During the pandemic, political and religious rhetoric inspired many in the country to liberally use cow dung and urine to prevent or treat Covid-19.

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Very sound advice!
Lou Del Bello@LouDelBello
30 Mar 2022
As the mainstream media increasingly jump on the climate bandwagon (yay!), I beg hiring managers to choose an actual climate journalist as your *climate editor*. By all means shuffle your reporters around but the person who shapes the coverage should have an idea of the subject.
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Lou Del Bello@LouDelBello
30 Mar 2022
As the mainstream media increasingly jump on the climate bandwagon (yay!), I beg hiring managers to choose an actual climate journalist as your *climate editor*. By all means shuffle your reporters around but the person who shapes the coverage should have an idea of the subject.
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Ranjit Devraj retweeted
URJA@URJADelhi
8 Jan 2022
Replying to @CAQM_Official
@CAQM_official Sir's okhla w2e plant a major source of pollutants contribution , initiate steps to ensure no emission @Anoopnautiyal1 @nandeilath and bring relief to south delhi. @devraj_ranjit
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CitizensForCleanAirBharat
@cleanAirBharat
8 Jan 2022
2/2 @CAQM_official @CPCB_OFFICIAL @MoHFW_INDIA @drharshvardhan @DrGargava As we understand fm experts incineration of waste "basically converts the waste into invisible particulate & gaseous pollutants leading to heightened inhalation hazards",Pls #prioritiespublichealth 🙏
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CitizensForCleanAirBharat
@cleanAirBharat
8 Jan 2022
Replying to @CAQM_Official
@CAQM_official @CPCB_OFFICIAL @moefcc @MoHFW_INDIA @byadavbjp @drharshvardhan @DrHVoffice Seeking yr urgent attention to the pollution caused by the #WtE plant at Okhla. Pic taken at 11 am 8thJan'22. Pls advice what steps are being taken to #prioritizepublichealth 1/2
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Ranjit Devraj retweeted
Vineet Narain@NarainVineet
1 Jan 2022
Replying to @ChiefSecyUP
@ChiefSecyUP Dear Mr. Mishra !Mathura Admn filed a false report in NGT alleging that @BrajFoundation has done land grabs, destroyed ancient water bodies & other such unsubstantiated fake allegations. This led to NGT passing adverse orders against us. Since you have visited…
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