Mariyam is a correspondent with the Hindustan Times’ Delhi team. She covers stories related to weather, pollution, and education.
Articles by A Mariyam Alavi
Capitalism explained: This is how you make it fun, engaging, interesting
South Korean institutional economist specialising in development economics, Ha-Joon Chang’s session on the Secret History of Capitalism was one of the most interesting interactions at the Jaipur Literature Festival. He made something as dry as economics, free trade, protectionism and tariff rates fun, engaging and interesting.
Updated on Jan 23, 2017 02:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, Jaipur
Tradition vs selfishness: The black, white and other colours of money
A session on the colour of money touched on philanthropy, deracination and the effect of demonetisation on India’s neighbours. There was consensus on the need to give back to society, but the speakers were split on how the wealth should be spent.
Updated on Jan 23, 2017 01:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, Jaipur
US funded the creation of ISIS, says Hardeep Singh Puri at JLF 2017
On the second day of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2017, senior diplomat, Hardeep Singh Puri, author of Perilous Interventions: The Security Council and the Politics of Chaos, said he had reasons to believe that the US funded the ISIS during the Iraq War.
Updated on Jan 20, 2017 08:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi
JLF 2017: The search for the New Left mired by technical difficulties
A discussion on the future of the Left was sadly mired in the past at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2017.
Updated on Jan 20, 2017 04:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Delhi weather: Temperature takes a back seat as chilly winds make it colder
While the Capital’s temperature is only one degree below the average, the cold north westerly winds have given the winters a nip. The winds from snowcapped peaks in J&K and Himachal Pradesh have now become a deciding factor in Delhi’s weather
Updated on Jan 18, 2017 12:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi and Heena Kauser, New Delhi
Delhi weather: Temperature takes a back seat as chilly winds make it colder
Tuesday morning saw residents wrapping themselves tight and huddling for heat as the Capital witnessed another very chilly morning.
Updated on Jan 18, 2017 01:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi and Heena Kauser, New Delhi
Delhi ‘serial rapist’ brings back fears, worries for parents of school kids
Sunil Rastogi, a 38-year-old tailor from UP, has been anointed the ‘Delhi serial rapist,’ with him admitting to raping at least 13 girls in Delhi.
Updated on Jan 16, 2017 11:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi:
Delhi residents get respite from biting cold as minimum temperature rises
Delhi residents got a much-needed respite from the biting cold and blinding fog on Monday as the minimum temperature climbed to 8.9 degrees Celsius early in the morning, and visibility was recorded at 800 metres.
Updated on Jan 16, 2017 05:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Delhi riverfront project: Sisodia inaugurates Nakshatra Vatika near Civil Lines
The park, based on the theme of astrology, has been built at a cost of ₹23 lakh near Civil Lines. It aims at beautifying the Yamuna riverfront and boosting effort to clean the river
Updated on Jan 14, 2017 06:08 PM IST
A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Another cold and foggy morning in Delhi hits rail traffic
According to officials at the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, in certain parts of the city close to Safdarjung, one could not see beyond 300 m because of dense fog.
Updated on Jan 14, 2017 11:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi
Rationalise staff, mechanise: NGT tells EDMC to resolve MCD strike
The green body asked the civic body to look at rationalising the staff to cut costs in order to tide over the financial crunch.
Updated on Jan 13, 2017 09:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Service charge not an option any more at some Delhi restaurants
Despite the Central government’s directive that service charge is optional in restaurants, many restaurants in Connaught Place have started displaying signs at their doors, which say that they would be levying service charges at a fixed rate, and customers should consider themselves ‘informed’ about these caveats before availing their services.
Updated on Jan 12, 2017 09:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Delhi temperature drops to 4 degrees Celsius on coldest day this winter
After a relatively mild winter so far, temperature dropped to 4 degrees Celsius in Delhi, and to five degrees in Gurgaon, in the early hours of Wednesday, making it the coldest day of the season.
Updated on Jan 11, 2017 11:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi and Ipsita Pati, New Delhi/gurgaon
Eye on civic polls, Kejriwal inaugurates toilet complex in Kalkaji
The toilet complex, which cost Rs 95 lakhs to build according to the MLA, will have 73 toilet seats for men, 65 for women and four for differently abled, along with six bath stalls
Updated on Jan 11, 2017 12:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Read with your children at the World Book Fair
Parents who were visiting the fair with their children said it was interesting to see their kids read the books that they grew up on
Updated on Jan 07, 2017 09:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi:
Rain likely on Friday in Delhi, temp may drop
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that temperature may drop by as much as 5 degrees Celsius by Monday.
Updated on Jan 05, 2017 10:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Most women still don’t report sexual harassment at work: Study
The study also found that almost 69% of the victims never complain or report sexual harassment citing a plethora of reasons ranging from fear of social stigma to a lack of confidence in the recourse system.
Updated on Jan 04, 2017 07:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
At Delhi’s Khan Market, service charge is not exactly optional
Some comply because of the lack of awareness, others did not want to create a scene and embarrass themselves by refusing to pay.
Updated on Jan 06, 2017 11:21 AM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Delhi experiences warmest New Year’s Day since 2006
The minimum temperature in Delhi has remained above the season’s normal average for the month of December. IMD has, however, forecast a spell rains on Friday which may plunge the mercury levels
Updated on Jan 02, 2017 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Pint of beer or shot of liquor for Rs31 every time Modi says ‘mitron’
Some pubs in and around Delhi are trying to earn a little extra this New Year’s Eve, with plans to live stream Narendra Modi’s scheduled address at 7.30pm on Saturday.
Updated on Dec 30, 2016 09:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Brace for dense fog during New Year’s eve, warns Met
The capital witnessed a relatively pleasant Wednesday, with visibility peaking to 3,000 metres and never dropping below 200 metres during the course of the day, IMD officials said.
Updated on Dec 29, 2016 01:36 AM IST
A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Fog returns to Delhi; mercury drop and low visibility hit rail, air traffic
The low visibility in the national capital due to fog which made a comeback on Tuesday, after a day’s gap.
Updated on Dec 27, 2016 10:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi
Body of Delhi resident, who died in Tokyo back, with Sushma Swaraj’s help
Days after Hindustan Times reported about the difficulties faced by Delhi resident Gopal Ram’s family in flying back his body from Japan, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj intervened to ensure that Ram’s corpse reached India late on Saturday.
Updated on Dec 26, 2016 12:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Delhi air turns foul again as pollution crosses ‘severe’ mark on Christmas
The 24-hour rolling average of PM10 and PM2.5 were recorded at 430 and 290µg/m3 respectively on Sunday.
Updated on Dec 25, 2016 03:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Ritam Halder and A Mariyam Alavi
Let’s talk about rape: Turning girls into timid women, boys into bullies
The minor’s involvement raised a few questions. What drove the teenager — now an adult working at dhaba at a roadside eatery— to act with such brutality? What happened to the age of innocence?
Updated on Dec 22, 2016 12:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Man passes away in Tokyo, family can’t afford to get body to India
When Gopal Ram left for Tokyo, Japan, in September 2015, he was flush with hopes and dreams of a better future for himself, and his family. Little did he know that a little over a year later, his family would not even be able to afford to bring his remains back home.
Updated on Dec 17, 2016 07:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
St Stephen’s college holds condolence meet to commemorate drowned students
Delhi’s St Stephen’s College on Saturday organised a condolence meet to commemorate the lives of four people – three students and a parent – who died in an accident in Kerala on Friday
Updated on Dec 18, 2016 12:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi
Silence won’t bring change, must talk about rape: mother of Dec 16 victim
On December 29, 2012, India mourned the loss of a ‘national hero’ when a young girl passed away 13 days after being brutally gang raped in the national capital. For her mother, the loss was of her flesh and blood.
Updated on Dec 15, 2016 08:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi
‘What is rape, porn?’: Pupils flounder as sex education not taught in schools
With sex-ed not figuring on the syllabi of most schools, students often get information from biased or inaccurate sources.
Updated on Dec 15, 2016 09:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New delhi | A Mariyam Alavi and Heena Kausar
Rape threat hangs over women even at homes
Swept under the rug: Incestuous abuse, domestic violence, child sexual abuse and marital rape have become a part of the dirty laundry of many households, but are too taboo for public discussion.
Updated on Dec 16, 2016 12:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi