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Shalini Singh’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Shalini Singh is an Indian journalist. She was a principal correspondent for The Week newsweekly. She was part of the Delhi bureau writing on a range of news features and social trends with a focus on gender and women's issues, arts, and culture. On a Centre for Science and Environment fellowship in 2010, for the Hindustan Times newspaper, Shalini exposed the illegal mining in Goa and the devastation caused from unplanned tourism in the state.
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Awards
See all 3 awards →The Indian Express Ramnath Goenka award
2013 - Environmental reporting
Won the Ramnath Goenka award for the best environment reporting in the print category for the year 2013. This was awarded for my expose of illegal mining in Goa (and other land development issues including tourism policies). Link to the story: https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles/is-indias-sunshine-state-gouging-itself-out/
Prem Bhatia award
2012 - Environmental reporting
Won the Prem Bhatia award for best environmental reporting in 2012 for my investigative report on illegal mining in Goa + possible presence of tigers in that state + upcoming water wars in India + examining the role of the Forest Rights Act in the case of POSCO project in Odisha in 2011
The first Cushrow Irani prize given by The Statesman newspaper
2011 - Environmental reporting
Won the first Cushrow Irani prize given by The Statesman newspaper for investigating the issue of illegal mining in Goa from the ground, chronicling affected populations, up to the policy level of the government