Rohini Krishnamurthy

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

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.

#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

@DrSarvapriya @sabimugu @tannujain31 @VijaypalDudi6 @MunsifV @DeeptimanTY @RishikaKashya19 @Srikkanth_07 @MridulikaJ @Sreya_Chattrjee @Vidheesha7 @arvindojha @PraveenJain2622 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

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. 👇

🚨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 theguardian.com/technology/202…

You can read more stories from other partners of the Dark Side of the Boom here: earthjournalism.net/special-report…

Read part 4, which looks at the other side of the story: How the industry’s biggest players report (and often obscure) their water use, the technologies they claim will make them reduce water use, and why experts say those promises don’t always hold water: shorturl.at/TL8bE

@down2earthindia was among the 14 outlets investigating the hidden costs of Asia's digital transformation as part of @earthjournalism Dark Side of the Boom. Here is a four-part series examining data centers' water use for cooling servers in two Indian hubs

India’s data centre giants promise “water-neutral” AI infrastructure — but their own reports tell a different story @rohinikrish9's last part in India’s Digital Thirst series finds missing data, unverifiable claims and rising water stress near major hubs shorturl.at/mwJGb

🔋In Asia, digital technologies like AI, crypto and chipmaking are booming—but at what cost? To investigate how this surge is impacting local communities and depleting vital resources and highlight global supply chains, 12 newsrooms have come together with @earthjournalism

Noida’s data centre boom is fuelling India’s AI ambitions — and draining its aquifers In this part of India’s Digital Thirst series, @rohinikrish9 explores how residents buy tanker water while officials can’t say how much these billion-dollar hubs consume shorturl.at/jgqve

As Bengaluru races to become India’s data hub, its water tables are collapsing. Tankers replace wells & villages face scarcity while new data centres get 24x7 supply promises Read Part 2 of India’s Digital Thirst series by @rohinikrish9 , who explains how tech dreams are colliding with a worsening water crisis downtoearth.org.in/science-techno…

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📢In this week's CSE Climate Weekly: 🌏Seven out of the nine planetary boundaries breached, reports @rohinikrish9 🚧Trump administration announces coal expansion 🎙️ Fifth episode of Carbon Politics is out Read: cseindia.org/newsletter/202… Subscribe: cseindia.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=83…