She has worked with the Hindustan Times and the Press Trust of India, India’s premier news daily and national news agency in Delhi, Mumbai and Indore respectively. Her work focusses on field stories about climate change, environmental issues, mainly water and rivers, and in her earlier stint, about health and Narmada dams. A gold medalist, university topper – she completed her graduation in science and a PG degree in Mass Communication from Nagpur University, Maharashtra. Nivedita has received awards for environmental and health reporting. She was also the recipient of Rural Reporting Fellowship. She can be reached at nivedita_him@rediffmail.com or @nivedita_Him on Twitter. Her works are collated at www.niveditakhandekar.com.