Veteran journalist and author Darryl D’Monte passed away on Saturday in Mumbai. He had been suffering from cancer for the past year, and had been undergoing treatment. He was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Bandra where he passed away later in the day.
D’Monte wrote passionately on environmental issues during his long and illustrious career in journalism. He served as resident editors of both The Times of India and the Indian Express during his four-decade-long career.
Darryl D’Monte served as the chairperson of the Forum of Environmental Journalists of India (FEJI) and was the founder president of International Federation of Environmental Journalists in Dresden, Germany.
Darryl D’Monte’s Stories for The Quint
D’Monte also wrote extensively for The Quint in the past few years, as a contributing journalist. He wrote on the environment, climate change, civic issues and government policies. Below are links to some of his insightful pieces:
Mumbai Floods Show Why BEST Buses Need Another Chance
UN Climate Meet: India Takes on Rich Countries for Greenwashing
Counter-View: Red Card on Green Front #Modi@2
After Maximum Damage of 2005 Deluge, Maximum City Unchanged
Trying ‘Times’ in an Iron-fisted Emergency
How Toll Fee Exemption Goes Against the Polluter-Pays-Principle
Tributes Pour in On Twitter
Scribes took to social media as news of D’Monte’s death broke, and penned heartfelt and effusive tributes to the man:
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