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Real conversations about women's safety in Delhi โ€” the risks, the gaps, and what DAWN is doing about them.

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Commute

The Invisible Risk of the Last Mile

Metros and buses go most of the way. The final 500 metres home is where danger lives.

April 20255 min
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Medical

How 8 Minutes Can Change Everything in a Medical Emergency

Response time isn't just a statistic โ€” it's a life. Here's what happens in the first 10 minutes.

March 20256 min
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Urban Safety

Mapping Delhi's Safest and Riskiest Areas After Dark

Data from 10,000 requests reveals the pockets of Delhi where women feel safest โ€” and where they don't.

February 20257 min
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Knight Service

What Makes a Good Knight? Inside DAWN's Verification Process

Not everyone can be a knight. Here's the Aadhaar verification, training, and rating system that determines who shows up at your door.

January 2025 ยท 6 minโ†’
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Technology

One Tap, Five Actions: How DAWN's SOS Works Under the Hood

A single tap triggers GPS capture, contact notification, push alerts, admin logging, and live tracking simultaneously. Here's how.

December 2024 ยท 5 minโ†’
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Employers

Why Late-Night Shift Safety Is an Employer's Responsibility

Section 354 of the IPC isn't just a legal clause โ€” it's a cultural gap. Here's why forward-thinking companies are offering DAWN as an employee benefit.

November 2024 ยท 7 minโ†’
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Emergency

The Numbers That Should Make Every Indian City Uncomfortable

India's emergency response data reveals a systemic gap. Average ambulance response in Delhi: 14 minutes. A lot can happen in 14 minutes.

October 2024 ยท 9 minโ†’
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Campus

Delhi University After Dark: A Safety Audit Nobody Asked For

We walked 12 major college routes after 9 PM and documented every unlit stretch, broken CCTV, and unsafe crossing. The results were expected. And still shocking.

September 2024 ยท 10 minโ†’
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Community

The Women Who Told Us What They Actually Need

Before writing a single line of code, we spent 6 months interviewing women across 20 Delhi neighbourhoods. Here's what they said โ€” unfiltered.

August 2024 ยท 8 minโ†’
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