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.
[1] On a Centre for Science and Environment fellowship in 2010, Shalini exposed the illegal mining in Goa[2] and the devastation caused from unplanned tourism.
Singh is a founding member of the CounterMedia Trust and a regular contributor to the People's Archive of Rural India.
[4] For her work on environmental issues Singh received The Indian Express’ Ramnath Goenka award in 2013[5] and the first Cushrow Irani Prize given by The Statesman in 2011.
[6] Her citation for the Prem Bhatia award in 2012 commended her for her "vigilance, humane perspective and tenacity to pursue the issues that matter".