Study in Lancet Planetary Health also finds that pregnancy loss associated with air pollution is more common in the northern plains of India and Pakistan.
The pandemic has left nearly half of India’s thermal power capacity idled, with the cost overhang impeding investment toward renewables and grid improvements.
The production of cement alone accounts for 8% of global CO2 emissions. The sector's productivity must be addressed while reducing damage to the environment.
Study conducted by researchers from AIIMS, ICMR and IIT-Delhi measures economic impact of air pollution in 2019, also finds that it caused over 10 times more deaths than Covid so far.
Online shopping has become key driver of China’s domestic economy, especially during the pandemic. Authorities have been reluctant to institute rules that could hurt the industry.
Pakistan's forest cover is now among the lowest in the world – about 5% of the land, compared with a global average of 31%, according to UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.
This bold I-only-go-out-with-smart-people crowd opens Hinge chats by asking you what you're reading these days. They name-drop Kafka and Nietzsche and use the word 'nuance' a lot.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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