Police allege the protest, held under banner of Delhi Co-ordination Committee for Clean Air, near India Gate was unauthorised, accused protesters of encircling Parliament Street station.
The report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, drawn from high-resolution satellite data, offers a panoramic view of India’s air. It analysed 33 states and UTs.
Visuals from AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital showed reduced visibility due to the smog despite the GRAP-III in effect across Delhi, according to the pollution board.
Cleaner air benefits human health, but it also reveals the full force of greenhouse-gas warming, which has historically been 'masked' by the cooling effect of particulate pollution.
Despite being at the centre of MMR's development boom, Thane is struggling with the dusty fallout. Experts suggest better environmental planning, focus on public transport, stricter monitoring.
The bench also directed Delhi, Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan govts to implement preventive measures to reduce air pollution and to ensure that their reviews are regularly conducted.
One after another, the barely 20 protestors present spoke about unchecked development, the reckless exploitation of natural resources, and the greed of industrialists that capitalism inevitably fuels.
The underlying issue is that there hasn’t been enough of a structural change in the economy since the launch of reforms in 1990-91, despite per capita incomes multiplying nearly five-fold.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
I can strongly assume that these “students” have not read the IIT Delhi report on air pollution which states that the only 30% of the pollution comes from Delhi while everything else comes from nearby state.
Now, it’s good that people protest for such things but you need to understand the facts. Geography doesn’t help either according to the report.
Most importantly, I maybe wrong about this but did any of these people protest when AAP was in power ? I don’t think so. Anyway protesting for clean air is not a bad thing but don’t throw chili powder at cops.
I can strongly assume that these “students” have not read the IIT Delhi report on air pollution which states that the only 30% of the pollution comes from Delhi while everything else comes from nearby state.
Now, it’s good that people protest for such things but you need to understand the facts. Geography doesn’t help either according to the report.
Most importantly, I maybe wrong about this but did any of these people protest when AAP was in power ? I don’t think so. Anyway protesting for clean air is not a bad thing but don’t throw chili powder at cops.