Moving to a cleaner environment comes with high costs. As India goes for net-zero emissions, it must include pollution abatement costs in its climate finance strategy.
The rainfall in the national capital comes amid the Delhi government's ongoing efforts to implement the idea of 'artificial rain' to curtail the pollution situation in the city.
2009 law restricts the sowing & transplantation period of paddy to monsoon, resulting in delayed harvesting & purportedly less time to prepare the field for wheat, leading to stubble burning.
N-95 masks & air purifiers may have limited role in protecting from ill-effects of air pollution, says Dr Arvind Kumar. Measures, he adds, are needed at individual & policy levels.
Findings are 1st evidence from India linking high PM2.5 levels in ambient air with rising blood sugar levels. Study by Indian & US researchers published in British Medical Journal.
The Centre's air quality panel on Saturday directed authorities in the National Capital Region to increase parking fees to discourage private transport.
Punjab recorded 21 & Haryana 85 incidents of stubble burning as of 15 Oct. Further, data from ISRO shows number of farm fires detected across India stood at 338 as of 16 Oct.
Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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