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Monday, November 10, 2025
TopicAir pollution

Topic: air pollution

Lifting the smog won’t be cheap. India must think finance for cleaner air

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.

Are you eligible for CM Oxygen Yojana & a call to cease fire(crackers)

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata rank among world’s 10 most polluted cities post-Diwali

New Delhi claimed the top spot with an AQI of 407, while Mumbai ranked sixth with an AQI of 157 and Kolkata followed closely with an AQI of 154.

Delhi NCR sees sudden change in weather, receives light rain

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.

What is the Punjab groundwater conservation law & why it’s being blamed for Delhi’s air pollution

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.

‘Akin to 25-30 cigarettes a day’ — top surgeon on why air pollution is ‘grave public emergency’

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.

Air pollution linked to surging Type 2 diabetes cases, finds 7-yr study of Delhi & Chennai residents

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.

Delhi air quality likely to turn ‘very poor’; pollution action plan ‘Stage II’ invoked

The Centre's air quality panel on Saturday directed authorities in the National Capital Region to increase parking fees to discourage private transport.

Drop in stubble burning? Fewer fires this time than 10-year average, says PGIMER scientist

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.

ASEAN statement see commitment to eventual elimination of crop burning

The pledge comes as air quality hit unhealthy levels in several parts of Malaysia in recent days and after weeks of elevated pollution in Indonesia.

On Camera

SC order on stray dogs is like Tughlaq’s march to Daulatabad—grand in tone, empty in substance

SC’s order asks institutions to breed unnecessary panic and build fortresses, when they are yet to achieve basic safety or dignity.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

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.