SC reaffirms 'polluter pays' principle while hearing plea against Delhi HC order which said pollution boards lack power to levy penalties or damages for environmental damages.
Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh says reasons behind staff shortage include pending recruitment approvals, delays in sanctioning staffing patterns, restructuring of posts among others.
Punjab was due to submit compensation & compliance report to Central Pollution Control Board by 25 August. In 2022, it failed to pay Rs 2,080 cr. A look at Punjab's waste management issues.
In March, Varanasi had a PM2.5 concentration of 12, surpassing even northeastern cities such as Silchar & Shillong. However, there are questions about the robustness of available data.
'Tracing The Hazy Air 2024' report released by Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air found 6 of 10 cities with worst air pollution in 2023 not part of Centre's National Clean Air Programme.
In affidavit submitted to Supreme Court, pollution control board and environment ministry say 100 of 150 drains are emptying untreated sewage into Yamuna, Haryana & Delhi need an action plan.
After studying 287 Indian cities, Greenpeace India’s ‘Airpocalypse IV’ report notes Lunglei in Mizoram is the only one that meets acceptable PM10 levels.
There is very little Delhi, Haryana or Punjab can do on their own to clean the air. Local air pollution control mechanisms are bound to be ineffective.
Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.
By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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