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Thursday, August 7, 2025
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Topic: CPCB

New rules on fly ash disposal a ‘positive step’, but experts say health, ecology risks remain

Simrin Sirur -
Fly ash is the residue of coal combustion, which, if disposed of improperly, is hazardous. New govt rules include a system of environmental compensation based on polluter-pays principle.

Delhi ranks third on list of states & Union territories with most contaminated sites

PTI -
Bhalswa and Ghazipur landfill sites, industrial areas at Jhilmil, Wazirpur, New Friends Colony, Dilshad Garden and Lawrence Road are among the 11 contaminated sites in Delhi.

Doctors warn of Delhi Covid spike as pollution levels rise & temperature begins to drop

Sravasti Dasgupta -
Delhi has already had its first 'very poor' air quality day this season, and doctors and experts are saying rising pollution will likely lead to an increase in Covid cases.

Flipkart, Patanjali issued show cause notices for closure of operations, CPCB tells NGT

PTI -
The Central Pollution Control Board said the show cause notice was issued to these units under the Environment (Protection) Act on 8 October.

Delhi air quality gets ‘poor’ for the first time this season, AQI hits 207

Mohana Basu -
Since 21 September, incidents of stubble burning, a major contributor of Delhi pollution in winter months, have been increasing in Punjab and Haryana.

This is why Modi govt is going slow on single-use plastic ban

Rahul Sampal -
PM Modi promised to crack down on single-use plastic from October 2019 with a plan to completely ban it by 2022.

Govt agencies can’t agree if Delhi’s air quality after Diwali was ‘severe’ or ‘very poor’

Mohana Basu -
CPCB said Delhi's Air Quality Index the morning after Diwali was a 'very poor' 368, while SAFAR reported a 'severe' reading of 506.

Take a leaf out of Kejriwal’s strategies in Delhi, AAP tells CPCB on tackling pollution

PTI -
AAP spokesperson Raghav Chadha said it was "distressing" that PM Modi's Varanasi constituency had recorded the highest levels of pollution.

It’s like demonetisation, plastic industry says about ban confusion, business uncertainty

Simrin Sirur -
Uncertainty lingers over whether Modi govt will completely ban single-use plastic. And if it does, stakeholders are unsure what products will fall in the category.

Govt sanctions Rs 5,800 crore for cleaning 34 polluted river stretches, Ganga excluded

PTI -
The Centre has already released Rs 2,522 crore out of the sanctioned amount under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP).
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AI integration for military is risky business. Combat monopoly must remain with soldiers

Manvendra Singh -
The Army has plans for a technology thrust in the near term, including the use of AI to support decision-making. While well-intentioned, this may have unintended consequences.

Rudra, Bhairav commandos, Shaktiman to drone platoons—how Army is transforming for future wars

75 years of Planning Commission—what India’s first experiment can teach us in the age of PLIs

Economy

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

Mayank Kumar -
As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Defence

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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