This is the second time in November that Delhi schools will be shut as the capital deals with poor air quality due to stubble burning in nearby states.
Delhi's air quality Wednesday neared the "emergency" zone for the second time in a fortnight, leading the Supreme Court to stress on finding a permanent solution to the pollution crisis.
Punjab Agricultural University is developing paddy varieties that will give farmers 15 extra days before sowing wheat, eliminate need for stubble burning.
The air crisis needs many creative solutions, including technology and citizen participation. SC order to pay farmers not to burn stubble is the first step.
At one point in the episode, Commander Deosthalee, who is the first Indian woman to command a naval warship, compared the three of them to a trishul—such was their synergy.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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