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TopicDelhi air pollution

Topic: Delhi air pollution

Ahead of Delhi polls, BJP & AAP both take credit for reduced air pollution level in city

Union minister Javadekar listed Modi govt initiatives to curb pollution in Delhi, after Kejriwal claimed last month that his policies drove city's pollution down.

Air pollution in cities like Delhi linked to children’s cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s, death

Severe air pollution can speed up neurodegeneration when the brain is at the peak of its development — during childhood.

Return of odd-even scheme just another chance for Kejriwal to show he’s leader of the poor

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Rahul Gandhi calls on Manohar Parrikar, discusses Delhi pollution, not Rafale jets

Congress president Rahul Gandhi met Goa CM Manohar Parrikar Tuesday during his visit to the state with his mother Sonia Gandhi.

1 out of 8 deaths in India linked to air pollution, says study in Lancet

Study says UP, Maharashtra, Delhi and Bihar are the worst affected, adds that air pollution has reduced life expectancy in the country by 1.7 years. 

Why Delhi Metro carries far fewer riders than almost any other city’s system worldwide

Increased Metro ridership can improve Delhi’s air, where banning private vehicles cannot.

Delhi’s air quality today is as bad as it was a day after Diwali in 2017

The air quality index, or AQI, hit 980 at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, according to website AirVisual.

Delhi schools adopt precautionary measures as pollution worsens

The measures include installing filters in classrooms and cancelling outdoor activities.  

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.