The overall Air Quality Index recorded in Delhi was 161, categorised as ‘moderate’ as of 8 am. However, a thin layer of smog engulfed the city with the winter having set in.
Early Friday morning, Delhi’s air quality index was recorded at 329.The city also witnessed season’s coldest night so far with the night time temp dropping to 9.5 degrees Celsius.
Delhi residents attribute the key reason for the rising pollution levels to the increased number of vehicles running even after government restrictions.
Several officers on daily duty continue to suffer from cough, throat aches & burning eyes. Health experts argue exposure to pollution can lead to permanent lung damage & more.
ThePrint profiles five of Delhi’s pollution warriors—ordinary citizens who have campaigned tirelessly, driven change, and kept the fight for clean air alive year after year.
It’s possible that fiscal constraints due to the freebies being offered by the Punjab government are hindering it from funding policies against stubble burning.
One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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