TV news shows it like it is, newspapers tell it like it is. Together they are fighting for our ‘Right to Breathe’, and have been at it well before Dehi turned ‘sick’.
Winter vacation dates changed to 9-18 November. Supreme Court Tuesday came down heavily on national capital’s neighbouring states, ordering an immediate stop to crop burning.
The Delhi environment minister said the government will submit two major studies conducted to ascertain the effectiveness of the scheme for the perusal of the Supreme Court.
Bharti Kisan Union (Ugrahan) general secretary also asks how smoke from crop burning in Punjab is causing air pollution only in Delhi and not in Jalandhar, Amritsar, & other state areas.
N-95 masks & air purifiers may have limited role in protecting from ill-effects of air pollution, says Dr Arvind Kumar. Measures, he adds, are needed at individual & policy levels.
Mumbai has overtaken Delhi in infra development & construction, but now also sometimes beats it in air pollution. A crowded city, it could also face water supply & waste disposal issues.
The bench noted senior advocate Aparajita Singh has flagged the 'serious problem' of air pollution with the winters approaching as well as crop residue burning.
Smog tower in Connaught Place improves air quality by 10-15% within 500-m radius, it is learnt. Other measures by MCD & Delhi govt to to mitigate pollutants also falling short.
The Air Quality Life Index, released by the University of Chicago, found that 67.4% of India's population live in areas that exceed the country's national air quality standard.
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
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