Reports in international publications also say Modi is 'risking farmers' wrath' with trade talks with Trump administration, and tariffs have hit India’s garment manufacturing hub hard.
This year was the first time that the sale and limited use of firecrackers allowed in Delhi after they were banned in 2020 due to ill-effects on health and the environment.
Satellite data shows that between 1 and 14 October, 158 fires were reported in UP, and 70 in MP. Punjab and Haryana recorded only 39 and 9 fires respectively.
Funds were disbursed to 9 urban local bodies including Gurugram & Greater Noida. The funds are meant to serve as gap-funding support for air quality improvement action plans.
On Tuesday, ANPR cameras were installed at nearly 350 petrol pumps to spot old vehicles, in line with the 2018 SC ban on diesel vehicles over 10 years & petrol over 15 years.
Initial order was passed 23 April. Traffic police & transport department will take further action once these vehicles are identified, adds Commission for Air Quality Management.
CAG report tabled in assembly this week said that over 5 lakh diesel vehicles in Delhi got pollution control certificates despite not passing emission tests between 2015 & 2020.
Report tabled Tuesday points at glaring gaps in pollution monitoring & data collection by agencies, says govt doesn't even record critical pollutants like lead.
In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
While both India and China have carried out disengagement in Eastern Ladakh, the process of de-escalation is still under discussion & has not been agreed upon.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
While you call this a madness, there are other things you need to work upon and highlight.
YOU really called one day of burning crackers a madness. You need to some physico consultation.
While you call this a madness, there are other things you need to work upon and highlight.
YOU really called one day of burning crackers a madness. You need to some physico consultation.