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Topic: Delhi NCR

Satellite pics show crackers are only tip of the iceberg when it comes to Delhi pollution

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
A host of factors, from stubble burning to industrial emissions, come together to fuel Delhi and north India's notorious smog cover.

Supreme Court bans 15-year old petrol & 10-yr old diesel vehicles in NCR

PTI -
The court also ordered the board for pollution control to make a social media account where citizens can register their complaints.

68% of Delhi-NCR residents won’t burn crackers this Diwali to help keep pollution in check

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Online survey among 75,000 residents of Delhi-NCR shows a growing citizen movement against firecrackers as Delhi's air is in the red again.

Good news for Delhi? Sharp reduction in stubble burning incidents in Punjab & Haryana

Chitleen K Sethi -
The state governments’ initiative to reduce the practice of stubble burning, which is said to cause the smog in Delhi-NCR, seems to have worked...

Telecom officials allegedly twisting the rules to overstay in Delhi-NCR

Ratnadeep Choudhary -
Ashish Joshi, an officer from their own service (IP&TAFS), alleges disconnect from ground realities and addresses complaints to ministry and PMO

ओला और ऊबर के ड्राइवरों के लिए, यह उल्टी में लिथड़ी नववर्ष की पूर्व संध्या होगी

Neera Majumdar -
नववर्ष की पूर्व-संध्या या क्रिसमस पर उनका काम केवल ड्राइविंग नहीं होता, इसमें अभद्र यात्रियों को झेलना और उल्टी साफ करना भी शामिल है.

For Uber and Ola drivers, it’s going to be a vomit-soaked New Year’s Eve

Neera Majumdar -
Driving isn’t their only job on days like New Years’ Eve or Christmas; facing rowdy passengers and cleaning vomit also figure in a day’s work.

Talk Point: Has the air quality changed post-Diwali after SC’s cracker sale ban?

ThePrint Team -
Various perspectives on the air quality in Delhi NCR post cracker ban by the SC.

Smoke-free Diwali still a pipe dream as fields continue to burn in Haryana

Swapna Merlin -
Haryana government says it is trying various options to curb stubble burning, but 672 cases had been registered till two days before Diwali.
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Opinion

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Sagrika Kissu -
Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

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Economy

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Defence

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

National Interest

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Shekhar Gupta -
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

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