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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
TopicDelhi pollution

Topic: Delhi pollution

Our take on new AI rules, Urdu revival, Delhi pollution & Piyush Pandey—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Cloud seeding ‘a necessity’, says Delhi CM Rekha Gupta as capital battles ‘very poor’ air quality

Delhi govt plans to induce artificial rain on 29 October. CM said it is a ‘necessary experiment’ to fight pollution.

Bonfire of the sanities, and Asrani continues the show in heaven

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

This Diwali is the first pollution test for Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

SC allowing green crackers—Delhi govt supported this—puts new BJP dispensation's pollution control promises to test as the city braces for toxic air days of Diwali.

Punjab floods will cut stubble burning by half this yr. Is it enough to mitigate Delhi air pollution?

Crop losses from floods, stringent penalties and awareness among farmers are being cited as reasons for the reduction in stubble burning cases in Punjab this year. 

Delhi air pollution warning system could only predict 5 of 14 ‘severe’ days last winter—CEEW study

Forecasting systems are meant to be used to impose action plans, like GRAP. CEEW study found GRAP-III & GRAP-IV last winter were based on observed AQI, rather than forecasted levels.

CAQM stays implementation of Delhi end-of-life vehicle policy till 1 November

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa cited operational and infrastructure challenges in enforcing CAQM's fuel ban on end-of-life vehicles.

Delhi’s new fuel policy is forcing people to buy new cars. It won’t reduce pollution

Residents of NCR will now have to junk their perfectly functional and maintained vehicles because of the Delhi government's new fuel policy. This is a waste of resources.

Delhi govt mandates anti-smog guns in high-rise buildings to curb pollution in national capital

The move comes amid deteriorating air quality in Delhi, especially during winter months, when levels of particulate matter—PM10 and PM2.5—often rise far beyond permissible limits.

Delhi govt pushes ahead with cloud seeding, sets aside Rs 3 cr

To test efficacy of cloud seeding in curbing air pollution, BJP-led Delhi govt plans five trials beginning later this month in city's outskirts. IIT Kanpur will oversee implementation.

On Camera

TTP is byproduct of Pakistan’s own policies. Attacking Afghanistan won’t solve crises at home

Pakistan aimed to convey a message to the West about its counterterrorism efforts and show China that it has control over the CPEC routes. However, both messages fell flat.

Mumbai’s been driving India’s data centre market, but water shortage, power demand pose risks

According to a report by Macquarie, India’s data centre market is estimated to double by 2027. India currently has 1.4 gigawatts of operational data centre capacity.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.