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TopicDelhi pollution

Topic: Delhi pollution

Amar Ujala blames govts for Delhi smog, Dainik Bhaskar says Centre should spend on health

A round-up of the Hindi and Tamil newspapers opinion pages to reflect a North-South viewpoint on topical issues.

EPCA declares health emergency in Delhi-NCR as air pollution gets worse

The EPCA, a Supreme Court-appointed pollution control body, banned construction activity in the NCR region till 5 November.

Govt agencies can’t agree if Delhi’s air quality after Diwali was ‘severe’ or ‘very poor’

CPCB said Delhi's Air Quality Index the morning after Diwali was a 'very poor' 368, while SAFAR reported a 'severe' reading of 506.

At IIT Delhi, students are developing 5G-enabled air pollution monitors for the capital

Solar-powered pollution monitors developed by IIT Delhi students promise to make the air quality monitoring network faster and more efficient.

Delhi CM Kejriwal dismisses SAFAR report on stubble burning, calls it a ‘guessing game’

Referring to a SAFAR report that said stubble burning accounted for just 10% of Delhi's pollution, CM Arvind Kejriwal said no agency has the machinery to measure the cause of pollution.

Air Quality Index dips to ‘very poor’ in Delhi-NCR, crosses 300 mark in Ghaziabad, Noida

The Air Quality Index has dropped just two days before stricter pollution control measures are supposed to come into effect in Delhi-NCR.

Layer of haze over Delhi as Air Quality Index dips to 245, touches 351 in Haryana’s Karnal

Centre-run SAFAR said smoke from stubble burning will make up 6% of Delhi's pollution by 15 October.

As stubble burning begins, Punjab cracks down on farmers but poll-bound Haryana indecisive

Haryana is focusing on an intensive awareness campaign but is stopping short of taking punitive action against farmers in the wake of assembly elections next month.

Winter pollution in Delhi could be less severe this year as stubble burning reduces by 41%

According to the agriculture ministry, the number of stubble burning incidents had reduced by 41% in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab in 2018 as compared to 2016.

Finally! World’s worst air emerges as a Lok Sabha election issue

BJP, Congress, AAP have all pledged to combat air pollution, unlike in 2014 when no party manifesto mentioned clean air or pollution.

On Camera

Skin cancer is no more an ‘old person’s disease’

The sun isn’t acting alone—it has an accomplice in pollution. Environmental toxins weaken our skin’s natural barrier.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.