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TopicDelhi pollution

Topic: Delhi pollution

Farm fires caused just 4% of Delhi’s air pollution, vehicles main culprit, finds pre-Diwali analysis

Number of bad air days increased as compared to same period in 2023 & 2022, according to CSE. Local sources in Delhi & neighbouring areas responsible for this, it adds.

Global media takes note of Kashmir’s mandate on BJP & Ladakh people’s quest for autonomy

In UP & Himachal, International media notes, it's now mandatory for restaurants to publicly display names of owners & employees, a move seen as an attack on Muslim workers & establishments.

With 401 AQI, Delhi air turns ‘severe’ again

The increase in AQI levels comes after the Centre removed curbs including a ban on construction work on linear projects and the entry of polluting trucks in Delhi.

Delhi records AQI of 394, air quality deteriorates to ‘very poor’ category

Increase in AQI levels comes after Centre removed stringent curbs, including a ban on construction work and the entry of polluting trucks in Delhi following drop in pollution levels.

Construction ban aimed at easing Delhi pollution brings misery for labourers — ‘have mouths to feed’

Delhi govt has imposed ban on construction, putting thousands of labourers out of work. Heavy vehicles have also been stopped from entering the city & schools have been temporarily closed.

Direct seeding, burying straw deep — how stubble burning can be managed without phasing out paddy

Haryana govt says farmers already being incentivised for sowing crops other than 'non-native' paddy. Farmers, though, point out wheat & paddy both came to the region with green revolution.

Construction ban to curb pollution adds to woes of Delhi labourers. Stuck at home with mouths to feed

Delhi, a city of 20 million people, is the world's most polluted capital. It has been gripped by poor air quality since early November.

Could cloud seeding help Delhi breathe easier? Here’s why it’s up in the air

Cloud seeding has been around for 100+ years, but scientific validity & environmental impact are still debated. Delhi govt exploring possibility of inducing rain to combat pollution.

‘Breathless Delhi’ & unemployment hike in between 70-hour work week debate

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

‘No respite in sight’, Delhi govt prepones school winter vacations to November as air quality plummets

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.

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.