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Friday, January 30, 2026
TopicPollution in Delhi

Topic: Pollution in Delhi

Delhi starts efforts to fight pollution with plan to give free stubble decomposer to farmers

The low-cost chemical, called the Pusa decomposer, will also be used on a trial basis in some paddy fields of Punjab and Haryana this year.

In poll-bound Delhi, AAP and BJP face-off over quality of water

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal slammed a report released by Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan that claimed Delhi's water was unsafe.

Majority of parents in Delhi-NCR want annual ‘smog break’ in schools: Survey

At least 74 per cent of respondents surveyed by advocacy group wanted scheduled holidays when the capital’s pollution levels are at its worst.

Kejriwal cites Thunberg speech to support climate change cause at C-40 summit

The Delhi CM, denied permission by Modi govt to attend the conference in Copenhagen, interacted with leaders at the summit through video conference.

On Camera

India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

India’s public debt stabilising post pandemic hike as Centre cuts burden, but states lag—Economic Survey

While Centre makes progress lowering debt from pandemic peak and cutting borrowing costs, states face slower adjustment with limited market discipline, survey finds.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.