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Thursday, June 5, 2025
TopicSmog

Topic: Smog

Talk Point: Being an emergency measure, odd-even cannot have exemptions

The total number of cars moved off the roads during previous odd-evens was so small that pollution came down only by 7%.

Talk Point: Odd-even without exemptions is a stay-at-home scheme for the disabled

The disabled were not originally exempt from odd-even. I was forced to file a PIL in the Delhi HC that granted us an exemption

Talk Point: A car is empowering to a woman, and no one should take that away

Harassment on public transport made me buy a car, because it meant independence and safety. Can govt guarantee it?

Don’t just blame India for the Lahore smog, create India-Pak treaty on air pollution

The smog has reminded us that India and Pakistan are connected in more ways than one. 

Only innovative solutions that don’t burden farmers can end stubble burning

From mixing the stubble into soil, to making manure and use in the packaging industry, there are a lot of ways in which the problem of paddy residue can be solved.

On Camera

Pimpri Chinchwad shows how to put people before vehicles. It’s a model for urban India

Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has launched several people-first mobility initiatives, including India’s first 15-minute city pilot, which is redesigning key corridors for walkers and cyclists.

Global financial system is reaching a major turning point. Why interoperability is important

While digital assets are speeding ahead, the tech and regulatory frameworks behind them aren’t keeping up. Each blockchain still operates with its own governance, standards andcompliance assumptions.

Famagusta & its unsung heroes—story of fierce tank battle that turned the tide in 1971 India-Pakistan war

Risaldar Major (Honorary Captain) Nathu Singh Jodha (Retd), last surviving crew member of Army’s tank Famagusta, has died at age of 79.

Asim Munir just stole his 5th star & has nothing to show for it. It’ll make him desperate, dangerous

Asim Munir locked up Imran Khan, had his handmaiden parliament give himself an extended tenure. But the additional jingle of that fifth star will not change facts on the ground.