Topic: stubble burning
Three ways by which Delhi’s Kejriwal govt can fulfil its promise to curb air pollution
On Delhi air pollution, the AAP government shouldn't throw its hands up but formulate a concrete plan.
To fight India’s airpocalypse, Modi govt must first centralise air pollution policy
There is very little Delhi, Haryana or Punjab can do on their own to clean the air. Local air pollution control mechanisms are bound to be ineffective.
SC slams Punjab & Haryana — ‘People are in a gas chamber, finish them with explosives’
Supreme Court also hit out at the central and state governments for their ‘blame game’ on the issue of air and water pollution in Delhi.
Parliament panel on pollution sees near-full house, suggests artificial rain to help Delhi
After drawing flak for missing a meeting last week, MPs like Gautam Gambhir discussed a range of measures to curb pollution in Delhi and its neighbourhood.
The Lahore smog isn’t Indian farmers’ fault alone. Pakistan should look within
The interesting thing about the ‘Lahore Smog’ is that the air pollution situation is neither limited to Lahore nor is it technically smog.
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.
Delhi schools to be closed Thursday, Friday as air quality sharply falls
This is the second time in November that Delhi schools will be shut as the capital deals with poor air quality due to stubble burning in nearby states.
Paddy seeds being developed in Punjab could fix North India’s pollution problem next year
Punjab Agricultural University is developing paddy varieties that will give farmers 15 extra days before sowing wheat, eliminate need for stubble burning.
Curbing Delhi pollution is govts’ job. Supreme Court must not burn its hand in stubble fire
Supreme Court needs to wake up and see its orders banning stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab don’t do anything on the ground.
Why Punjab’s farmers continue to burn stubble and poison Delhi’s air
Crop burning contributed 44% on 31 Oct to Delhi’s PM2.5 level. The contribution is forecast to be 25% on Tuesday.
Why even herd immunity may not fully protect us from coronavirus
Herd immunity might be a temporary state of affairs. The coronavirus-induced economic & social changes may induce a rotation of potential superspreaders.
Dubai businesses start growing again for the first time after coronavirus struck
Businesses in Dubai are benefiting from lifting of lockdown restrictions, with foreign visitors allowed to enter. However, a weaker outlook hasn't stopped job losses.
Defence
Defence Ministry clears purchase of indigenous basic trainer aircraft, upgrade of Israeli UAVs
HAL acquisition among projects worth Rs 8,722.38 crore to be cleared. The upgrade of Israeli Heron UAVs will include arming them, a need being pushed due to stand-off with China.
Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
Assumptions that Indian secularism died with Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan are bunk. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and is worth preserving.