CONG SLAMS MODI GOVT ON ARAVALLI ISSUE
NEW DELHI: “Why are the recommendations of a professional organisation like the Forest Survey of India being deliberately ignored and set aside?” asked Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on the Modi government “hell-bent” on redefining the Aravalli mountain range. The Aravallis are the country’s natural heritage and have great ecological value, as it benefits Gujarat, Rajasthan, […]
HAIR CAN CAPTURE RECORD OF POLLUTION EXPOSURE
NEW DELHI: New research shows that hair can capture a chemical record of human exposure across days, weeks, and even months. So far urine or blood tests were done to assess the pollution, but they are limited to the pollution during the day at the most. Anna Neville was still a student in Pawel Misztal’s […]
SC PUSH FOR ENFORCEABLE ACTION ON DELHI’S AIR POLLUTION CRISIS
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has repeatedly emphasised that its earlier directions to combat the severe air pollution in Delhi-NCR must be implemented in a meaningful and enforceable manner, rather than remaining on paper. In hearings on the persistent air quality crisis, the court highlighted widespread non-compliance with anti-pollution measures, noting that poor […]
STRICT ANTI-POLLUTION DRIVE IN DELHI AMID DIP IN AIR QUALITY
NEW DELHI: Stricter pollution curbs are expected to kick in soon to tackle the worsening air quality in Delhi and nearby regions with the onset of winter. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has revised its rules under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to prevent the air quality from deteriorating further. The new […]
INTENSIVE TREMOR FOR 30 SECONDS IN KOLKATA
NEW DELHI: An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Bangladesh’s Narsingdi, with the tremors being felt in parts of West Bengal, including Kolkata. Many residents in Kolkata took to their social media accounts and said it was an “intense” earthquake. An X user claimed that his building “shook for 30 seconds”. “I think I just experienced […]
PUNJAB, HARYANA PULLED UP AS DELHI CONTINUES TO CHOKE
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Punjab and Haryana to submit detailed data on the steps taken to curb stubble burning, as air quality in Delhi continued to deteriorate, with residents waking up to a thick blanket of smog for a second consecutive day. Counsels representing the two states have been instructed to […]
SC URGED TO DECLARE NATIONAL HEALTH EMERGENCY TO CURB AIR POLLUTION
NEW DELHI: A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking to curb rising air pollution levels across India. The PIL, filed by one Luke Christopher Countinho (wellness champion for Prime Minister of India’s, Fit India Movement), says that air pollution levels in the country have assumed proportions of a “public health […]
INDIA DELAYED DIGGING RARE EARTH RESERVES FOR 15 YEARS
NEW DELHI: India has the minerals, but not the momentum. Despite holding the world’s third-largest rare earth reserves, it still takes up to 15 years to turn discovery into production. It’s a delay that keeps India digging through paperwork while China digs the earth. In this deep-dive by Adithi Gurkar, geologist and explorer Channamallikarjun B. […]
GREEN CRACKERS ALLOWED IN DELHI-NCR ON DIWALI
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the bursting of green crackers in Delhi-NCR on the occasion of Diwali (October 20) but within a restricted time limit. As per the top court’s order, firecrackers will be allowed only between 6 am and 7 am, and then from 8 pm to 10 pm and will […]
SOLAR POWER ADDED IN TIBET
NEW DELHI: Renewables overtook coal as the globe’s biggest source of electricity in the first half of the year. One reason is that China added more solar and wind capacity than the rest of the world combined. Solar panels stretch to the horizon in Tibet and cover an area seven times the size of Manhattan. […]
