Richest 1% emit as much planet-heating pollution as 5 bn people: Oxfam
Ahead of the UN Climate Summit in Dubai, the Oxfam report says carbon emissions of 1% richest are enough to cause 1.3 million excess deaths due to heat
Ahead of the UN Climate Summit in Dubai, the Oxfam report says carbon emissions of 1% richest are enough to cause 1.3 million excess deaths due to heat
From 15th September to 7th November, a total of 22,644 stubble-burning events were recorded, of which 20,978 (93%) were in Punjab
India’s annual average PM2.5 level in 2022 was 53.3 μg/m3, only slightly lower than the 2021 average of 58.1, says a survey by Swiss air purifier maker IQAir
This come ahead of the winter season when paddy straw burning causes air pollution in northern states including national capital New Delhi.
National and state level control rooms will be set up and special enforcement teams will be formed, says government.
Factories allowed to run eight hours a day, five days a week and use diesel genset only in case of power outages.
Activities or services categorised as emergency will be permitted to use diesel generator sets as an exception in NCR whenever orders for a ban are issued.
Move likely to hit Covid-19 vaccination programme; HMD contributes to over 66% of syringe supplies in India for curative healthcare and immunisation.
Covid-19 has underlined the lesson that for large Indian cities to survive and thrive, they must be decongested.
Fortune India travelled across Delhi to document human lives caught in the throes of the pandemic, on one hand, and toxic, unbreathable air, on the other.