-Outlook The BJP is lashing out at Punjab government and state's ruling Aam Aadmi Party, accusing it of being in a 'deep slumber' over polluting farm fires. Farm fires have continued unabated in Punjab despite criticism and efforts at awareness, driving the Air quality in Delhi to the worst this year on Tuesday. Farmers burn farm stubble in Punjab every year, which worsens the Air quality in North India, particularly in Delhi, as...
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A renewable energy revolution, rooted in agriculture -Ramesh Chand and Konda Reddy Chavva
-The Hindu In Punjab, a project to use of paddy straw to produce compressed bio gas is one that is replicable across India, and can transform the rural economy The beginnings of a renewable energy revolution rooted in agriculture are taking shape in India with the first bio-energy plant of a private company in Sangrur district of Punjab having commenced commercial operations on October 18. It will produce Compressed Bio Gas (CBG)...
More »Despite ban, firecrackers burst in many parts of Delhi on Deepavali night
-PTI/ The Hindu Despite the legal deterrent in place, people in many parts of the city started bursting crackers by dusk A large number of high-decibel firecrackers thundered throughout Deepavali night on Monday as people in Delhi flouted the ban imposed on these by the city government. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai last week said bursting firecrackers in the national capital on Deepavali will attract a jail term of up to six months...
More »Delhi's Air quality inches closer to ‘very poor' category on Diwali morning -Manjiri Chitre
-Hindustan Times Earlier, the System of Air quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) had predicted that the Air quality may deteriorate to "very poor" on Monday morning. Delhi's Air quality on Monday inched towards the "very poor" category on Diwali morning with the Air quality index (AQI) at 298 at 6 am. According to data, 19 out of the 35 monitoring stations in the city recorded Air quality in the "very...
More »Lockdown increased exposure to indoor air pollution -Raj Lal and Ajay Singh Nagpure
-The Hindu 65% of Indians and a third of the global population had higher PM2.5 exposures during the lockdown, largely attributed to biomass cooking activity During COVID-19 lockdowns, many countries observed historic improvements in ambient Air quality. Our new study shows that despite the historic improvements in ambient Air quality, PM2.5 exposures increased for 65% of Indians and a third of the global population during the lockdown, largely attributed to biomass cooking...
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