-Livemint.com The Pollution problem is about the allocation of right resources in the right areas. It is a political problem more than an economic one Delhi starts to become dystopian, a few weeks before Diwali, and this continues for around a month after the festival of lights. The conventional explanation for the Delhi smog (in fact, it impacts large parts of North India) is the burning of rice straw by the farmers...
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Almost Rs 4,000 Crore Spent, but the Ganga Is More Polluted Under Modi's Watch -Dheeraj Mishra
-TheWire.in The Narendra Modi government has initiated many projects to clean up the Ganga, but Pollution has increased at several sites where the river's water is monitored. The water is not fit for drinking, bathing or domestic purposes. Professor G.D. Agarwal, the prominent environmentalist who spent several years for the cause of cleaning up river Ganga, passed away on October 11. He had been on a fast for 112 days. Professor Agarwal...
More »IIT-Delhi kids help last rites go green with cow dung logs -Mohammad Ibrar
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A team of 40 IIT Delhi students has devised a way to fight air Pollution - by replacing wood with cow dung "logs" during funerals. The "environment-friendly technique" also seeks to reduce deforestation by cutting down dependence on wood. "Arth, an initiative by Enactus IIT-D, targets replacing wood as a fuel at Delhi's crematoriums," said Faraz Mazhar, a member of the group. According to his teammate, Shalaka...
More »Fines fail to deter stubble burning -Jacob Koshy
-The Hindu Farm equipment which can root out this practice not universally accessible despite govt. subsidy Patiala: Between September 27 and October 14, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) imposed Rs. 8,92,500 as fines — or “environmental compensation cess” as it is officially called — on farmers burning paddy stubble. However, they collected only Rs. 3,05,000, according to figures from the organisation. “The fines are collected over time … frequently the farmers don’t...
More »Delhi: All efforts lie waste as open burning continues unabated -Paras Singh
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Waste burning near Brahma Apartments in Dwarka’s Sector 7 has necessitated the summoning of the fire brigade several times. But the highly polluting activity refuses to be curbed. Despite the stringent fines imposed by National Green Tribunal, Delhiites refuse to mend their ways and continue to burn leaves and waste. Dwarka residents will gather at the offending spot on Saturday morning to highlight the repercussions...
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