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Allow odd-even exemptions for one more year, Delhi government pleads with NGT -Jasjeev Gandhiok

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A decision on rolling out the odd-even traffic restrictions in the city will now be taken on Tuesday after the Delhi government filed a review petition in the National Green Tribunal asking for exemptions for twowheelers and women for one year, or till 2,000 more buses start operating in the capital. The petition came on a day when the spell of "severe" air quality in Delhi...

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Big cities are gasping for fresh air; air pollution worsens in metros-Shelley Singh

-The Economic Times Along with your tablet, smartphone and car keys, get ready to pack a gas mask. And if you thought the recent smog in Delhi and the more-than-usual pollution levels (20% higher) in the last fortnight were due to the burning of residual crop in Punjab and Haryana, you are wrong. After a steady improvement since the late-1990 s, the air in Delhi — and all other Indian cities —...

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Time Bomb Ticking

KEY TRENDS    • Extreme temperature shocks reduce farmer incomes by 4.3 percent and 4.1 percent during kharif and rabi respectively, whereas extreme rainfall shocks reduce incomes by 13.7 percent and 5.5 percent *&    • It is estimated that to cover 50 percent (5 million ha) of the total acreage under rice-wheat cropping system (RWCS) in India, about 60000 Turbo Happy Seeders and 30000 super SMS fitted combines will be required; at present, there are only about 3000...

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