New Delhi, Nov 5:Â Stubble burning accounted for 36 per cent of Delhi’s PM2.5 pollution on Friday, the highest this season so far, according to government air quality forecast agency SAFAR. “The overall air quality of Delhi plunged to the upper end of the ‘severe’ category with additional firework […]
NEW DELHI, Nov 6 – India’s capital was blanketed by toxic air on Saturday as pollution levels remained dangerously high for a second day after revellers defied a fireworks ban during a major Hindu festival and farmers in nearby states burnt stubble. New Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index […]
NEW DELHI â Eleven patients died Saturday after a fire broke out in a hospitalâs COVID-19 ward in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, police said. There were 17 patients in the ward in the city of Ahmednagar where the fire started, said police Inspector Jyoti Karkade. The […]
NEW DELHI, Nov 5 – India will utilise a big bump in revenue collection to fund welfare programmes instead of trying to beat its fiscal deficit target or lower borrowing, two government sources told Reuters. The country is set to exceed its 2020/21 revenue collection target of 15.45 […]
Summary Most toxic smog this year after end of firecracker fest Delhi’s pollution index surges to 463 on scale of 500 Crop stubble fires contribute 35% of Delhi’s smog NEW DELHI, Nov 5 – New Delhi residents woke up on Friday under a blanket of smog darkening the […]
GORAKHPUR, India, Nov 5 – At a recent election rally, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi family that dominates the opposition Congress party, strode on stage and asked the crowd to repeat after her: “I’m a woman, I can fight.” The slogan is at the heart […]
NEW DELHI â Indians across the country began celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on Thursday amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic and rising air pollution. Diwali is typically celebrated by socializing and exchanging gifts with family and friends. Many light oil lamps or candles to symbolize […]
NEW DELHI, Nov 3 – India did not sign the COP26 pledge to stop deforestation and cut methane gas emissions by 2030 because of its concerns over the impact on trade, on the country’s vast farm sector, and the role of livestock in the rural economy, officials said. At the […]
Summary Emergency use listing by WHO to expedite global access for Covaxin WHO approval to ease foreign travel for Indians Bharat Biotech aims to make 1 bln Covaxin doses per year BENGALURU, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it has granted […]
NEW DELHI, Nov 1 – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce a sovereign guarantee for a $1 billion World Bank loan for India to develop green infrastructure, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The announcement is likely to be made during […]
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