Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
On today's Prime Time, a discussion about the deteriorating air quality in NCR. We ask whether the Centre and the state governments of Delhi, UP and Haryana are doing enough to control pollution. With Delhi's air quality levels deteriorating day by day, the Supreme Court directed the transport department of …
As winter slowly sets in in North India, so is the toxic smog. The air quality in Delhi has fallen so badly already that the government's graded response action plan came into effect this week. But will this be enough? Clearly not. And what of the farm fire in Punjab …
As the air quality index in Delhi-NCR deteriorates, the Delhi government and Centre have decided to jointly combat it from November 1st. Teams will be mandated to take action against garbage burning, stubble burning, vehicular emission/traffic choke points/measures to ease congestion, dug up and dusty roads, industrial emission, construction and …
The Air Quality Index (AQI) according to pollution apex body Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was 291 on Tuesday, just nine points away from 'very poor' marker. Watch this video to know more.
सरकार ने राष्ट्रीय स्वच्छ वायु कार्यक्रम की शुरुआत की है। इस कार्यक्रम के जरिए दिल्ली लहित देश के 102 शहरों की हवा साफ होगी। सरकार की कोशिश है कि वायु प्रदूषण के मुख्य कारक पार्टिकुलेट मैटर पीएम 2.5 और पीएम 10 के स्तर में 20 से 30 प्रतिशत की कमी …
Why isn't environment becoming an election issue despite growing awareness among people about pollution and depleting natural resources? Ravish Kumar says that as he travelled across Delhi, Haryana, UP and Bihar during his road shows highlighting concerns of voters, one thing that was common was the scarcity of clean drinking …
Air pollution is India's biggest health emergency today. Why are our political parties & policy makers not serious about tackling this growing crisis? We discuss on Urban Reality this week.
As COVID-19 cases surge daily, another monster readies itself to attack the respiratory system. Scientists fear a double whammy once air pollution starts spiraling. Research shows that air pollution may turn mild covid infections into acute cases.
India's Coronavirus tally stands at 69,06,151 cases with death toll at 1,06,490. Stubble burning in north Indian states like Haryana & Punjab is rising. Farm fires will lead to more pollution. On the other hand, winter is also arriving. The question is - Will air pollution boost Covid in India? …
India's Coronavirus tally stands at 69,06,151 cases with death toll at 1,06,490. Stubble burning in north Indian states like Haryana & Punjab is rising. Farm fires will lead to more pollution. On the other hand, winter is also arriving.
Every year, the people of north India, especially Delhi, suffer from severe air pollution during the period of winter. The dip is air quality has many reasons including unfavourable weather, vehicles, stubble burning, etc. My Right to Breathe Member Jai Dhar Gupta says that from Lahore to Dhaka, the Indo-Gangetic …
On The Urban Debate today, Tanvi Shukla discusses the hazardous air which is choking Delhi. The citizens are paying price for slow death in the National Capital. For the second day in a row, the Air Quality Index in Delhi and NCR region remains severely toxic. The rising pollution is …
साल भर में एक बार सरकारें Air Pollution की चिंता करती है, अभी के मौसम में Delhi सहित कई शहरों में दोबारा AQI बढ़ गया है और pollution ने फिर हालत खराब कर दी है. अब Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal ने पटाखों पर बैन लगा दिया है, सवाल है की …
दीवाली के दूसरे दिन अब लगभग कई सालों से हम यही चर्चा करते हैं कि प्रदूषण और ज्यादा कितना बढ़ा. और इस साल कोरोना के गंभीर खतरे के बीच पटाखे बेचने और चलाने पर पूरी पाबंदी लगाई गई. बावजूद इसके दिल्ली-एनसीआर में खूब आतिशबाजी हुई और हवा जहरीली हो गई. …
The areas of concern or hotspots are Narela, Anand Vihar, Mundka, Dwarka and Punjabi Bagh in Delhi and Faridabad, Jhajjar, Noida, and Bhiwadi in the National Capital Region. Earlier on Friday, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar also asked the Delhi government to take swift action on the complaints forwarded to …
