Water wars
Mark Twain once remarked that “Whisky is for drinking; water is for fighting over.” Fresh water is a very precious and limited natural resource even though water covers about 71 per cent of the earth’s surface.
Mark Twain once remarked that “Whisky is for drinking; water is for fighting over.” Fresh water is a very precious and limited natural resource even though water covers about 71 per cent of the earth’s surface.
Severe wintertime ozone (O3) pollution may be driven by alkene emissions from local petrochemical industries, and can be detrimental to human health, finds a study.
Congress candidate from Patparganj constituency seat Anil Chaudhary slammed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), saying that Delhi got nothing from AAP except for pollution.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining areas revoked Stage IV restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Tuesday, following a notable decline in pollution levels.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Monday announced to install mist sprayers on electric poles to combat air pollution and keep the area under its jurisdiction, clean, green, and beautiful.
The Delhi government had imposed restrictions on BS-III and BS-IV vehicles in view of rising pollution. But the curbs were ended on Sunday.
Continuing its attack on the Centre, the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said the Union government is accusing Punjab of spreading pollution by burning stubble in order to hide its failures.
L-G Saxena named the present situation, a violation of the citizens' fundamental right to health and the right to life. "
Kejriwal and Mann, respectively, took responsibility for the excessive stubble burning that has led to a decline in air quality over the last few days.
Addressing a press conference here, Rai said, "The BJP first increases pollution and then does politics on it. The Delhi government is making every effort to reduce pollution on its end.”
