What A Shocker! Pollution Control Budget Slashed By 50%

Considering that pollution kills more people in India than HIV, TB and Malaria put together, I expected the new budget to put more emphasis on pollution reduction measures. However, the interim budget for 2019—announced by the Finance Minister (FM) on February 1—has halved the funds for pollution abatement, allocating only ₹10 crores—down from last year’s ₹20 … Continue reading What A Shocker! Pollution Control Budget Slashed By 50% →

Fire In California, Smoke In Delhi

The 2018 California Wildfires, reportedly the most tragic in the American state's history, took over a hundred lives, injured around eighty people, and burned several towns down to ashes in a trail of destruction. The wildfire also raised the air pollution levels unusually high, especially in the northern and central parts of the state, which … Continue reading Fire In California, Smoke In Delhi →