Dense toxic smog engulfed India’s national capital on Monday, pushing air pollution to its worst levels in weeks and severely disrupting travel. More than 40 flights were cancelled, dozens delayed, and over 50 trains ran hours late as visibility dropped sharply. With air quality remaining in the “Severe” category for the second consecutive day, authorities invoked Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan, imposing the strictest pollution control measures. Construction activities have been halted, truck movement restricted, and schools shifted to hybrid mode. While emergency steps aim to provide short-term relief, experts warn that Delhi’s chronic winter pollution crisis demands long-term policy solutions.
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Rising air pollution in Mumbai is now being linked to 57% of lung cancer cases, the Maharashtra government told the state assembly.
The Mamata Banerjee-led government plans to set up an 800-km long greeen corridor, which will work as a "bioshield" - a forested area that would act as a "Green Wall" - along the Jharkhand border to intercept pollutants entering Bengal.
The United Nations announced the approval of the first carbon credits under a global market aimed at reducing emissions, a mechanism that has faced scrutiny over greenwashing concerns.
Air pollution is a concern not just for Mumbai but for countries and cities around the world, Maharashtra Environment Minister Pankaja Munde told NDTV Wednesday, after the city woke this morning to a blanket of smog for an eighth straight day.
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