Targeting winter pollution: Looking for silver bullets is impractical

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Well before Diwali, government agencies sounded the red alert on pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).

Over the past week, the air quality index (AQI) has been “very poor” (between 301 and 400) with the Centre’s air quality early warning system predicting that the AQI will range between “very poor” and “severe” (401-500), with smoke, construction dust, fires from burning waste and agricultural stubble, and vehicular emission spreading a choking smog over the region.

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Category: BusinessFinance

Markets: India

Topics: GRAP Silver bullets Business Standard Editorial Comment Winter pollution

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Published On: 2024-10-30 @ 22:55:21 (1 days ago)

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