New Delhi: “For the Indian government and bureaucracy, pollution does not appear to be an emergency,” read a report in The New York Times by Pragati K.B on the onset of air pollution season with the celebration of Diwali.

This year, the Supreme Court tweaked its absolute ban on crackers to allow “green” crackers in Delhi NCR.

“Comprehensive action plans and research into the effects of pollution are poorly implemented. In a report filed in India’s Parliament in March, the ministry responsible for pollution control said it had used less than 1 percent of the $100 million allocated to it last year,” says the report , which also looks at the politics of pollution. Show Full Article

“Each party blames the other for New Delhi’s air-quality issues, and neither has taken responsibilit

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