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    Delhi NCR Air Quality: Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav Reviews Situation

    The environment minister requested authorities from NCR states and union territories to submit concrete action taken reports on air pollution management efforts undertaken in...
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    Delhi Smog: Trial of ‘Smog-Eating’ Coatings in Fight Against Air Pollution Gets Government Nod

    Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has ordered a time-bound scientific study of photocatalytic “smog-eating” coatings, including titanium dioxide-based surfaces, hoping they may offer a drawbridge between policy and technological innovation to reduce harmful pollutants like nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and volatile hydrocarbons.
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    Delhi Pollution: Sirsa Reviews 17-Point Action Plan as Winter Smog Nears

    For Delhi’s nearly 30 million residents, the coming weeks will test whether the city’s multi-pronged strategies can meaningfully reduce the haze that has become synonymous with its winters.
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    Air

    Delhi Imposes GRAP-IV Restrictions as AQI Crosses 450; Government Mulls Odd-Even Vehicle Scheme

    The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) outlined strict actions, including a total ban on construction activities, limitations on vehicle movement, and a potential...
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    Supreme Court Critiques CAQM’s Inaction on Air Quality Amid Delhi’s Pollution Crisis

    Local authorities have also been called to action, implementing measures such as increasing the frequency of dust suppression operations and enhancing public transport systems...
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    Air

    Delhi’s Air Quality Plummets to ‘Very Poor’ Level Amid Haze

    The CAQM recommended the activation of phase two of the Graded Action Plan (GRAP), which includes stringent restrictions aimed at reducing airborne pollutants. Emergency...
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    India’s Judges, Policymakers and Activists Confront Escalating Youth Mental Health Crisis

    As South Asian nations grapple with the lingering social fallout of the pandemic, participants concluded that preventing youth despair requires moving beyond reactive crisis management.
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    Study Finds No Teaching Quality Gap Between Reservation and General Category Faculty in Indian Engineering Colleges

    Many countries operate affirmative-action, diversity or preferential-hiring programmes in universities and the public sector.
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    India’s Retail Inflation Surges to Two-Year High of 6.09% as Food Costs Breach Central Bank Comfort Zone

    While a single monthly reading above 6 per cent does not constitute a formal policy failure, the persistent upward trajectory since early 2026 leaves monetary authorities with little room to manoeuvre.

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    India’s Judges, Policymakers and Activists Confront Escalating Youth Mental Health Crisis

    As South Asian nations grapple with the lingering social fallout of the pandemic, participants concluded that preventing youth despair requires moving beyond reactive crisis management.
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    Study Finds No Teaching Quality Gap Between Reservation and General Category Faculty in Indian Engineering Colleges

    Many countries operate affirmative-action, diversity or preferential-hiring programmes in universities and the public sector.
    Civil society

    Study Finds No Teaching Quality Gap Between Reservation and General Category Faculty in Indian Engineering Colleges

    Many countries operate affirmative-action, diversity or preferential-hiring programmes in universities and the public sector.
    Child mortality

    India’s Judges, Policymakers and Activists Confront Escalating Youth Mental Health Crisis

    As South Asian nations grapple with the lingering social fallout of the pandemic, participants concluded that preventing youth despair requires moving beyond reactive crisis management.
    El Nino

    India’s Retail Inflation Surges to Two-Year High of 6.09% as Food Costs Breach Central Bank Comfort Zone

    While a single monthly reading above 6 per cent does not constitute a formal policy failure, the persistent upward trajectory since early 2026 leaves monetary authorities with little room to manoeuvre.

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