As conversations around climate change came into focus in wake of COP27 in Egypt, there is a lot of guesswork on how our cities would look if the world fails to achieve net zero carbon emission by 2050. How would our beautiful Taj Mahal look like? Well, a recent study conducted using artificial intelligence (AI) by […]
Four startup ventures led by students of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have won a grant of ₹50 lakhs each under the Endowment Nurture Fund initiative launched by the IIT Delhi Endowment Management Foundation, institute administration said. Startups Circle, Bag-It, Onpery, and I-Stem are founded and helmed by students of the institute. While Circle, […]
It was a case of the lesson not learned as Delhi continued to choke with poor air quality while Punjab failed to stop its farmers from stubble burning. Shockingly, almost 2500 stubble-burning cases were reported on Monday, and the cases have now crossed a whopping 32,000.
Pollution-induced restrictions imposed in Delhi-NCR could aggravate inflation and further worsen the economic situation in the country, environment activists have warned. Authorities have imposed restrictions – including on construction and movement of heavy vehicles – in the national capital region to curb pollution levels. On Monday, the air quality index (AQI), which represents the quality […]
The Delhi government banned the entry of trucks other than those providing essential services in the national capital under the fourth stage of GRAP (Graded Response Action Plan).