Delhi Hospitals Overcrowded as Thousands of Asthma and Respiratory Patients Rush Ahead of Diwali Air Pollution

Diwali Firecrackers Supreme Court

The air quality in the city following the arrival of winter and the post-Diwali pollution has become extremely unhealthy and hospitals in the city are experiencing alarming numbers of patients with respiratory illnesses and asthma attacks. There is an overflow of patients in the emergency wards particularly in big government hospitals such as AIIMS, Safdarjung … Read more

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Mulls Charging Air Cess to Combat India’s Pollution Crisis

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Becomes the Most Trolled Minister of India

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is taking a radical step to solve the problem of air pollution in India by proposing a new special purpose charge called Clear Air Cess, which would financially enable clean air projects in big cities. It is regarded as one of the most ambitious steps of the government to improve the … Read more