Is a ‘green’ revolution poisoning India’s capital? | India News – Times of India

Burning the garbage was supposed to help solve one of Delhi’s most startling environmental crises. The trucks have lumbered through the capital for years, dumping loads of hot, acrid ash from thousands of tons of incinerated garbage close to playgrounds and schools.Residents in the soot-stained homes nearby know what to expect: stinging eyes, constant migraines,…

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‘It is the heart of Pune’: SC stays NGT order of 30-people cap on ‘dhol-tasha’ groups for Ganesh festival – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the National Green Tribunal‘s (NGT) directive that limited the number of participants in ‘dhol-tasha’ groups to 30 during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.“Let them do ‘dhol-tasha’, it is the heart of Pune,” the bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud remarked while passing the interim order.The bench, which…

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