With ₹1016 crores, BEST Bus Transport could have added 1016 electric buses to their fleet, making the commute smoother for 35,00,000 Mumbaikars. But instead, let’s build an outdated & inequitable technology to cater to few hundred in Bandra, all funded by public taxes. MMRDA

This is scary #everydaylife in Gurgaon DC Gurugram

Momentous: The UK, home to the world’s first coal power station in 1882, will stop using coal to generate electricity this month, the 1st G7 country to do so Coal supplied 80% of UK electricity in 1990. Remember: they said it couldn't be done ft.com/content/516418… #climate

I am running out of words to describe how absurd August 2024 was in Svalbard. Reaching an average temperature of 11°C in August would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. This is totally bonkers.

Until this heatwave... Sweden 🇸🇪 and Norway 🇳🇴 had never hit > 30 °C in September. New national records have been set and by huge margin. Extraordinary weather pattern in Europe right now. THREAD

That's how Haryana BJP #Gurugram #Gurgaon candidate Mukesh Sharma (मोदी का परिवार) celebrated his ticket.People hanging out of cars driving without helmet on NH8. Where was Gurugram Traffic Police or the cameras which challan a common man at drop of hat #HaryanaAssemblyElections2024 #HaryanaElections2024

Ahead of #WorldCleanAirDay, read about #SouthAsia’s innovative approaches to clean air, from electric buses to emission tracking. Coordinated action across borders is vital in the region’s fight for cleaner air: wrld.bg/4Orz50Th0x0

Buried under briefs on pg 11 because it really doesn't matter

Scientists, Officials Call for Change in India’s Air Pollution Battle Plans ✍🏽 Chetan Bhattacharji #cleanair #India Soumya Swaminathan CSTEP healthpolicy-watch.news/scientists-off…

It’s #CleanAirDay, but in a month's time, the peak pollution season will hit about 500 m people across the north Indian plains. But last week's Indian Clean Air Summit hit home a big fact. The solutions for cutting air pollution are known and available. 👇🏾my report #ICAS2024

Pot holed roads, filthy rivers, Metro work behind schedule, PMPML needs massive upgrade, traffic snarls, tanker dependency - but hey! let's have more statues - because that makes our lives easier. 🙄

It is simple In a government school there can be no normalisation of superstitions, indoctrination of any kind or pseudo-science. It has to be a place where critical observation, thinking and constitutional values are shared. What children learn at home, other environments or

Why American cars are so big (And why America needs to dump the ‘truck’) economist.com/the-economist-… from The Economist

On Clean Air Day, here’s what it’ll take to clean India’s air as per officials and scientists👇🏾 Scientists, Officials Call For Change In India’s Air Pollution Battle Plans - ⁦Health Policy Watch - Global Health News Reporting⁩ #airpollution healthpolicy-watch.news/scientists-off…

Wow.. “Some estimates suggest that this discovery constitutes the fourth-largest oil and gas reserves in the world.” Massive oil, gas reserves found in Pakistani waters: Report - thehindu.com/news/internati…, For the best experience read this on The Hindu App. bit.ly/THNewsApp

During the super typhoon #Yagi in #Vietnam, many car drivers drove very slowly to shield motorbikes and people from the strong wind (because the strong wind trapped them on the road or on the bridge, they could be blown away if they tried to move). Wanted to hug everyone tightly.

The future of Rolls-Royce

CBI has apprehended two accused including the senior environmental engineer of Delhi Pollution Control Committee and the son of a middleman while exchanging the bribe amount of Rs 91,500. A cash of around Rs 2.39 crore was recovered from the premises of the Senior Environmental

THIS IS A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT: The EU now generates more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels. Graph from Nat Bullard data Ember