Day: November 7, 2019

Delhi’s air quality ‘very poor’ again due to high humidity

6:32 pm November 7, 2019

New Delhi: After a brief relief, the national capital’s air quality plunged to the “very poor” category again on Thursday due to high humidity because of light rains, officials said. Weather experts said high humidity and light winds affect dispersion of pollutants and lead to the formation of more potent secondary particles. Secondary particles are […]

Sensex maintains record run on reforms push, trade optimism; Nifty reclaims 12k

6:29 pm November 7, 2019

Mumbai: The Sensex scaled yet another lifetime peak while the Nifty closed above the key 12,000-mark after five months on Thursday as investors cheered the government’s latest reforms push and progress on US-China trade negotiations. After hitting an intra-day record of 40,688.27, the BSE Sensex ended 183.96 points, or 0.45 per cent up at its […]

Centre assures states all help to deal with cyclone ‘Bulbul’

6:13 pm November 7, 2019

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday asked states to take all possible steps to deal with the cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ and ensure there is minimum casualty and loss of property. At a high-level meeting here, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, P K Mishra also assured the states all necessary central assistance required in the […]

Plants don’t improve indoor air quality but cut outdoor pollution, latest studies show

6:11 pm November 7, 2019

New Delhi: As large parts of north India grapple with dangerous levels of smog, two new global studies seek to settle the debate on effective ‘green’ antidotes — one concluding that potted plants don’t affect indoor air quality and the other affirming that trees near factories and other pollution sources reduce outdoor air pollution. A […]

China says it has met its carbon reduction goal early

New Zealand makes ‘zero carbon’ target law

6:01 pm November 7, 2019

Wellington: New Zealand’s plan to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 became law on Thursday, when it cleared its final hurdle in Parliament. The legislation, which was supported on both sides of the political divide, mandates that the country should produce no greenhouse gases — except methane — by the middle of the […]