Air Quality Index reaches over 1000 in the Indian capital Delhi on 15-day restriction of cars to curb vehicle pollution Air pollution levels in India’s capital remained at near record levels, forcing schools to shut down through mid week and keeping residents indoors, as the nation grapples for solutions. The …
Five million face masks to be distributed in schools but experts say a lot more needs to be done by the government. New Delhi, India – A “gas chamber” is what Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal described the city as on Friday, announcing that five million pollution masks will be …
Narendra Modi needs to show more of his reformist character and less of the Hindu nationalist, says Max Rodenbeck To roars of approval from the pumped-up crowd packing a stadium in Houston, Texas, India’s prime minister gave his answer to the local greeting. “You ask, ‘Howdy, Modi?’, so I say, ‘Everything …
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Schools in the Indian capital will be shut until Nov. 5, the city government said on Friday, as residents breathed the season’s worst air for a third straight day. As farm fires from New Delhi’s neighboring states sent swathes of smoke into the capital, the city’s …
FROM shades of startling red to hues of vivid tangerine, brightly coloured beards have become a fashion statement on the streets of Bangladesh capital Dhaka. Facial hair of sunset tones is now the go-to look for older men wanting to take off the years, with an array of henna options …
A slow-motion financial crisis threatens the country’s economic future Imagine a central bank tweeting that, yes, there are rumours of “certain” banks facing deposit runs but “there is no need to panic”. Would you feel reassured? That is the unenviable position Indians found themselves in last week as a financial storm …
KABUL (Reuters) – Restoring Afghanistan’s Buddhist artifacts that were destroyed by the Taliban 18 years ago is like working on a 1,500-year-old jigsaw puzzle, say conservators working on the latest restoration project. Mohammad Fahim Rahimi, Director of National Museum inspects a pot for restoration at the National Museum in Kabul, …
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released a video of himself walking barefoot on a beach and picking up litter at a resort in India. Source: India’s Narendra Modi picks litter on beach – BBC News