Dust matters in India
There was a glimmer of good news visible through the Delhi smog this week with the launch of a market-based emissions trading scheme (ETS) for particulate matter (PM). A pilot has started at Surat in Gujarat. The scheme will apply to 350 industries in the locality and it will be scrutinised for wider rollout in
About a month before the general elections, Union minister Nitin Gadkari had warned cement companies of stern action if they formed cartels to increase the price of the key infrastructure commodity. He has repeated the threat after the elections as well: “The price rise is not justified and the cement manufacturers seem to be moving