Shanker Arnimesh

Delhi’s pollution is a crisis of democracy as much as public health, citizens say Citizens in the Indian capital of New Delhi say that the government’s inaction against the pollution-driven public health crisis signals both a struggling democracy and hypocrisy, as India leads talks on climate action in the Global South at COP30. Between October and November each year, New Delhi …

Guwahati, India - October 23, 2025 Residents stated that the balloon inflation team had been cautioned earlier about using gas cylinders in the area. Despite having a designated warehouse, they stored cylinders at home, ignoring repeated warnings to the landlord about potential residential hazards. The incident took place in the Ramnagar area of Karnal district, in northern India's Haryana, on October 23.