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Construction of the world’s biggest dam in the Yarlung Tsangpo river — China's name for the Brahmaputra — has gone through rigorous scientific verification and will not have any negative impact on the ecological environment, geology, and water resources of downstream countries like India and Bangladesh, its Foreign Ministry has said.
At an event in Pune, the Infosys co-founder warned about the impact of climate change on rural areas, urging collaborative efforts to prevent urban infrastructure collapse.
The SMART-HS project, led by Oxford’s Professor Louise Slater, aims to optimize hydropower systems in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia through advanced monitoring, machine learning, and community empowerment. Funded by £2 million from UKRI’s Ayrton Challenge, it enhances energy efficiency, safety, and sustainability, fostering equitable energy access and gender inclusivity while creating scalable solutions for global hydropower networks.
The country's apex court criticized the Delhi government and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failing to adequately address the national capital's garbage crisis, calling it "shameful" that 3,000 tons of waste remains untreated daily.
The air quality has worsened across the country in fact, with as many as 67 Indian cities recording an AQI above 200. Delhi leads with 445, followed by Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Noida. Bengaluru remained the city with the cleanest air with an AQI of 92.
After seeing a slight improvement in air quality earlier this month, pollution levels have risen drastically in the national capital and surrounding satellite towns, forcing all schools to shift to hybrid learning depending on the availability of resources like the internet and laptops. Workplaces will reduce on-site staff to 50%, with remote work encouraged for public sector employees.
As schools in the national capital return to hybrid mode, the Supreme Court has called for comprehensive pollution control efforts across India, directing the central government to compile a list of the country's most polluted cities.
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