Pollution-Free Environment a 'Fundamental Right', India's Top Court Says (msn.com)
(Wednesday October 23, 2024 @05:22PM (msmash)
from the tussle-continues dept.)
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- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/10/23/137215/pollution-free-environment-a-fundamental-right-indias-top-court-says
- Source link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pollution-free-environment-a-fundamental-right-indias-top-court-says/ar-AA1sM6vq
Living in a pollution-free environment is [1]a fundamental right , India's Supreme Court said on Wednesday as it urged authorities to address deteriorating air quality in the north of the country. From a report:
> India's capital Delhi recorded a "very poor" air quality index of 364 on Wednesday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board, which considers readings below 50 to be good. Swiss group IQAir rated Delhi the world's most polluted city in its live rankings. The city battles toxic air every winter and authorities say much of the smoke comes from farmers illegally burning paddy stubble to clear their fields in the neighbouring breadbasket states of Punjab and Haryana. The Supreme Court pulled up the governments of both states for taking "selective action" against stubble burning, saying penal provisions were not being properly implemented.
[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pollution-free-environment-a-fundamental-right-indias-top-court-says/ar-AA1sM6vq
> India's capital Delhi recorded a "very poor" air quality index of 364 on Wednesday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board, which considers readings below 50 to be good. Swiss group IQAir rated Delhi the world's most polluted city in its live rankings. The city battles toxic air every winter and authorities say much of the smoke comes from farmers illegally burning paddy stubble to clear their fields in the neighbouring breadbasket states of Punjab and Haryana. The Supreme Court pulled up the governments of both states for taking "selective action" against stubble burning, saying penal provisions were not being properly implemented.
[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pollution-free-environment-a-fundamental-right-indias-top-court-says/ar-AA1sM6vq
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It's also one of the most polluted place on the planet (though China may well be worse).
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> It's also one of the most polluted place on the planet (though China may well be worse).
I don't think anything in China beats the state of the Ganges River right now.
The good news is that in India, pollution is one side effect of the massive population, and some of that will fix itself as their birthrate has now fallen below replacement level. It'll take a few decades, but things will inevitably clean up as fewer people take up better living standards.