Smog engulfs Delhi as air quality drops to 'very poor'

A thick layer of smog enveloped Delhi on Tuesday morning as the city's air quality deteriorated to the 'very poor' category with 27 monitoring stations falling in the red zone, the Central......

Delhi's Pollution Nightmare!

Clean air needs action all year round; and that it will work only if we act jointly and at scale, asserts Sunita Narain. IMAGE: A metro train passes amid the thick layers of smog as the Air......

Delhi's air quality likely to dip, anti-pollution plan kicks in

Amid a likely increase in pollution levels, the Centre's air quality panel on Saturday directed authorities in the National Capital Region to increase parking fees to discourage private transport......

Will Pakistan Be Less Of A Nuisance?

With a narrow industrial base and dysfunctional politics, and a counter-productive national security agenda, Pakistan could well remain an 'international migraine', observes T N Ninan. IMAGE: A......

The petrochemical shift that could quench LPG output thirst

India may have to lean more on West Asian nations for supplies of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a cooking fuel, in the coming years after Indian state-run refiners drew up big plans to diversify......

Boom Times On Bourses In June

In June, Sensex went up 6.6% and Nifty 6.9%, their best monthly gains since December 2023. IMAGE: A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo   After posting mild......

Can Modi 3.0 Ignite Surge in PSU Stocks?

'Those betting against PSUs will likely be punished in this upswing.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Shares of public-sector undertakings (PSUs) should be accumulated at lower......

Jefferies stays bullish on PSU stocks: SBI, Coal India, NTPC lead the way

Notwithstanding the recent sharp decline in the stocks of public sector companies, analysts at Jefferies remain bullish on this segment. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com State Bank of......