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EDITORIALAIR QUALITY GOVERNANCE AND THE AIRSHED APPROACH

Clean Air Needs a Bigger Map: Why Delhi's Pollution Fight Must Move from City Limits to the Airshed

As Delhi prepares its Winter Action Plan, an expert argues that city-centric measures and NCAP's PM10-based metric are inadequate. A Super El Niño and regional emissions call for an airshed approach to air quality. An editorial argues that tackling Delhi's winter air pollution requires shifting from city-centric measures to an integrated "airshed-based" approach across North India. It highlights how climatic factors like El…

Sub TopicCITY-CENTRIC ACTION VERSUS AIRSHED MANAGEMENT - NCAP'S…SourceINDIAN EXPRESS, CHRONICLE INDIA…
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EDITORIALWEST ASIAN SECURITY AND COLLECTIVE DEFENCE

An Alliance That Will Not Fight: Is the Mecca Pact Deterrence or Political Insurance?

The Yemen war has escalated, with Houthi strikes on Saudi airports and oil facilities and fighting over the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. An emergency meeting of the Mecca Pact in Riyadh showed that Pakistan and Turkey are present in theatre but not engaged in combat. The resurgence of the Yemen war and maritime attacks tests regional security frameworks like the Mecca Pact amid limited allied appetite for offensive conflict. This…

Sub TopicTHE MECCA PACT'S FIRST TEST IN YEMEN - POLITICAL…SourceINDIAN EXPRESS, UNITED NATIONS…
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