The Union government’s implementation of four consolidated labour codes from November 21, 2025, is set to reverberate beyond policy circles and into the stock market. Market strategists say labour-intensive sectors including chemicals & paints, autos and auto ancillaries, oil & petrochemicals, metals and pharmaceuticals will attract the most attention when…
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Supreme Court PIL Seeks Air Pollution Emergency
A public interest litigation filed by wellness advocate Luke Coutinho (styled in court papers as Luke Christopher Countinho) asks the Supreme Court to declare air pollution a national public-health emergency and direct immediate, time-bound action against toxic air across India. The petition contends that sustained breaches of national and global…
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SC Seeks CAQM Report on Delhi Pollution Crisis
The Supreme Court of India, in a key hearing held on 3 November 2025, has directed the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to file detailed affidavits outlining the steps being taken to prevent air quality…
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Delhi’s Air Turns ‘Severe’ on Diwali, GRAP-II Curbs Imposed
New Delhi: The capital woke up to a choking morning on Diwali 2025 as air quality plummeted into the ‘severe’ category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) around India Gate reached 347 — indicating hazardous pollution levels. GRAP-II Restrictions Enforced In response to…
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CAQM Intensifies Stubble & Emission Control Measures
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has taken robust steps to reduce air pollution in the NCR region. In two critical review meetings held on July 3, 2025 in Chandigarh, CAQM engaged with Punjab and Haryana governments to assess the progress on key mitigation measures like stubble burning elimination,…