India’s market regulator chief denies most of the allegations, most of them around conflict of interest. 

​India’s market regulator chief denies most of the allegations, most of them around conflict of interest.  

Twenty-one cities, including Greater Mumbai and Varanasi, have cut PM10 levels by over 40% from 2017-18 to 2023-24 but still fail to meet national air quality standards. The National Clean Air Programme aims for a similar reduction by 2025-26. Significant funds are being allocated to improve air quality in these cities.

The West Bengal government told the Supreme Court that 23 individuals have died due to a doctors’ strike at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, initiated after the rape and murder of a postgraduate doctor.