Mexico City

National Capital Region, air pollution, air quality index, Delhi winter, Mexico City, social capital, Graded Response Action Plan, Comprehensive Action Plan, Air Quality Early Warning System, Arvind Kejriwal, Centre for Science and Environment, PM10, PM2.5, Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution Control Committee,

To Clean Its Air, There Are Miles to Go Before Delhi Can Sleep

Mani Bhushan Jha, Ajay Singh Nagpure, Bhavay Sharma and Nitya Kaushik 26/10/2019

For all its progressive measures, the annual average air...

Rescue workers search through the rubble for students at Enrique Rebsamen school after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico, September 20, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Legendary ‘Mole’ Rescuers Heroes Again on Mexico City Home Turf

Anthony Esposito and Lizbeth Diaz 21/09/2017

The moles, Topos in Spanish, formed as a volunteer...

A rescue worker attempts to secure the perimeter of a building toppled by the Sept. 19, 2017 earthquake, to keep former residents from trying to get inside – something that has happened in many buildings knocked down or badly damaged by the quake in Mexico City. Credit: Emilio Gody/IPS

Earthquake Leaves Mexico’s Disaster Response System Struggling to Keep Up

Emilio Godoy 21/09/2017

Although basic public services have been restored, economic, commercial...

A view of Rashtrapati Bhavan enveloped in a blanket of smog, caused by a mixture of pollution and fog, in New Delhi in November 2012. Credit: PTI

The Road to Fixing Air Pollution in Delhi, Beyond Odd-even

Namit Arora 10/02/2016

What makes matters worse in Delhi are the incessant...

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What it Will Take to Make Delhiwallahs See Reason in Odd and Even

Anvita Arora 30/12/2015

While such initiatives are likely to work for shorter...