Is the climate conducive for a change?

The Paris Summit brought out a global agreement on curtailing the global warming. How much change is the treaty actually going to bring on mother earth? Mona: All eyes were on Paris second time around in a month’s time. Only the top world leaders gathered the second time to save the earth. Paris Summit was extended by a day as 196 parties sat together to form a global agreement on the reduction of climate change. Two weeks of intense negotiations led to a deal to limit the rise in global temperature to less than 2C. India emerged a key player at the talks. Young turks from Chandigarh share their reflections on the treaty. Too good to be true: The United Nations Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP 21) comes across a goody goody deal for all nations from developed to developing, including the US, China, India and Iceland but it’s not comprehensive. While the aim is noble, who does what, when and how remains largely unlettered in order to curtail the rising temperature. It’s tougher for developing nations than the developed, for while we have to carry on development, industry...
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‘Severe’ drop in air quality this Diwali

With the onset of Diwali, air quality in the capital is set to deteriorate over the next two days, with the Met department terming the condition as “severe”. According to System of Air quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), pollution levels will be high in areas around Delhi University’s North Campus and Rajendra Nagar, Mathura Road and Noida while it will be low in Aya Nagar and Palam (Terminal 3 area). The pollution levels are expected to be 4-5 times higher than the normal level. The highest level of pollution will be observed on October 24, Friday, while the situation is expected to improve on October 27. On October 24, the overall level of PM2.5 (particle matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers) would be 300 microgram per cubic meter (mpcm) while the level of PM10 is predicted to be around 440 mpcm. The normal level of PM 2.5 in the atmosphere should be 60 mpcm for PM 2.5 and 100 mpcm for PM 10. “The impact of Diwali firecrackers are predicted to be minimal as compared to past 2 years. This peak Diwali day value of PM 2.5 is roughly 50 per cent and 30 per cent lower...
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