Idk why but the air quality dropped 3x(300->1200) in the past 2-3 days again in Delhi.
Good thing that the 
has managed to label all anti-pollution protests as “Maoist” so nobody dares to protest anymore since the government can and will throw you in jail for a decade without trial.
Most people don’t care and are out enjoying the weekend in this lethal air.
You’d think even fascists would want to breathe
“Hard times make strong men” sprays leaded gasoline particles out the window
Fascists have Air purifiers in their buildings and cars
insert spaceballs cans of air
With the global clampdown on protests or online activity any idea of liberal or social democracies functioning as a release valve for people’s grievences is long dead. The only way out is true revolutionary organisation.
Real Leftism is dead in India. The political scene is dominanted by right wing fascists and liberals.
It’s sucks but you have a responsibility to find ways to start from scratch
and here we’ve been worried about going for walks with 50 - 100 aqi
What are the main pollution sources? Lots of small engines with no emissions controls?
Mostly industry, vehicles, construction and stubble burning.
There are no emission controls in place for vehicles except that it’s illegal to use cars older than 15 years in the area.
There are no emission controls in place for vehicles except that it’s illegal to use cars older than 15 years in the area.
This seems like less of an approach for controlling emissions and more of a “fuck the poor” law.
It is. Top
ministers have huge stakes in vehicle and fuel industry. Recently, the government enforced 20% ethanol blending in Petrol which was directly led by a minister who owns an ethanol company whose stock surged by like 500% before they rug pulled it.Public Transport is dying in the country and they keep building roads every few months on the same location.
Delhi is also in a valley in a range of low hills, so the wind cannot clear the pollution away. (E.g. Mumbai has more industry etc, but has cleaner air.)
Good thing that the
has managed to label all anti-pollution protests as “Maoist”Incredible work. No notes. Astonishing.
So I grew up in a smallish town and then moved to a city (not Delhi) for work. And I was surprised when I first saw the night sky. It was a glowing dark red, not black with stars. And then some days afterwards a colleague from Delhi complimented us on the good air quality, pointing out that we did not wear masks outdoors or have air purifiers at home.
