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The airshed approach for air quality management entails treating a geographical area with similar meteorological and topographical features as a single unit, rather than relying on administrative boundaries (states/cities) to tackle pollution. This method, essential for regions like the Indo-Gangetic Plain, enables cost-effective, collaborative policies to manage pollution sources like transport, industry, and agriculture.

Key Aspects of the Airshed Approach:

Definition: A common geographical area where pollutants are trapped, causing similar air quality levels.

Significance: It addresses the transboundary nature of pollution, such as stubble burning in Punjab impacting Delhi air quality.

Indian Context: India is divided into roughly 9 to 11 major airsheds. The Indo-Gangetic Plain is a key example, requiring, for instance, a Unified Airshed Management Plan for Delhi, Haryana, UP, and Rajasthan.

Institutional Mechanism: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021, is a legal framework incorporating this approach.

Benefits: It helps overcome blame-shifting between states, optimizes resource allocation, and, according to a World Bank report, can significantly reduce \(PM_{2.5}\) exposure in South Asia. 

Implementation Challenges & Way Forward:

Coordination: Ensuring cooperation between multiple state governments and local bodies.

Data Sharing: Establishing common emission inventories and monitoring systems.

Action Plan: Shifting from city-centric plans to regional airshed-level action, as emphasized in the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).

This approach is crucial for achieving long-term, sustainable improvements in air quality by aligning environmental management with geographical reality rather than political lines.

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🎙️ Call for Papers – National Seminar

The Department of Political Science, Bharati College - University of Delhi in collaboration with Prajna Pravah (IR Ayam – Delhi Prant), is organising a Two-Day National Seminar sponsored by ICSSR (NRC) on “Exploring Alternative Sites of Knowledge Production in Indian Tradition: Foreign Policy, Statecraft and Governance.”

📅 12–13 March 2026 | New Delhi

The seminar examines India’s indigenous traditions of political thought, diplomacy, statecraft, and governance as meaningful sources of contemporary theoretical insight. Sub-themes include statecraft, diplomacy, administrative ethics, colonial disruptions, and contemporary relevance.

Abstracts (300 words) are invited by 1 March 2026; acceptance by 5 March. Full papers are due 10 March.

📧 Submit to: seminarbharaticollege@gmail.com
Registration: Students/Scholars ₹500, Faculty/Others ₹800.

Selected papers will be published through reputed national or Scopus/Web of Science–listed Journal or as a form of Book Chapter with ISBN.

Regards,
Organising Team
National Seminar

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What is Moltbook - the 'social media network for AI'?
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/cm-to-launch-invasive-species-detection-app/articleshow/127827662.cms

Kerala launches an AI-powered NeophyteID to detect invasive alien species in the fragile ecology of the Western Ghats regions.

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The Cochin international airport in Kerala is set to become the first Indian airport to operate hydrogen-powered buses for passenger transportation.

Source: The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kochi-airport-to-become-first-in-country-to-own-hydrogen-powered-bus-fleet/article70585999.ece

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Recently, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech mentioned Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) and its assistive role in helping India leverage its orange economy ambitions.

Let's know more about IICT👇👇

The Indian Institute of Creative Technology (IICT) is India’s first dedicated institute for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR), established as a National Centre of Excellence in Mumbai.

IICT is modelled after the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), aiming to set new benchmarks in creative technology education and research.

It comes under the administrative purview of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.

The institute’s mission is to create Indian intellectual property leveraging the country’s rich cultural heritage and to cultivate talent for the global digital content industry.

IICT will feature state-of-the-art infrastructure, including immersive studios, animation and gaming labs, virtual production setups, editing and sound suites, and smart classrooms.

The current campus is operating out of National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Pedder Road, Mumbai while the permanent IICT campus will be built across ten acres at Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari (Film City), Goregaon, Mumbai.

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