POLLUTION IN NEW DELHI IS HIGH

India's Supreme Court has outlawed the sale of firecrackers in the sprawling city, one of the world's most polluted.

"This is a major positive," said Gopal Sankaranarayanan, one of three lawyers who brought the case. He was present at the court on Friday and confirmed the decision.

Millions of firecrackers are exploded in Delhi each year to celebrate Hindu festivals, and especially Diwali, which commemorates the victory of light over darkness.

This year, pollution readings in the capital city spiked to new highs in the days after the festival. The suffocating smog reduced visibility to just a few meters, and the Delhi government closed schools for three days.

Sankaranarayanan said the court also directed the Central Pollution Control Board -- a government agency -- to study the effects of fireworks and report back within three months. It is possible that the court would then implement a national ban on the manufacture of firecrackers, he said

Firecrackers are just one source of pollution in Delhi, which lacks an effective public transportation system. The sprawling city has 9 million vehicles, and new cars are being registered at a rate of 1,400 per day.

Cooking fuel, construction dust and coal-fired power plants add particles and toxic gasses to the mix. When the weather turns cold, the city's poor warm themselves around small wood or trash fires.

The Supreme Court sits in Delhi and Friday's ruling is not the first time it has taken action on pollution. In 2015, the court levied a new tax on commercial trucks entering the city -- a measure that environmentalists viewed as a positive

. In a related issue, The Head Media and Communications ,Environmental Rights Action, Mr Phillips Jakpor while commenting on the vexing matter with The Nees Office Desk of Paedia Express Multimedia in Lagos, Nigeria upon his arrival from New  Delhi ,India recently where he had gone to attend a global conference revealed that he had to wear a face mask because of the massive pollution in the city ,regarded as the Asthma capital of the world.

He noted that all that came for the same program like he did wanted to get out almost as they came around because the effect of the pollution was choking .

According to him while he was in India  the scenario he saw was more of a national emergency as children were barred by the state from going to scoool

His words:”There were several cases of people who fell ill due to the medical complications arising from the severe pollution as it was too much,I think the pollution is due to the heavy presence of manufacturing concerns in New Delhi while places like Calcutta,Mumbai,formally Bombay ,Ahmedabad,Hyderabad,Madras are more of commercial zones”

He added that if the Indian leadership did not do anything to address the pollutant saga ,then they should prepare for a lot of messy legal fight in the future.  

CNNMoney (London) First published November 25, 2016: 11:46 AM ET ,WHILE ABDULMUMINI ADEKU OF PAEDIA EXPRESS,LAGOS,NIGERIA ADDED AN INSIGHT

INDIAN LEADERS DISAGREE OVER RUPEE

 THIS INDIAN APPEARED CONFUSED ABOUT THE RUPEE

INDIAN LEADERS DISAGREE OVER RUPEE
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has rubbished the government's move to ban two major currency notes, calling it "monumental mismanagement".
Mr Singh, the architect of economic reforms in the 1990s, said GDP would fall "by about 2%" because of the move.
Earlier this month Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that 500 and 1,000 rupee notes had become illegal as part of a crackdown on corruption.
But scarcity of new notes has brought the economy to a virtual standstill.
Mr Singh, who is credited with opening up India's economy when he was finance minister in 1992, told MPs the move "can weaken and erode our people's confidence in the currency system and in the banking system".
He said it amounted to "legalised plunder".
Earlier, the rupee fell to almost 69 to the US dollar, a record low.
 [The] prime minister has been arguing that this is the way to curb black money... I do not disagree with these objectives, but there is monumental mismanagement of which there are no two opinions in the country as a whole," Mr Singh said.
"Even those who say that this measure will do harm or cause distress in the short term but be in the interests of the country in the long run should be reminded of what John Keynes said once, 'In the long run all of us are dead'."
Mr Singh has rarely addressed parliament in the two and a half years since his party lost power.
He and other opposition MPs are insisting that Mr Modi address parliament on the cash crisis, which he has not yet done
[The] prime minister has been arguing that this is the way to curb black money... I do not disagree with these objectives, but there is monumental mismanagement of which there are no two opinions in the country as a whole," Mr Singh said.
"Even those who say that this measure will do harm or cause distress in the short term but be in the interests of the country in the long run should be reminded of what John Keynes said once, 'In the long run all of us are dead'."
Mr Singh has rarely addressed parliament in the two and a half years since his party lost power.
He and other opposition MPs are insisting that Mr Modi address parliament on the cash crisis, which he has not yet done
In a related issue, Mr Bode Oluwafemi, The Deputy Executive Director of the Environmental Rights Action [E.R.A.]while speaking to The News Office Desk of Paedia Express Multimedia in Lagos, Nigeria said that he was in New Delhi attending an international conference on the environment when the financial land mark took place in India.
He noted that fears were rife on a possible inflation but he was sure that the main focus will be to break a hold on the forces of the black market:terrorists..
His words:”can you imagine,all the money I and Phillip had onus became very illegal as we could not by anything with it at all”
“Have you ever been stranded before  even when you are not financially broke,well that was the kind of the position we found ourselves”
He assured that the monetary policy change in one of the world’s most enduring democracy will sure have its ripple effect on south Asia ‘s economy in the medium and long term.
He revealed at the time that he was shocked that the entire nation did not revolt at the development with the opposition issuing a statement to on the matter.
He added that a particular ceiling had been put on the amount of money the people can spend or even keep at home as the Indian leadership looks for ways at cracking down on financial terrorism.
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Lady of Africa Foundation set to host Adire Street Culture Carnival

Lady of Africa Foundation set to host Adire Street Culture Carnival

 

Africa’s most talked about event, the Adire Street Culture Carnival, finally gets a date for 25th, 26th and 27th of December in Lagos.

According to a press release from the Management of The Lady of Africa Foundation, the organizers of the annual event, this year’s Adire Street Culture Carnival will be taking place at the National Arts Theatre, the Lagos home of arts and culture. And as usual the 3 Day all family event, will start as early as 9am on all of the 3 festive days in December.

Princess Olubukola Adubi Fasuyi the National Co-ordinator of The Lady of Africa Foundation proudly declared that, when it comes to fashion and textile industry in Africa, Nigeria occupies a pride of place.

“As a country globally recognized for her rich culture and diverse tradition, our country Nigeria boasts of an incredible array of fashion choices and fabrics. Notable amongst these fabrics is the adire, which has found favour amongst people all over the continent of Africa and as far as Europe, America, Canada and Asia.

“The fashion industry has also continued to grow by the day, with more and more people coming into adire production, and bringing in various innovations. As a way of promoting this very thriving fashion and garment industry, which by the way will also be doubling as promotion for Nigeria’s culture and tradition, Lady of Africa Foundation, has embarked on a mission to take the highly appreciated fabric to an entirely different level through exhibitions and carnivals.

She added that invitation is open to all to experience the beauty and richness of the African culture, which will be abundantly on display on these special days, including traditional cuisine, emu fun fun (African palm wine), eran igbe and so on.

“The foundation will also in the coming year, be taking this adire promotion to South Africa, Europe and America, to satisfy the craving of lovers of the adire fabric in those parts of the world. The Lady of Africa Foundation hopes to empower up to 50million Nigerian women and youth through its various activities. Already, lots of people in the country - privileged and the less-privileged have been empowered through direct and indirect job opportunities creation by the foundation through its various promotion and marketing of the fabric.

The foundation she said is also seizing the opportunity to call for support from culture-loving people, corporate organisations, federal and state governments and parastatals to ensure that this years’ event becomes a big success.

The dress code for the carnival remains the popular Nigerian indigo attire (adire), which can be ordered at Adunbisworld.com, OLX Nigeria and Konga.com