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The BJP has hit out at the AAP's decision to reintroduce odd-even scheme.

An important announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday on the need to ban single-use plastic was made at a global convention to combat climate change and desertification. The stark reality of sudden, unpredictable climactic events is upon the world, and it's time to work to save the planet. This is no exaggeration, says environment researcher Sunita Narayan as she discusses the threats the world faces due to climate change, intense rain, heat events, dust storms and depletion of groundwater.

On his Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a movement to make India free of single-use plastic, beginning on Gandhi Jayanti, which falls on October 2. However, plastic is everywhere and shopkeepers and customers continue to depend on single-use plastic. Is the target of a full ban on single-use plastic too high, or it can be achieved? Across the country responsible citizens are working on their individual capacity not to use such plastic and spread awareness.

The odd-even scheme is returning to Delhi for the third time from November 4 to 15, which means vehicles with odd and even number plates will be allowed to operate on alternate days. Women drivers and two wheelers are exempted from the scheme. In 2017, this scheme was put on hold as the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had rejected such exemptions. The Delhi government then had taken back the proposal of the scheme. Is it going to work this time? We will have to wait for the air quality reports after the implementation of the scheme.

Over the last month, at least 200 people across 5 states have lost their lives due to excessive rainfall causing floods. Just in the course of 2019, we've seen a deadly heatwave in North and Central India, devastating floods in Bihar and Assam, torrential rains in Mumbai and the worst drought in 70 years in Chennai.

This Independence Day on Urban Reality, we put the spotlight on one of the largest cleanliness drives in the world-Swachh Bharat Mission.

The death toll in the Kerala floods increased to 88 on Tuesday with an "extremely heavy rain" warning issued for three districts, even as the weather in deluge-hit Karnataka and Gujarat improved, allowing authorities to speed up rescue and relief operations.

Record rainfall and floods in some parts of the country have killed hundreds of people. Yet, some areas have seen less than average rain. Some statistics bring to light how these weather patterns are anything but normal. Is this going to be the new normal? Uneven rainfall patterns across the country has been rising.

Flood fury continues in Southwest India. According to the reports, 42 are dead in Kerala and 24 in Karnataka. Also, more than two lakh people have been evacuated to safer places from three districts of Kolhapur, Sangli, and Satara. Watch this video to know more.

Centre for Science & Enviornment's Green Rating Project: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar releases latest report on ratings of fertilizer sectors.

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