Category: Environment

Forensic AI: New Metric Aims to Prove Pollution’s Exact Link to Hospital Admissions Amid Severe Air Crisis

Representational AI-generated image of people walking through increasing levels of air pollution in New Delhi. Photo: RMN News Service

Forensic AI: New Metric Aims to Prove Pollution’s Exact Link to Hospital Admissions Amid Severe Air Crisis To successfully validate the model, Aether 360 is seeking institutional partnerships with organizations such as the WHO, UNEP, or AIIMS, using real-world, anonymized patient data. By Rakesh Raman New Delhi | December 18, 2025 The air quality crisis faced by national capitals like Delhi, …

Systemic Decay and Political Privilege: 5 Warnings

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Starved cows eating household hazardous waste near a housing colony of Delhi. Dirty scenes like this are common in the national capital. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service (Representational Image)

Systemic Decay and Political Privilege: 5 Warnings The constitutional guarantee of personal liberty, enshrined most visibly in India’s bail jurisprudence, has been transformed into a political privilege. RMN Foundation Report December 3, 2025 Introduction: A Glimpse Into the Unrest In a world saturated with information, it’s easy to miss the signals for the noise. But sometimes, a single snapshot can …

Stop Lethal FAR Construction, Corruption, and Pollution in Delhi

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Senior citizens in a group housing society of Dwarka in New Delhi urge the government to save them from dust and noise pollution of extended FAR construction activity. Photo and Campaign by Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service (file photo)

Stop Lethal FAR Construction, Corruption, and Pollution in Delhi Illegal floor area ratio (FAR) construction in Delhi housing societies 🏠 Delhi residents: Take action on civic problems like stray cattle and garbage in your residential colonies by registering your complaint at the “Clean House” community-driven free online service. Launched in 2017 by journalist Rakesh Raman, Clean House is a free editorial and advisory …

‘Kala Pani Morcha’ Protest in Punjab Against Polluted Budha Nala

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‘Kala Pani Morcha’ Protest Held in Punjab Against Polluted Budha Nala. Representational Image of a Protest Created with Meta AI Image Generator.

‘Kala Pani Morcha’ Protest in Punjab Against Polluted Budha Nala Since people have no other option but to consume poisonous water, they are suffering and dying with incurable diseases.  By Rakesh Raman Environmental activists have given a call to the local residents in Punjab to join their ‘Kala Pani Morcha’ protest in Ludhiana on December 3 against the dyeing units which …

RTI Application to Seek Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Construction Information from DDA

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Senior citizens in a group housing society of Dwarka in New Delhi urge the government to save them from dust and noise pollution of extended FAR construction activity. Photo and Campaign by Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service (file photo)

RTI Application to Seek Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Construction Information from DDA As a journalist and environmental activist, I have been running citywide campaigns to stop FAR construction. By Rakesh Raman Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Construction in Delhi’s Cooperative Group Housing Societies (CGHS) is a dangerous work which spreads harmful pollution and causes accidents in housing complexes where people (men, women, …

Defective Lifts Can Cause Fatal Accidents at Sri Agrasen Apartments of Dwarka in Delhi

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Residents complain of defective lifts which can cause fatal accidents in the Sri Agrasen Apartments building. Photo courtesy: Residents

Defective Lifts Can Cause Fatal Accidents at Sri Agrasen Apartments of Dwarka in Delhi This case of Sri Agrasen CGHS – including a video interaction with residents – is available on the “Clean House” service.  By Rakesh Raman All of us know that crimes being committed by the management committee (MC) members of Delhi’s cooperative group housing societies are increasing rapidly.  …