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In todays News18 Daily Digest: The Luthra brothers, co-owners of the Goa nightclub where a fire killed 25 people, have been deported from Thailand and placed on transit remand as investigations intensify. Police are probing charges of culpable homicide, negligence and safety violations linked to the club's operations. Investigators are also examining documents that show the establishment received its trade licence in just two days, raising questions about possible lapses or complicity by local authorities. Goa authorities have stepped up safety enforcement, shutting down multiple clubs in Anjuna for operating without mandatory fire and safety clearances. Political controversy erupted after Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan's remarks on military operations drew sharp criticism from the BJP. Delhi continues to battle hazardous air quality, with the Supreme Court set to hear the matter this week. The Centre and the Delhi government remain locked in a blame game as stricter pollution controls are debated.

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Delhi Labour Department enforces 50 percent office attendance and work-from-home for government staff from December 18 due to GRAP pollution curbs; essential services exempt.

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The choice to attend classes online will be left to the students and their guardians. DC Gurugram mentioned that this decision prioritises the health and safety of children.

MANAS is an air quality monitoring and data platform initiated by the BMC in collaboration with IIT Kanpur to improve how air pollution is monitored and understood across Mumbai

When the air stands still, stagnation sets in, ventilation collapses, and the system is left with no buffer to protect public health. When the weather naps, there is nowhere left to hide. Yet, we continue to blame the weather instead of our emissions

NASA and international research confirm that farmers in northern India are shifting the timing of stubble burning, making it harder for traditional satellite sensors to detect fires and raising concerns about air quality monitoring.