Morning Filter: Delhi grapples with hazardous pollution levels

1. Primary schools shut; WFH for 50% govt staff as Delhi grapples with ‘severe’ pollution Alarmed by hazardous pollution levels and health warnings, the Delhi government on Friday announced that primary schools will remain shut from Saturday and 50 per cent of its staff will work from home, while private offices have been advised to follow suit. 2. Cheetahs complete 50 days since arriving in India A senior Madhya Pradesh forest department official on Friday said arrangements will be checked to see if the eight cheetahs currently in quarantine in the state’s Kuno National Park can be shifted to a bigger acclimatization ‘boma’ (enclosure) after Saturday, when they complete 50 days since arriving in India. 3. Rival Koreas scramble warplanes in extension of tensions U.S. and South Korean forces have been conducting joint “Vigilant Storm” aerial exercises involving about 240 warplanes, including F-35s. The exercises had been scheduled to end Friday, but the allies extended them to Saturday in response to North Korea’s intensified testing activity this week. 4. 53rd convocation of IIT-Delhi on Saturday The 53rd convocation of IIT-Delhi will be held today. Abhijit Banerjee, Nobel Laureate, Economic Sciences 2019 and Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will be the chief guest on the occasion 5. Shiva Thapa enters quarters at Asian Elite Boxing Championships Seven Indian women pugilists, including Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, will kick off their campaign from the quarter-final stage on Saturday. 6. T20WorldCup | England takes on Sri Lanka in their final super 12 game on Saturday England will have to win on Saturday to make it to the knockout stage. [logo] The Morning Filter 05 NOVEMBER 2022 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. Primary schools shut; WFH for 50% govt staff as Delhi grapples with ‘severe’ pollution Alarmed by hazardous pollution levels and health warnings, the Delhi government on Friday announced that primary schools will remain shut from Saturday and 50 per cent of its staff will work from home, while private offices have been advised to follow suit. 2. Cheetahs complete 50 days since arriving in India [Raising concerns: A file photo of Namibian cheetahs after being released inside a special enclosure of the Kuno National Park. -] A senior Madhya Pradesh forest department official on Friday said arrangements will be checked to see if the eight cheetahs currently in quarantine in the state’s Kuno National Park can be shifted to a bigger acclimatization ‘boma’ (enclosure) after Saturday, when they complete 50 days since arriving in India. 3. Rival Koreas scramble warplanes in extension of tensions U.S. and South Korean forces have been conducting joint “Vigilant Storm” aerial exercises involving about 240 warplanes, including F-35s. The exercises had been scheduled to end Friday, but the allies extended them to Saturday in response to North Korea’s intensified testing activity this week. 4. 53rd convocation of IIT-Delhi on Saturday The 53rd convocation of IIT-Delhi will be held today. Abhijit Banerjee, Nobel Laureate, Economic Sciences 2019 and Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will be the chief guest on the occasion 5. Shiva Thapa enters quarters at Asian Elite Boxing Championships [Akash of SSCB against Shiva Thapa ] Seven Indian women pugilists, including Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, will kick off their campaign from the quarter-final stage on Saturday. 6. T20WorldCup | England takes on Sri Lanka in their final super 12 game on Saturday England will have to win on Saturday to make it to the knockout stage. Today’s Best Reads [[Mathura-Vrindavan aims to become a carbon neutral tourist destination by 2041] Mathura-Vrindavan aims to become a carbon neutral tourist destination by 2041]( [[World’s rhythms, a delectable India at Chhattisgarh’s National Tribal Dance Festival] World’s rhythms, a delectable India at Chhattisgarh’s National Tribal Dance Festival]( [[No amount of exposure to air pollution is safe: doctors] No amount of exposure to air pollution is safe: doctors]( [[Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair says Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime Police flagged his tweets] Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair says Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime Police flagged his tweets]( Copyright @ 2022, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. If you are facing any trouble in viewing this newsletter, please [try here]( If you do not wish to receive such emails [go here](