Quick notes: Smog data, Robot soldiers...

• Government's answer to pollution: Gag those publishing smog data



• Cancer in the air: The govt has yet to announce any major moves to tackle the issue, although policymakers have suggested restrictions on private vehicles and higher pollution-related taxes.



• What Mahabharata Says About Pollution: For a country where rivers have been venerated as goddesses, the levels of pollution in our rivers is alarming.



• Stones were pelted on Mangalore church by disgruntled former employee



• Robot Soldiers: Remote controlled robots that carry machine guns and rockets



• New Jumbo Jet: C929 from China And Russia



• Bandaru Dattatreya: “The destitute, the downtrodden, those who are on the footpath and even the hawkers are his friends”.