Krishna concert back on after Sisodia invite

NEWDELHI: Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna has accepted the Delhi government’s invitation to perform in the city on November 17, after his concert, scheduled for the same day, was postponed by one of its co-organisers, the Airports Authority of India, citing other urgent engagements, after it was trolled on social media for planning to host an “anti-national” and “urban naxal”.

On Thursday, Krishna accepted the invitation after the office of deputy chief minister, Manish Sisodia, who is also Delhi’s’ minister for arts, culture and languages, contacted him over phone with the offer to host him on November 17.

The 42-year-old artiste, who, after AAI’S announcement offered to perform at any stage anywhere in Delhi on November 17, told HT that he has accepted the invite. NEWDELHI: Even as Delhi’s annual winter pollution crisis has made residents aware of the harmful PM10 and the dangerous PM2.5 particulate matter, the tiniest and deadliest of these pollutants, PM1, shot up at least 12 times this November than what it is on the cleanest monsoon days, according to scientists monitoring air quality in the national capital.

PM1, or particulate matter measuring less than 1 micron, is so fine that it can reach the blood stream and organs. Scientists say these particles are highly toxic as they are formed because of complex chemical reactions between pollutants in the air, and are at least 50-70 times finer than human hair.

In comparison, PM10 is around 5-7 times finer than hair, and PM2.5 is around 20-30 times