Quick notes: Kaangress pogrom, pollution capital...

• Kaangress pogrom: ‘Rajiv Gandhi didn’t take calls from President after 1984 riots broke out. 2002 riots were spontaneous in contrast to the 1984 riots.’



• Delhi's air is dirtier than Beijing's: In Beijing, PM-10 levels decreased about 40 per cent from 2000 to 2013; in Delhi this has increased about 47 per cent from 2000 to 2011. The main culprit is the addition of 1,000 vehicles daily.



• Diesel subsidy: Commercial vehicles, and not agriculture, are the biggest beneficiary of diesel subsidy.

• Malaysian Chinese guy, student of late DK Pattammal