The much-awaited successor to the second edition of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric (and Hybrid) Vehicles, or FAME II, has caught the e-two-wheeler industry by surprise. Under the Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS), the government has halved the subsidy on e-two-wheelers, limited the number of vehicles it will cover, and restricted the duration… Continue reading Recharging e-two-wheelers | Editorial Comment
Tag: Editorial
Editorial: School meals are laden with sugar and sodium. Students need healthier food
Less sugar, lower sodium and more whole grains are among the new guidelines for school meals under consideration by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These are reasonable, necessary changes considering that about 1 in 5 U.S. children are obese, a condition that can lead to serious lifelong health consequences if it continues into adulthood. The… Continue reading Editorial: School meals are laden with sugar and sodium. Students need healthier food
Editorial: Forcing treatment on mentally ill homeless people is a bad idea
California’s mental health care infrastructure is controversial for the wrong reason. Critics target the groundbreaking Lanterman-Petris-Short Act of 1967 for supposedly filling the streets with drug users and mentally ill people. But LPS, as it is known, didn’t do any of that. It and similar laws adopted in other states simply limited the vast power… Continue reading Editorial: Forcing treatment on mentally ill homeless people is a bad idea
Editorial: Get ‘forever chemicals’ out of our drinking water
A recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey found that nearly half of the drinking water in the United States is contaminated with “forever chemicals,” the per- and polyfluoroakyl substances known as PFAS that can cause cancer and other health complications. And Southern California is among a handful of regions nationwide with a higher probability… Continue reading Editorial: Get ‘forever chemicals’ out of our drinking water