Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Puravanchal Expressway on Tuesday, which he said will "bring with it multiple benefits for UP’s economic and social progress.” The 341-kilometre-long expressway will reduce the travel time between Lucknow to Buxar in Bihar from seven hours to nearly four hours. <br /> <br />And, The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to hold an emergency meeting to chalk out a strategy to control the persistent air pollution in the national capital, Delhi.