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A red entry was made if someone burnt stubble: Punjab Minister
Updated : 1 day, 18 hours ago IST
Punjab Minister BS Jimpa on Monday said there was a notification from his department that if someone burnt stubble, a red entry was made.
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Punjab Minister Dhaliwal emphasises on alternative methods for stubble man
Updated : 1 day, 20 hours ago IST
The Agriculture Minister emphasized on the need for farmers to adopt alternative methods for stubble management and this is the need of the hour that farmers support the government in making the state pollution free.
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Give free tools to farmers to prevent stubble burning: NHRC
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
The meeting was held with Chief Secretaries of four states through video conferencing under the chairmanship of NHRC Chairman Justice Arun Kumar Mishra regarding air pollution.
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Delhi's AQI improves to 'moderate' category with 176 AQI today
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Delhi's air quality improved due to the decline in farm fires in its neighbouring states.
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Delhi Pollution: AQI slides, still in 'Very Poor' category
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
The air quality in Delhi witnessed improvement on Sunday morning as the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital stood at 320, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) at 8:00 am.
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"Farmers are burning stubble under compulsion..." NHRC rebukes governments
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
NHRC heard the Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday in connection with its suo motu cognizance of unabated air pollution in Delhi-NCR as reported in media.
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Pollution control, sustainable development efforts get boost from India's
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
In addition, the plant is expected to reduce stubble burning on 40,000-45,000 acres, causing an annual reduction of 1, 50,000 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide emissions and 20,000 MT of fly ash currently produced due to paddy straw burning.
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NHRC seeks detailed report from Punjab on stubble burning
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
NHRC expressed strong concern over stubble burning cases in North India, especially in Punjab as the air quality has turned 'severe' in many cities and has been affecting the health of the people as well as putting seriously impacting those with existing illnesses.
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SC declines urgent hearing of plea seeking to curb air pollution
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined an urgent hearing of a plea seeking measures worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR and a complete ban on stubble burning.
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Stubble burning increased by 160 pc in Rajasthan, 20 pc in Punjab in Oct:
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that air pollution-related stubble burning cases have witnessed a rise by 160 per cent in Rajasthan and 20 per cent in Punjab this October as compared to October 2021.
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Farmers in Haryana adopting alternative means of managing farm residue to
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
The issue of stubble burning turns out to be a hot topic of discussion, especially at the onset of winter with the deteriorating air quality in Delhi NCR every year.
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Neighbouring states to blame for foul Delhi air: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
The Janata Dal (United) chief further said he had been working to convince the people of Bihar to shun or give up 'parali' (stubble) burning since 2018.
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