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Pakistan's smog crisis worsens, experts urge Shehbaz Sharif to intervene
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Air quality experts in Pakistan have written to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, urging immediate action to combat hazardous smog in Punjab. PAQx has outlined a comprehensive plan, including shutting down brick kilns and non-compliant industries, restricting heavy transport, and transitioning
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Pak: Lahore records AQI reading of 1,067, retains top-slot for world's mos
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan's Lahore witnessed a dangerously high air quality index (AQI) reading of 1,067 on Saturday morning, retaining the top city list for the hazardous air quality list in the world, ARY News reported.
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"Pollution levels may increase due to stubble burning in neighbouring stat
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Rai said that he is going to write a letter to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav for the third time to request for a meeting so that the air pollution can be controlled.
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"Farmers first one to get affected by stubble burning": Punjab Minister
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Punjab Minister said that whether the smoke due to stubble burning goes to Delhi is a matter of debate, but the major concern is that it is affecting common people who breathe the same air.
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No effort being made by CAQM to implement its own directions on air pollut
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Supreme Court expressed disappointment over the Commission for Air Quality Management's (CAQM) effort to implement its directions concerning air pollution.
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Delhi pollution: SC questions Odd-Even rule; orders to stop farm fires imm
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Supreme Court in the hearing on Delhi pollution on Friday questioned the Odd-Even rule and ordered to stop farm fires immediately.
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Punjab: Revenue official held hostage by farmers released on written assur
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A revenue official, who visited a village in the Faridkot district of Punjab, was held hostage by a group of farmers. Farmers agreed to free the official only after getting written assurance from the administration.
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Punjab: Faridkot farmers hold Patwari hostage for over 24 hours for inspec
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The farmers demanded a written assurance of no challan over the burning of their stubble and said that the official will not be set free until their demands are met.
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Stubble burning cases in Haryana not even 10 pc of Punjab's: CM Manohar La
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Haryana CM has claimed on Monday that the total cases of stubble burning in the state have not been even 10 per cent of that of Punjab.
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Close to 700 cases of stubble burning reported from Punjab, Haryana betwee
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Amidst increasing levels of air pollution in the national capital region, close to 700 cases of stubble burning were reported from Punjab and Haryana between September 21-29, according to sources in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (
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Air pollution menace: Principal Secretary to PM holds meeting with officia
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): In the backdrop of severe air pollution in Delhi-NCR and other parts of north India, PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister held a high-level review meeting with senior officials from Punjab, Haryana and Delhi through video-conferencing on Sunday.
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Do not blame us for air pollution: Punjab Farmers
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Despite a ban by the Punjab government, incidents of stubble burning have not abated in the nearby areas of Amritsar. Scores of farmers here have been burning crop residue, causing air pollution in the nearby states, while claiming that they lack a
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