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More stubble burning recorded this year till Oct 21: PRSC
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): Expressing concern over the menace of increasing air pollution, Anid Sood, Head ACM division, Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) on Tuesday said that more straw burning has been recorded this year.
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Whenever pollution levels shoots up, Kejriwal blames farmers: Manoj Tiwari
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Sunday took a jibe at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for blaming farmers for the increase in the pollution levels.
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Punjab farmers deny getting help from govt, continue to burn stubble
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Despite efforts by Amarinder Singh led Punjab government, farmers in the state continue to defy the ban on residue crop burning by setting ablaze their agricultural land.
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We will not burn straw if we are compensated for managing stubble, says Pu
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Farmers continue to burn stubble in the district despite the ban imposed by the Punjab government. Farmers say that they will stop burning crop residue if they are suitably compensated by the government for managing stubble.
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Gujarat: Python burnt alive in Banaskantha, four persons booked
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Banaskantha (Gujarat) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Four persons from Bodal village in the district have been booked for burning alive a python on Friday and circulating the video of the incident on the social media platform TikTok.
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Hyderabad: Advocates extend support to the striking TSRTC employees
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Advocates extended their support to the ongoing agitation by Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) employees and took out a rally and burnt the effigy of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, at Nampally Criminal Court, on Friday. Read More
Do not blame us for air pollution: Punjab Farmers
Updated : 6 years, 5 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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Delhi's air quality turns 'Very Poor' for first time this season
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Ahead of Diwali, the air quality in the national capital has taken a turn for the worse.
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Doctors urge people not to burn crackers as air pollution chokes Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): As air pollution remains a serious health hazard, city-based pulmonologists have started urging the people not to burn crackers this Diwali and take preventive measures to deal with the menace of air pollution.
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NGT seeks report from UP, Haryana, Punjab govts over steps to stop stubble
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday sought a report from the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab over the action taken to stop stubble burning in their respective states.
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Centre should pay more to farmers for produces to check stubble burning: C
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that if stubble burning has to be stopped in the state, then the Central government should give Rs 100 extra per quintal on the produce of farmers.
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Haryana: Stubble burning continues in Fatehabad despite ban
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Fatehabad (Haryana) [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Despite a ban by the Haryana government, incidents of stubble burning have not abated in Fatehabad town of the state. Farmers here have been burning crop residue, causing pollution in the nearby states, while claiming that they lack alternatives.
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