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"Why should people who violate law...?": SC bench suggests farmers lightin
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday while hearing issue relating to the air pollution in the Delhi-NCR suggested that the farmers who engage in stubble burning should be deprived of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) benefits as a part of the economic repercussions of their actions.
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Punjab: Stubble-burning cases continue to decline for third day, 634 cases
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
With continuous efforts of the Punjab Police to prevent stubble burning, Punjab witnessed another low with only 634 cases of farm fires, the lowest since Diwali, reported in the state on Monday, said Special Director General of Police (Spl DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla, who is also a state
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Stubble burning: Punjab Police registers 932 FIRs since Nov 8; imposes Rs
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the Information and Public Relations Department of Punjab, on Sunday and Saturday, the state recorded 740 and 637 farm fire cases, respectively, with the state witnessing a drastic downfall in the last two days.
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UP: Air quality dips to 'very poor' category in Ghaziabad, residents compl
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI on the deteriorating air quality situation, a morning walker said, "We are facing problems due to the poor air quality. We can sense burning and irritation in the eyes due to the rising pollution levels. We are also facing difficulty in breathing. Senior citizens are affected
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BJP's Gautam Gambhir accuses Delhi govt of doing nothing to tackle air pol
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, BJP MP Gautam Gambhir alleged that the Delhi government has done nothing to tackle air pollution in the past nine years.
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Bio CNG, LNG, bio bitumen, aviation fuel is being made from stubble: Nitin
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"Bitumen is being made from stubble; bio CNG, LNG is being made from stubble. 185 projects have started in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh to make CNG, LNG. In Panipat ethanol, bio bitumen and aviation fuel is being made from stubble and the government is working to speed it up," Union Min
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"Lord Ram Chandra is our history, heritage, symbol of culture": Nitin Gadk
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"Lord Ram Chandra is our history, heritage and symbol of our culture. Lord Ram will be established at his birthplace. What would make Indians more happy than this?" Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
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Yogi govt on alert against incidents of stubble burning in UP
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has undertaken comprehensive measures to curb incidents of winter stubble burning, including distributing bio-decomposers to farmers for free, providing them agricultural equipment for effective crop residue management and la
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Study emphasises necessity of addressing risk of post-net zero global warm
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Since global warming is an inevitable consequence of burning fossil fuels, the only strategy we have to stop it is to bring human activity's CO2 emissions down to "net zero," or the point at which the amount of CO2 we release into the atmosphere and the amount we take out of it is equal.
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People celebrate Hingot War in Madhya Pradesh's Indore
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
People participated in the Hingot war, in which two groups hurled burning 'hingots' at each other, a day after Diwali as part of a tradition at Gautampura, Indore.
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"Stop abusing Hindus for your faults": BJP Spox after AAP blames party for
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai accused the BJP-led governments in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana of allowing the burning of firecrackers on Diwali despite the ban.
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MCD issues 383 challans for open burning, fines Rs 1.72 crore to construct
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), on Saturday, released an 'action taken' report on open burning. While 383 challans were issued for open burning violations and 823 challans for violations at construction and demolition (C&D) sites.
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