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Stubble burning cases in Punjab 25 pc less than last year: Environment eng
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India] November 8, (ANI): A total of 32,734 cases of stubble burning have been reported in Punjab from mid-September till now and the average number of fires is 25% less as compared to last year, according to Samita, environmental engineer, Punjab State Pollution Control B
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Punjab farmers demand Rs 7,000 per acre compensation to stop stubble burni
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], November 8 (ANI): Stubble burning continued in Punjab on Monday amid 'severe' Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi.
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Gopal Rai to write to Union Envt Minister Bhupender Yadav demanding emerge
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday said that he will be sending a letter to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav asking him to call an emergency meeting on the issue of stubble burning.
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Haryana officials visit farms to douse stubble fires in fields, create awa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kaithal (Haryana) [India], November 6 (ANI): Haryana Agriculture Department officials on Saturday visited farms to douse off fires set to stubble piled up in fields in Kaithal and also create awareness about the hazards of stubble burning and government schemes in this regard.
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Emissions from stubble burning reach 36 pc today, relief expected by tomor
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): With emissions from stubble burning contributing to a 36 per cent share of the pollution in Delhi on Saturday, the national capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining in the "severe category" for the second consecutive day.
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Pollution not limited to northern states, everyone will have to think over
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Saturday said that pollution is not just limited to northern states of the country and every citizen will have to think about it.
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Man injured after being shot at in Noida, one held
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Gautam Buddh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 5 (ANI): A man has been arrested in Noida Sector 121 after he shot at a person on Thursday during a dispute over the burning of crackers, the police said.
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Stubble burning, firecrackers responsible for heavy pollution in Delhi, sa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said that the sudden increase in the number of stubble burning incidents and firecrackers are the two major reasons for heavy pollution in the Delhi region.
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Fire continues at paper mill in Gujarat's Vapi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Valsad (Gujarat) [India], November 5 (ANI): A fire that broke out at a paper mill in Gujarat's Vapi area in Valdas district has been burning for about four and a half hours, said fire officer of Vapi Ankit Lauthe on Friday.
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Goa congress holds protest against fuel prices, inflation in Mapusa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mapusa (Goa) [India], November 4 (ANI): On the eve of Diwali, Goa Congress held a protest against fuel prices and inflation by burning effigy of "Mhargaisur", an inflation-driven rendition of 'Narakasur' (demon).
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Jay-Z inducted by Dave Chappelle into Rock Hall with unapologetic speech
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): With anger still burning in around his recent Netflix comedy special, standup comedian Dave Chappelle stepped out on Saturday night to induct Jay-Z into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Delhi's air quality deteriorates to 'poor' category
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital deteriorated to the "poor" category on Thursday with an increase in stubble burning, according to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).
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