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Kejriwal govt has done nothing other than putting ads to tackle air pollut
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): Alleging that the Delhi government has failed to negotiate with neighbouring Punjab on the issue of stubble burning, BJP Yuva Morcha President Tejasvi Surya on Monday said the Arvind Kejriwal government hasn't done anything to resolve the problem of air p
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We are working on issue of air pollution, says UP Minister after Mayawati,
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh minister Brijesh Pathak on Saturday reacted to the allegations of Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav that the government is "sending farmers to jail in the name of environmental pollution."
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Atrocities on farmers under guise of stubble burning 'extremely condemnabl
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (SP) chief Mayawati on Saturday said that oppression of farmers under the guise of pollution caused by stubble burning is "extremely condemnable" and urging the state government to provide necessary help to them before ta
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Biogas plant will take care of stubble burning problem: Prakash Javadekar
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar virtually inaugurated a compressed biogas demonstration plant in Pune for biomass production during a meeting held to discuss "steps taken for prevention of air pollution in Delhi-NCR with emphasis on findin
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SC defers after Diwali vacation hearing on plea to prevent air pollution
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New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday deferred after the Diwali vacation hearing on a plea seeking directions to ban stubble burning in the states neighbouring the national capital to prevent air pollution.
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Kejriwal urges neighbouring states not to prosecute farmers for stubble bu
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New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday appealed to the capital's neighbouring state governments not to prosecute farmers for stubble burning.
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Delhi's air quality in 'severe' category
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New Delhi, [India], November 6 (ANI): Air quality in the national capital continued to deteriorate and the Air Quality Index (AQI) has been classified as 'severe' on Friday. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the overall air quality recorded
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Nearly 40,000 stubble burning incidents reported in Punjab this year
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Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], November 5 (ANI): As per data by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), around 40,000 incidents of stubble burning have been reported so far this year, said GS Gill, Nodal Officer, Punjab Pollution Control Board on Wednesday.
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Third wave of COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
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New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the recent surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital can be called the "third wave".
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Odisha bans sale, use of firecrackers from November 10-30
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 4 (ANI): Considering the potentially harmful consequences of burning of crackers amid the Covid-l9 pandemic situation and approaching winter, the Government of Odisha has prohibited the sale and use of firecrackers from November 10 to 30 in the public i
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Renewable energy company working on sustainable solution for stubble burni
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 1 (ANI): Amid increasing pollution level in the country, a renewable energy company is helping in the generation of electricity using stubble.
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Local committee moves court after Jaipur police disallow burning of Ravana
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 30 (ANI): Jaipur Police did not allow people to burn Ravana effigy in Pratap Nagar on Dussehra in the wake of guidelines relating to COVID-19 pandemic. Expressing unhappiness with police intervention, the Pratap Nagar committee has knocked on the door of t
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