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Punjab School Education Department intensifies campaign to make farmers aw
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 12 (ANI): The Punjab School Education Department on Monday said that it has intensified its campaign to make the farmers aware about the harmful effects of paddy straw burning on the environment.
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Close to 700 cases of stubble burning reported from Punjab, Haryana betwee
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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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Amid air pollution concerns, farmers in Amritsar continue stubble burning
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Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 11 (ANI): Amid rising concerns regarding air pollution in the national capital and neighbouring states, farmers in Amritsar's Meharbanpura village continued to burn stubble in their fields.
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Sensitise farmers against stubble burning, which can worsen COVID situatio
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Chandigarh [India], October 9 (ANI): Asserting that many panchayats have passed resolutions against stubble burning, Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Aruna Chaudhary on Friday urged the rest to sensitise the farmers against the menace, which could exacerbate the C
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After priest burning case, BJP's Rajyavardhan Rathore says Rahul Gandhi sh
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Chomu (Rajasthan) [India], October 9 (ANI): Speaking about the incident of a temple priest being set on fire in Karauli district, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to pay attention to Rajasthan.
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Delhi govt to spray bio-decomposer in fields from October 11 to prevent s
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New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that the Delhi government will start spraying bio-decomposer solution prepared by Pusa Research Institute from October 11 to prevent stubble burning.
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Kejriwal inspects centre at Najafgarh as Delhi begins production of stubbl
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New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday inspected centre where a solution to turn stubble into manure is being prepared at Najafgarh.
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SC to hear plea suggesting releasing portion of MSP to farmers only after
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New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea that a portion of Minimum Support Price (MSP) should be withheld from farmers and released later only after verifying that they did not burn stubble.
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Non-violence will always be 'relevant' to address burning issues: TS Tirum
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New York [US], October 3 (ANI): Non-violence will always be "relevant" to address the burning issues and we need to practice it as a "potent weapon" for the truth and to cleanse ourselves, Indian Envoy to United Nations TS Tirumurti said on Friday (local time).
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We burn stubble as govt compensation inadequate: Amritsar farmers
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Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 2 (ANI): Amid rising concerns regarding air pollution in the national capital and neighbouring states, farmers in Amritsar's Devidaspura continued to burn stubble in their fields.
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Greek govt to keep close watch on Pakistani, Afghan migrants after burning
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Athens [Greece], October 02 (ANI): The Greek government has decided to keep a close watch on the activities of migrants from Pakistan and Afghanistan after the burning of a refugee camp at Moria on Lesbos island by migrants from these two countries, sources said.
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Stubble decomposition machine trials to be carried out in all states: Prak
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New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): All the states will conduct the trials of a decomposer, developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Pusa Institute to deal with the issue of stubble burning, said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday.
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