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Protesters burn American flags, Trump pictures outside US Embassy in Beiru
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Nov 25 (ANI): Several dozens of Lebanese citizens over the weekend were seen burning the national flags of the USA and Israel outside the US Embassy here in protest against what they called the "US intervention" in the country's internal affairs.
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Punjab: Farmers continue to burn stubble in Ludhiana
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Nov 23 (ANI): Farmers continued to burn stubble near the Ludhiana highway in Punjab on Saturday.
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Lok Sabha members call for time-bound action plan to fight air pollution
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Members of the Lok Sabha expressed serious concern on the air quality in Delhi and several other cities in the country and called for a concerted action plan that includes tough timelines, maximum use of technology and support to farmers to stop stubble bu
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UP Cong President attacks Yogi government on garbage burning in Kanpur dum
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee President Ajay Kumar Lallu on Thursday said that the state government is not taking stern action against officials who are ordering the burning of garbage in the dumping yard but registering cases against the comm
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Farmers don't have options: AAP MP Bhagwant Mann on stubble burning
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): At a time when Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal is blaming stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana for air pollution in the national capital, party MP from Punjab, Bhagwant Mann on Thursday defended the farmers over the practice.
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AAP didn't take steps to tackle air pollution in last 5 years: Vijay Goel
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): BJP leader Vijay Goel on Thursday accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government in Delhi of not taking enough measures to address air pollution in the national capital over the last five years.
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Centre first praises farmers for growth in paddy production, later blames
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwat Mann on Wednesday hit out at the Centre, stating that government praises the farmers for growth in paddy production and later punishes them for stubble burning.
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Stubble burning issue: 81 FIRs filed against defaulting Bareilly farmers
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): In a drive to contain stubble burning amid worsening levels of air pollution, Bareilly administration has registered 81 FIR's against the erring farmers indulging in the prohibited practice.
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'Very poor' air quality leaves Delhi gasping for breath, AQI likely to fal
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): The air quality in Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad again plunged to 'very poor' category on Thursday and is expected to fall into 'severe' category by tomorrow, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting
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Tiwari attacks Kejriwal govt on pollution, says should have spent Rs 50 cr
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Delhi BJP chief and party MP Manoj Tiwari said Delhi government should have spent Rs 50 crore to buy stubble from farmers in the National Capital Region (NCR) to help tackle deteriorating air quality but instead it has provided a budget of Rs 200 crore for
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Discussion on air pollution, climate change in Parliament today
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): A discussion on air pollution and climate change is expected to take place in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday afternoon on the second day of the Parliament's winter session.
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Moradabad: Pollution Control Board slaps fine of Rs 1.62 crore on factory
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) levied a fine of Rs 1.62 crore on a metal works company which was burning furnaces illegally.
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