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Punjab: With no alternative in hand, farmers forced to burn stubble
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Farmers from Punjab's Patiala on Thursday claimed that with no alternatives left, they are forced to burn stubble.
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Despite ban, Ludhiana farmers to burn stubble even this year
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): As the harvest season is around the corner, the threat of air pollution in the northern region is looming due to the burning of paddy stubble.
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Punjab: Administrative secretaries to monitor paddy residue burning
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): A high-level meeting over paddy straw burning in Punjab was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh.
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Awareness campaign against straw burning by Parijat in UP
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): To create awareness and sensitize farmers about environmental hazards of burning post-harvest agricultural residue, agrochemical company Parijat industries in association with department of agriculture conducted farmer training in the villages of Barabanki
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Cooking with solid fuels increases risk of respiratory illness
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 21(ANI): Turns out, burning wood or coal to cook food is associated with increased risk of hospitalisation or even dying from respiratory diseases.
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Here's how air pollution affects foetal development
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 16 (ANI): For the first time, researchers have found evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, in placentas.
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Nike draws flak over Colin Kaepernick campaign
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Sept 5 (ANI): Upset with Nike's decision to use American football quarterback Colin Kaepernick as the face of its latest advertising campaign, groups of people have started burning the brand's sneakers and sportswear.
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Godhra case: 2 held guilty, 3 acquitted
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Aug. 27 (ANI): A Special SIT court on Monday convicted two more people and acquitted three others in the 2002 Godhra train burning case in which 58 people lost their lives.
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Delhi: 2 held for burning religious texts at India Gate
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): The police on Saturday arrested two people for burning sacred books at India Gate on August 15. They burnt copies of the Bible, the Geeta, the Quran, the Guru Granth Sahib and the Constitution.
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Parijat launches campaign to educate farmers about ill effects of crop res
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI): In a bid to create awareness about the ill effects of crop residue burning and management, Parijat Urja Chakra in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) organized a special campaign at Fatehgarh village of Ambala in Haryana.
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Trump blames environmental laws for California fires
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 7(ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed "bad environmental laws" for California wildfires and said the state is burning because the laws aren't allowing available water to be properly utilised.
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Manish Arora can't wait for 'Burning Man'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 7(ANI): Indian fashion designer Manish Arora can't wait to see his 'burning man' family again.
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