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CAQM issues show cause notices to six Thermal Power Plants within 300 km o
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has issued Show Cause Notices to 06 coal-based Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) located within a radius of 300 km of Delhi for non-compliance with the mandatory provisions relating to co-firing of pellets or briquettes
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Implementing multi-pronged measures to curb air pollution from paddy stubb
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Minister said that air pollution in NCR results from multiple factors, including vehicular emissions, industrial pollution, construction and demolition dust, biomass burning, municipal solid waste burning, and stubble burning, among others. Recognising the role of paddy stubble burnin
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Pakistan: Lahore tops global pollution index as hazardous smog engulfs Pun
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Lahore remained among the world's most polluted cities as hazardous smog covered Punjab. AQI levels reached dangerous highs, prompting health warnings, mask distribution, and a police crackdown that led to arrests, fines, and action against crop burning, smoke-emitting vehicles, and brick ki
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"Fine for stubble burning enforced," Karnal Agriculture Department ensure
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Adding further, Singh said, "So far, a fine of Rs 45,000 has been collected from seven farmers, and we have been issuing red entries for seven farmers, preventing them from selling their paddy in the market for the next two seasons, as per government regulations... The maximum number of c
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Delhi Minister Sirsa accuses AAP of stubble burning in Punjab, claims farm
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday escalated the political blame game over the capital's worsening air quality, accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of "forcing" farmers to burn crop residue despite central incentives, with a surge in inciden
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Punjab sanctions over 15,500 crop residue management machines, Super Seede
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a major step towards promoting sustainable agriculture and curbing stubble burning, the Punjab Government has sanctioned 15,613 Crop Residue Management (CRM) machines so far out of 16,837 total applications received from farmers seeking 42,476 machines across the state. Punjab Agriculture
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Building Regenerative Foodscapes in Northwest India Outlines Key Strategie
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], December 12: Nature Conservancy India Solutions (NCIS) conducted a two-day workshop in Chandigarh on 'Transitioning Towards Regenerative Foodscapes in Northwest India' on December 4th and 5th, as part of its PRANA (Promoting Regenerative and No-Burn Agriculture) project.
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Haryana: Fire breaks out in two mounds of crop residue in Kaithal district
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Fire broke out in two mounds of crop residue kept in Firozpur village Sivan block of Kaithal district in Haryana on Thursday.
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Punjab records highest single-day stubble burning incidents with 1,251 far
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Punjab witnessed its highest single-day count of stubble-burning incidents this season, with 1,251 farm fires reported on Monday.
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Residents nationwide voice concerns over pollution levels after Diwali cel
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Delhi residents voiced their frustrations over the worsening pollution levels, particularly due to the aftermath of fireworks and the burning of crop residue in neighbouring states, after a thick layer of smog covered parts of Delhi on Friday, the day after Diwali, pushing the city's air qu
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Minister level inter-ministerial meeting held on the issues of management
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
An Inter-Ministerial meeting to address the issues of Management of Crop Residue Burning has been convened on Saturday under the Co-chairmanship of Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender
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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann urges farmers to avail subsidy scheme to curb stub
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Highlighting the scheme in a post on X, the Punjab CM said that the government is committed to addressing pollution which is caused by stubble burning.
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