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Toxic cocktail of pollution during early winter in Delhi-NCR: Centre for S
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
CSE noted that despite a significantly lower contribution from farm fires this season, Delhi's air quality has still slipped into the very poor to severe, pointing to the impact of local pollution sources, mainly from vehicles and combustion sources.
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CAQM issues notice to Fatehabad DC for failing to curb stubble burning in
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
In its notice dated November 10, 2025, the Commission expressed concern that despite repeated directions and review meetings, incidents of stubble burning continue to be reported from Fatehabad district.
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Farm fire incidents see decline of over 65% in Haryana and 35% in Punjab i
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The average AQI (Air Quality Index) in Delhi for the period between 1st January - 9th November 2025, has been recorded 175, which was 189 during the corresponding period of last year. PM2.5 and PM10 concentration levels are 75 ug/m3 and 170 ug/m3 respectively during this period, as agains
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Proactive measures taken by CAQM to contain air pollution
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
In June 2025, CAQM had directed for zero tolerance for open waste burning, enhanced night-time surveillance, and intensified citizen awareness campaigns in collaboration with RWAs, industry associations, and local bodies. These measures can contribute in reduction in open waste burning in
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"Everybody's talking about it for a change in last several years," Former
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Amid the increasing pollution in the national capital, Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that it is great that people have "faith" in the court system in dealing with the pollution, adding that there are many "multidimensional issues" including farm fires, the number of ve
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Punjab records highest single-day stubble burning incidents with 1,251 far
Updated : 1 year, 4 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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Paddy harvesting season ends, significant decrease in stubble burning case
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Thursday said that the paddy harvesting season for the year 2023 came to an end witnessing a significant decrease in stubble burning.
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Punjab: Stubble-burning cases continue to decline for third day, 634 cases
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With continuous efforts of the Punjab Police to prevent stubble burning, Punjab witnessed another low with only 634 cases of farm fires, the lowest since Diwali, reported in the state on Monday, said Special Director General of Police (Spl DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla, who is also a state
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Delhi pollution: SC questions Odd-Even rule; orders to stop farm fires imm
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court in the hearing on Delhi pollution on Friday questioned the Odd-Even rule and ordered to stop farm fires immediately.
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Stubble burning in Haryana, UP, causes spike in Delhi's air pollution than
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the spike in pollution, Delhi Environment Minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai on Sunday said that the stubble burning in Punjab does not have as much impact on the national capital as that of the smoke coming from farm fires in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
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Reached to stop farm fires, govt official made to burn stubble by farmers
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A group of farmers in Punjab's Bathinda district courted controversy after they allegedly forced a government official, who was part of a team to prevent farm fires, to burn the stubble lying in a field on Friday.
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Haryana govt implementing financial incentives to reduce cases of paddy st
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Out of the 22 Districts of Haryana, in 09 Districts, the incidents of farm fires are nil or very minimal as per 2022 data on stubble burning. In respect of 04 Districts namely Palwal, Panipat, Rohtak and Sonipat, farm fires incidents have been brought down below 100, last year. The hotspot
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