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Punjab School Education Department intensifies campaign to make farmers aw
Updated : 5 years, 7 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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Punjab farmers advised cultivating PR 128, PR 129 varieties of non-Basmati
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 14 (ANI): Punjab's Agriculture Department, on the recommendations of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), has advised farmers to go for cultivation of PR-128 and PR-129 varieties of non-Basmati, which are less water-intensive, for better paddy straw manageme
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Gadkari calls upon automobile manufacturer to develop eco-friendly vehicle
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and MSME Nitin Gadkari called upon the automobile manufacturers to produce eco-friendly vehicles that can utilize the agro-based fuels produced from bio-mass agricultural-based like paddy straw (Parali), etc.
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Amarinder Singh orders govt deptts to incentivise farmers who refrained fr
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 8 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered the Agriculture Department to work out the modalities for immediate implementation of the Supreme Court's orders on providing financial assistance to small and marginal farmers who have
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Kanpur reels under poor air quality and pollution
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kanpur (UP) [India] Nov 6 (ANI): Kanpur is reeling under poor air quality after Diwali and the pollution also aggravated due to the burning of paddy straw. The plumes present in the air have further deteriorated the pollution in the city.
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Punjab: Govt asks absentee land owners to stop stubble burning on their le
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 13 (ANI): The Punjab government on Sunday asked Deputy Commissioners to direct absentee landowners, who have leased out their agriculture land to tenants, to ensure that no paddy straw burning takes place on their lands.
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Parijat offers farmers alternate to hazardous crop burning
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): The rampant practice of stubble burning has emerged as a major problem in Punjab and Haryana, leading to an increase in the environmental pollution as well as posing a major health hazard to the residents. In line with its commitment to foster best agricultu
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Punjab: Administrative secretaries to monitor paddy residue burning
Updated : 7 years, 8 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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