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Efforts to reduce paddy straw burning have yielded results: Punjab govt
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Punjab Government's persistent efforts have yielded impressive results and the number of fire counts has reduced from 5798 in 2022 to 2704 in 2023 which is a 53 per cent decrease.
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Pollution control, sustainable development efforts get boost from India's
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In addition, the plant is expected to reduce stubble burning on 40,000-45,000 acres, causing an annual reduction of 1, 50,000 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide emissions and 20,000 MT of fly ash currently produced due to paddy straw burning.
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Cases of paddy straw burning drop in Punjab's Ludhiana
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], October 19 (ANI): Cases of paddy straw burning have dropped significantly in Punjab's Ludhiana district, as per the data provided by Crop Residue Burning (CRB) Information and Management System.
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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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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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More stubble burning recorded this year till Oct 21: PRSC
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): Expressing concern over the menace of increasing air pollution, Anid Sood, Head ACM division, Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) on Tuesday said that more straw burning has been recorded this year.
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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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More stubble burning recorded this year: EPCA
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Expressing his concern over the menace of increasing air pollution across the country, Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) Chairman Bhure Lal on Friday said that more straw burning has been recorded this year.
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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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Awareness campaign against straw burning by Parijat in UP
Updated : 7 years, 8 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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