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Punjab govt to provide over 28,000 agro-machines to farmers to prevent stu
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): With a view to making Punjab a 'zero stubble burning state', the state's Agriculture Department has initiated a massive drive to provide more than 28,000 agro-machines to farmers with a subsidy component of Rs 278 crore during the current fiscal
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BS-VI emission norms will be implemented across India next year: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI) emission norms will be implemented across the country next year, adding that the move would drastically reduce vehicular pollution.
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Over 9000 stubble-burning cases in Punjab, Amritsar tops list
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 22 (ANI): Even after prohibitory orders, farmers in Punjab continue to burn stubble with 9,784 incident being recorded in the state from April 15 to May 21.
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Fire breaks out in stubble near Bhatia village in Ludhiana
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 13 (ANI): A fire broke out in stubble near Bhatia village in Ludhiana on Monday leading to smoke spreading over a large area in the vicinity.
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Despite ban, farmers continue to burn stubble in Punjab
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Rajpura (Punjab) [India], May 11 (ANI): Even as the air quality index (AQI) in the national capital and adjoining areas continues to deteriorate, the farmers in agriculture belt of India continue to burn stubble in their farms.
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Cost-effective technology vital to curb stubble burning: Mishra
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 26 (ANI): The quest for implementable solutions to stubble burning and attendant atmospheric pollution will require key stakeholders like farmers, industry and government working in tandem, C K Mishra, Secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Chan
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Heavy fog hinders Ram Madhav's travel plans
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi (India), Jan 3 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary Ram Madhav was on Thursday stranded at Delhi airport for over three hours due to heavy low-lying fog and tweeted his frustration.
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Hockey WC: China hold Ireland to 1-1 draw
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Ireland and China shared honours as they played out a 1-1 draw as the two teams found it difficult to break down their opponents' stubborn defences in their second Pool B match at the ongoing Men's Hockey World Cup here at the Kalinga Stadium on Tue
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Accidental fire burns 200 kg of stubble in Rohtak
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], Nov 25 (ANI): As much as 200 kg's of stubble got burnt in an accidental fire here on Saturday.
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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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Thick smog engulfs Delhi, air quality dips to ‘very poor’
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): With continued stubble burning in parts of Punjab and Haryana, a thick blanket of fog has engulfed Delhi and the national capital region (NCR), with air quality dipping to 'very poor'.
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Punjab CM rubbishes Kejriwal's claims on stubble burning
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday rubbished the claims of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that the stubble burning in Punjab was solely responsible for the high levels of pollution in the national capital.
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