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Poor air quality damages image of country in international arena: Harsh Va
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): With the commencement of harvesting season, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that if stubble is burnt then the air quality of Delhi and neighbouring states will be affected, adding that it also damages the image of the country in inte
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Despite ban, Ludhiana farmers to burn stubble even this year
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): As the harvest season is around the corner, the threat of air pollution in the northern region is looming due to the burning of paddy stubble.
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21-year-old suicide survivor undergoes historic face transplant
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Ohio [USA] Aug 16(ANI): After a 31-hour-long face transplant surgery, 21-year-old Katie Stubblefield has turned over a new leaf in her life. She underwent 17 surgeries before finally going under the knife for the transformational procedure.
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Budget 2018: Special scheme to tackle air pollution
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Delhi's air pollution found a special mention in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's fifth budget as the minister on Thursday announced a special scheme to tackle stubble burning.
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High level committee submits report in stubble burning case
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): In connection with a stubble burning plea, the central government's high-level committee submitted its report in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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Lower the fitness, larger the waist size
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): If you want to lose that stubborn belly-fat without any physical activity, you may need to think again. According to a recent study, low physical fitness is linked to a larger waist size and a higher degree of inflammation.
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JNU professor comes up with solution to stubble burning
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): With crop residue burning in northwest India contributing to a quarter of Delhi's air pollution during winter, a professor from Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has claimed to have developed a solution to the problem.
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SC directs Centre to include experts' advice to curb stubble burning
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to include certain experts in task force from agriculture and health so that they give suggestions and remedies on stubble burning.
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NTPC to issue tenders for farmers to buy farm stubble
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 16 (ANI): Power Minister R.K Singh today said that the state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will soon issue tenders to buy farm stubble.
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Delhi Govt. to vouch for exemption of two wheelers, women from odd-even ru
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Delhi Development Minister, Gopal Rai on Monday said the state government would be re-filing the proposal before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in connection with exemption of two wheelers and women from the odd-even rule.
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SC's intervention sought to tackle air pollution crisis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Supreme Court lawyer R. K. Kapoor on Monday mentioned the matter of air pollution before a bench helmed by Chief Justice of India (CJI), seeking its direction to tackle the annual air pollution crisis in the national capital.
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Haryana CM to meet Kejriwal on air pollution issue
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], November 13 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar may meet Delhi state chief, Arvind Kejriwal on Monday to discuss the issue of pollution that has beset the northern part of India.
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