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Punjab: Local farmers hits out at government over poor stubble management
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Local farmers in Punjab's Bathinda district expressed their dissatisfaction over Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led state government's failure to find an alternative to the stubble burning problem.
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CM Kejriwal slams Centre for not finding solution to air pollution in Nort
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Aam Aadmi Party supremo rebuked Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav for blaming Punjab AAP for the rising level of air pollution in the national capital. Kejriwal said that it is being deliberately portrayed that only Punjab and AAP are the causes of air pollution.
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There's no doubt who turned Delhi into a gas chamber: Union Minister Bhupe
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
BJP leader Bhupendra Yadav attacked AAP over the rising rate of farm fires in Punjab. He also blamed the AAP-run Punjab government for rising air pollution in Delhi.
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Stubble burning cases in Haryana not even 10 pc of Punjab's: CM Manohar La
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Haryana CM has claimed on Monday that the total cases of stubble burning in the state have not been even 10 per cent of that of Punjab.
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Delhi air remains 'very poor' with quality index 342
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The SAFAR has reported Delhi Air Quality as 342 which falls under the 'very poor' category.
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No let up in Punjab farm fires as Delhi chokes
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As the air pollution in the national capital increases, the number of stubble-burning events in Punjab shows no sign of reducing.
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Increased stubble burning in Punjab becomes serious environmental concern
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Sources in the Environment Ministry told ANI that the contribution of stubble burning to the adverse air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region has been increasing sharply and is about 18-20 per cent currently and with the trend is only likely to increase further.
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Commission for Air Quality Management holds review meetings to address stu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
CAQM stated that as per the satellite remote sensing data, up to October 24, 2022, only about 39 per cent of sown area in Punjab had been harvested and thus the rising number of fire events is a matter of concern. As per the Standard Protocol developed by ISRO for CAQM, for the period Septem
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Delhi air quality poor despite cracker ban; BJP says stubble burning respo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said stubble burning was the cause behind air pollution as Delhi was wrapped in a blanket of smog and the air quality remained in the "very poor" category.
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Delhi's AQI remains in 'poor' category just ahead of Diwali
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): As people across the country, including Delhi, are gearing up for Diwali, the problem of air quality is also coming to the fore, as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital touched 266 on Saturday evening.
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Delhi Govt floats plan to reduce stubble burning-triggered pollution
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday said that the Delhi Government has started a 15-point Winter Action Plan in order to reduce the dust pollution owing to stubble burning in the National Capital.
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Delhi Govt starts spraying bio-decomposer to avoid stubble burning, aims t
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): The Delhi Government has started spraying bio-decomposer on agricultural fields to prevent stubble burning across Delhi.
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