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Bhagwant Mann seeks Centre and Delhi govt funds to curb stubble burning
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh, Punjab [India], July 28 (ANI): The Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government has sought funds from the Centre as well as the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government so that it can adequately incentivise farmers to do away with the practice of stubble burning.
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Canadian Firm Clean Seed and Chandigarh University come to rescue of India
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI/PR Newswire): Among the various issues being faced by India's Agriculture sector, stubble burning and soil depletion due to intensive cultivation and over-mining of nutrients by crops are the most serious ones. Far from a mere nuisance, pollution from
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Govt should give us in writing about decriminalizing stubble burning, says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): After Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed that the Centre has decriminalized stubble burning, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Haryana) president Gurnam Singh Chaduni said that those are mere words and nothing has been given in writing yet.
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Centre accepts demand of farmers, decriminalizes stubble burning: Agricult
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday informed that the Centre has decriminalized stubble burning as per the demand of the farmers' organizations.
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Stubble burning in Punjab not responsible for rising pollution in Delhi, s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], November 21 (ANI): The Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) said that according to their study, stubble burning is not the reason for the rise in pollution levels in Delhi.
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Punjab Govt to quash all cases against farmers in connection with stubble
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday announced that all cases lodged against farmers in connection with stubble burning and agitation against the Centre's three farm laws will be quashed.
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TV debates causing more air pollution than anything else: SC
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that TV debates are causing more air pollution than anything else and everybody has their own agenda while hearing cases relating to increasing air pollution in Delhi-NCR.
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Stubble burning not major cause of pollution in Delhi, northern states: Ce
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that stubble burning is not the major cause of worsening air quality in Delhi and northern states, as it contributes to only 10 per cent of the pollution.
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Punjab farmers continue to burn stubble, say govt has not provided compens
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], November 14 (ANI): Amid the rising levels of pollution in Delhi, stubble burning continues in various parts of Amritsar, with farmers alleging that the government has done nothing in regards to providing machinery and compensation for controlling the burning of stu
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Schools in Haryana to remain closed till Nov 17 in view of rising air poll
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], November 14 (ANI): Owing to high air pollution, schools will remain closed in fours districts of Haryana till November 17, said the Haryana government.
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BJP hits out at Kejriwal over deteriorating Delhi air pollution, says vehi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Adesh Kumar Gupta on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over deteriorating air pollution in the national capital and said that the Delhi government only blames stubble burning as one of the causes of
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BS Hooda suggests govt should buy stubble so farmers don't burn it
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], November 14 (ANI): Former Haryana chief minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Saturday that the government should buy the stubble from farmers so that they won't be forced to burn it.
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