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Stubble burning led to spike in Covid-19 deaths in Delhi, says Health Mini
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Pollution caused by stubble-burning has led to the high number of Covid-19 deaths in Delhi, said Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday.
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Stubble burning continues in parts of Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], November 18 (ANI): Several farmers continue to burn stubble near Jalandhar's Phillaur area in Punjab, on Wednesday.
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Pollution levels higher in Delhi this Diwali as compared to 2019: CPCB
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Pollution levels were higher in Delhi this Diwali as compared to last year due to bursting of firecrackers and stubble burning, according to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) report filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
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Air quality dips to 'severe' in Delhi post Diwali
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): The air quality dipped to "severe" at several places across the national capital on Saturday night owing to a combination of stubble burning and firecrackers burst during the Diwali celebrations in violation of a ban on the same.
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COVID-19 situation in Delhi expected to come under control in next 7-10 da
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 13 stated that the COVID-19 situation in the national capital is expected to come under control in the next 7 to 10 days.
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As Delhi records 'severe' AQI, farmers in Amritsar continue to burn stubbl
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], November 10 (ANI): Farmers in Amritsar continued to burn stubble on their fields even as neighbouring Delhi choked with Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining well over 400, in the "severe" category, on Tuesday.
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Centre's timely intervention could have reduced pollution surge in Delhi:
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): As air quality continues to deteriorate in the national capital, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday said that Delhi was paying the price of Centre's negligence as timely intervention by the government on the issue of stubble burning in the fields
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Kejriwal govt has done nothing other than putting ads to tackle air pollut
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): Alleging that the Delhi government has failed to negotiate with neighbouring Punjab on the issue of stubble burning, BJP Yuva Morcha President Tejasvi Surya on Monday said the Arvind Kejriwal government hasn't done anything to resolve the problem of air p
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We are working on issue of air pollution, says UP Minister after Mayawati,
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh minister Brijesh Pathak on Saturday reacted to the allegations of Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav that the government is "sending farmers to jail in the name of environmental pollution."
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Atrocities on farmers under guise of stubble burning 'extremely condemnabl
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (SP) chief Mayawati on Saturday said that oppression of farmers under the guise of pollution caused by stubble burning is "extremely condemnable" and urging the state government to provide necessary help to them before ta
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Biogas plant will take care of stubble burning problem: Prakash Javadekar
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar virtually inaugurated a compressed biogas demonstration plant in Pune for biomass production during a meeting held to discuss "steps taken for prevention of air pollution in Delhi-NCR with emphasis on findin
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SC defers after Diwali vacation hearing on plea to prevent air pollution
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday deferred after the Diwali vacation hearing on a plea seeking directions to ban stubble burning in the states neighbouring the national capital to prevent air pollution.
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