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Kejriwal urges neighbouring states not to prosecute farmers for stubble bu
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday appealed to the capital's neighbouring state governments not to prosecute farmers for stubble burning.
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Nearly 40,000 stubble burning incidents reported in Punjab this year
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Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], November 5 (ANI): As per data by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), around 40,000 incidents of stubble burning have been reported so far this year, said GS Gill, Nodal Officer, Punjab Pollution Control Board on Wednesday.
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Third wave of COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
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New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the recent surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital can be called the "third wave".
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Renewable energy company working on sustainable solution for stubble burni
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 1 (ANI): Amid increasing pollution level in the country, a renewable energy company is helping in the generation of electricity using stubble.
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Contemplating bringing legislation to tackle air pollution, Centre tells S
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New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): The Central government submitted before the Supreme Court on Monday that it is contemplating the creation of a permanent body by enacting legislation to deal with the annual air pollution issue in the national capital region arising from stubble burnin
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Delhi: People's health likely to be affected as AQI deteriorates to 'sever
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New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Delhi's air quality index (AQI) on Saturday deteriorated to the 'severe' category, which is likely to affect people's health, according to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee data (DPCC).
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Pollution problem can be solved in a year if there is political will: CM K
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New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that the problem of air pollution in northern India caused by stubble burning could be solved within a year but there was a lack of political will.
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Punjab farmers continue to burn stubble as alternative methods are expensi
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Tarn Taran (Punjab) [India], October 18 (ANI): Farmers continue to burn stubble in Tarn Taran area of Punjab as they cannot afford the equipment to dispose of stubble.
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Kejriwal government looks to shift blame concerning pollution management
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New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi on Saturday accused Kejriwal government of not doing enough to curb pollution levels in the national capital and trying to shift the blame on the Centre for a dip in air quality in the national capital.
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Air quality dips in Delhi as layer of haze lingers in the sky
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New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Even though the central government and Delhi government are making efforts to curb the pollution level, the air quality continues to dip in the national capital for the last one week.
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Supreme Court appoints retired SC judge to monitor stubble burning in Punj
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New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday appointed Justice (retd) Madan B Lokur, a former judge of the top court, to act as the one-man monitoring committee to prevent stubble burning in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
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240 cases of stubble burning surfaced since Oct 1 in UP
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 16 (ANI): Devesh Chaturvedi, Uttar Pradesh's Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture on Thursday said that since October 1 this year, about 240 cases of stubble burning have surfaced.
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