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Despite ban, farmers in Karnal burn stubble
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Karnal (Haryana) [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Even after prohibition, farmers in Haryana's Karnal district burned stubble in the region.
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Punjab: With no alternative in hand, farmers forced to burn stubble
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Farmers from Punjab's Patiala on Thursday claimed that with no alternatives left, they are forced to burn stubble.
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Despite ban, Ludhiana farmers to burn stubble even this year
Updated : 7 years, 5 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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Budget 2018: Special scheme to tackle air pollution
Updated : 8 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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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JNU professor comes up with solution to stubble burning
Updated : 8 years, 1 month 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, 3 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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SC's intervention sought to tackle air pollution crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 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, 4 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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Punjab stubble burning not causing Delhi smog: AAP
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov.10 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday said the smog in Delhi is not due to stubble burning in Punjab, but is being caused by industrial and vehicle pollution.
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Punjab CM seeks incentive for farmers to prevent stubble burning
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 9 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking compensation for farmers for crop resident management, with a view to check stubble burning, one of the major contributors to the toxic smog
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Delhi smog: Kejriwal writes to Punjab, Haryana CMs
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] November 8 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday sent a letter to chief ministers of neighbouring Punjab and Haryana states, urging them to work jointly to resolve the air pollution issue.
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