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Punjab: Gurdaspur district administration reviews preventive measures agai
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Stubble burning has been a serious environmental concern in Punjab and other northern states, as it contributes heavily to air pollution and poses severe health risks, particularly during the winter months when smoke mixes with fog to create smog.
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Punjab: "Stubble issue will be solved in 1-2 yrs," says ADC Bathinda
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Bathinda, Poonam Singh stated that only one incident of stubble burning occurred in Bathinda till now.
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Delhi: CAQM reviews preparedness to check air pollution during upcoming wi
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The review included implementation of GRAP and Statutory Directions regarding control of vehicular emissions, industrial emissions, and incidents of stubble burning in the region, etc., during the meeting, according to an official statement from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Cli
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Stubble burning cases in Amritsar reduced by 80% compared to last year: DC
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Stubble burning cases in Punjab's Amritsar reduced by 80 per cent as compared to the last year, Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar, Sakshi Sawhney, said.
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Biomass utilisation in power sector is expected to nearly triple to 2.5 mi
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Biomass utilisation in the power sector is expected to nearly triple this financial year to 2.5 million tonnes, following government efforts to reduce stubble burning and cut carbon emissions, says Anil Baweja, Mission Director of Samarth, Ministry of Power.
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45 cases of stubble burning cases received in Punjab between September 15
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Forty-five cases of stubble burning were reported in Punjab from September 15 to September 27, out of which fire was detected at 22 locations. Environmental compensation has been imposed on the 22 locations, and damages were recovered, said Environmental Engineer Sukhdeva Singh.
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Punjab govt sets up control room for real-time monitoring of stubble burni
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Punjab Government held a special awareness and support camp to curb stubble burning, with a dedicated control room set up for real-time monitoring in Amritsar on Sunday.
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CAQM holds meetings with Punjab, Haryana state govt to prevent stubble bur
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In continuation of its sustained efforts to abate paddy stubble burning incidents in the region, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), held two significant review meetings with senior officials of Punjab and Haryana on September 25 and 26 respectively,
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German company setting up more CBG plants in Punjab to combat stubble burn
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
With the onset of winter, the threat of pollution has started looming over Delhi NCR. This has created business opportunities for companies operating in the area to establish their facilities in clean energy.
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Punjab sanctions over 15,500 crop residue management machines, Super Seede
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a major step towards promoting sustainable agriculture and curbing stubble burning, the Punjab Government has sanctioned 15,613 Crop Residue Management (CRM) machines so far out of 16,837 total applications received from farmers seeking 42,476 machines across the state. Punjab Agriculture
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Farming Carbon, Growing Change: KriSHE Carbon Reinvents Rural India's Futu
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 18: In the dry farmlands of Gujarat, a quiet revolution is taking root. Between January and March 2025, KriSHE Carbon, a climate-tech startup with deep soil in regenerative agriculture, turned what was once burned waste--cotton stubble--into a carbon-seques
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J-K: Fire breaks out at stubble stack in Udhampur
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A fire broke out at a stubble stack in Udhampur, prompting the deployment of fire tenders to the site, said officials.
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