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Accidental fire burns 200 kg of stubble in Rohtak
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], Nov 25 (ANI): As much as 200 kg's of stubble got burnt in an accidental fire here on Saturday.
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More stubble burning recorded this year: EPCA
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Expressing his concern over the menace of increasing air pollution across the country, Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) Chairman Bhure Lal on Friday said that more straw burning has been recorded this year.
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Thick smog engulfs Delhi, air quality dips to ‘very poor’
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): With continued stubble burning in parts of Punjab and Haryana, a thick blanket of fog has engulfed Delhi and the national capital region (NCR), with air quality dipping to 'very poor'.
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Punjab CM rubbishes Kejriwal's claims on stubble burning
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday rubbished the claims of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that the stubble burning in Punjab was solely responsible for the high levels of pollution in the national capital.
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As Delhi reels under toxic air, stubble burning continues in Punjab
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab ) [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Even as the air quality index in the national capital continues to deteriorate, farmers in various parts of Punjab are continuing to carry out stubble burning in their farms.
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30% decrease in stubble burning, Centre unsatisfied
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan has directed officials from Punjab and Haryana to ensure prompt action against incidents of stubble burning as data point out only 30 per cent decline since last year.
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PM Modi urges farmers to give up stubble burning
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 28 (ANI): As air quality in the city and adjoining areas continues to deteriorate due to stubble burning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio programme Mann ki Baat on Sunday urged farmers to do away with the practice.
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Stubble burning continues in Amritsar
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 27 (ANI): Despite the deterioration in air quality in New Delhi and the adjoining areas, farmers in Amritsar continue to burn paddy-stubble and further deteriorate air quality, despite an order of prohibition.
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Punjab, Haryana witness decline in stubble-burning
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): There is a decline in the paddy stubble-burning in Punjab this Kharif season, said Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Saturday.
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Farmers continue to burn stubble in Haryana's Fatehabad
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Fatehabad (Haryana) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Even after prohibition, farmers in the state's Fatehabad district continues to burn stubble in the region.
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Delhi: Air quality remains 'poor'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital continued to remain under the 'poor' category on Monday with most places recording numbers over 200.
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No respite for Delhi as air quality remains poor
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Air quality in the national capital remained in the poor category on Saturday as stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana continues to take a toll on the city's atmosphere.
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