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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann demands compensation for farmers from Centre to re
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday demanded a "practical solution" from the Central government to the problem of stubble burning and sought compensation for the farmers which could be an alternative to the crop procurement.
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Air pollution: SC summons Chief Secretaries of Punjab, Haryana over lack o
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Augustine George Masih slammed both the states while noting that not a single prosecution had taken place against stubble burning incidents.
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Incident of stubble burning seen in fields of Punjab
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The incidents of stubble burning were seen in a field in Giddarbaha of Muktsar district and Narar village near Kaithal-Karnal road in Kaithal on Tuesday evening.
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CAQM meets with states, authorises action on stubble burning and polluting
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has held in-depth meetings with state governments, including Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Rajasthan, to address air quality issues.
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Stubble burning: CAQM empowers district authorities in Delhi's neighbourin
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A total of 267 and 187 paddy residue burning events were reported during the period from 15th September - 9th October 2024, from the states of Punjab and Haryana respectively, as per Ministry of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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"Punjab govt is giving alternates to farmers for stubble burning," says AA
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Amid rising concerns over stubble burning and pollution ahead of the winter season, Aam Aadmi Party leader Malvinder Singh on Monday emphasized the Punjab government's efforts to address the issue and asserted that there has been 70 percent reduction in stubble burning.
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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann urges farmers to avail subsidy scheme to curb stub
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Highlighting the scheme in a post on X, the Punjab CM said that the government is committed to addressing pollution which is caused by stubble burning.
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No effort being made by CAQM to implement its own directions on air pollut
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court expressed disappointment over the Commission for Air Quality Management's (CAQM) effort to implement its directions concerning air pollution.
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Centre's Air Quality panel deploys flying squads in Haryana, Punjab to mon
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
With the onset of stubble burning season, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has deployed 'flying squads' in several districts of Haryana and Punjab to monitor incidents of paddy stubble burning.
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Delhi govt has made multi-point winter action plan to curb increase in pol
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Rai told ANI that there are three major factors contributing to an increase in the pollution during winters.
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"Farmers are helpless": Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leader on stubbl
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Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leader Gurbachan Singh Chhaba on Friday suggested the government should come up with a permanent solution on the stubble-burning issue and said that no farmer wants to burn stubble but they are helpless.
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"93 stubble burning incidents reported from Sept 15 to Sept 25 in Punjab":
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Chairman of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), Dr Adarsh Pal Vig on Wednesday said that from September 15 till September 25 (today), 93 incidents of stubble burning have been reported in the state, adding that in the last two years, there has been a drastic reduction in stubble burni
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