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Congress MP Surjewala slams Haryana Govt's handling of stubble burning issueCongress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala criticizes the Haryana BJP government for its policies against farmers, questioning stubble burning alt...
SC seeks tough measures to combat stubble burning crisis; asks govt to deny MSP to offendersThe Supreme Court advocates halting crop purchases for stubble burners, aiming to tackle air pollution. Highlighting the MSP's link to law ...
Farmers will march to Delhi in February over their demandsThe farmers have eight main demands, including a law guaranteeing purchase of crops at the minimum support price (MSP), debt waiver, stoppi...
Arvind Kejriwal announces 15-point winter action plan to curb pollution in DelhiDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced a 15-point winter action plan to combat pollution in the city. Kejriwal claimed that pol...
Delhi air in 'very poor' zone, stubble burning share rises to 26 per centWith pollution levels worsening, the Centre's air quality panel on Saturday directed authorities to impose a ban on construction and demoli...
Delhi's post-Diwali air quality best in five years: Gopal RaiThe air quality index (AQI) stood at 323 on Tuesday as compared to 462 last year, which means the "air pollution declined by over 30 per ce...
Delhi saw 30 pc drop in incidents of firecracker bursting this Diwali as against last year: Gopal RaiThe minister said incidents of bursting of firecrackers came down by 30 per cent on Diwali this year. "The AQI of 323 is still worrying and...
Stubble burning: 56,000 machines to be distributed, massive awareness prog, says ministerA massive awareness drive would be launched in the rural belt of Punjab in coming days comprising officials of the rural development and pa...
1 in 3 Delhiites feel air pollution problem will be resolved with AAP forming govt in Punjab: SurveyPrivate firm Local Circles conducted the exercise which received more than 33,000 responses from people residing across all 11 districts of...
Air pollution: Delhi seeks joint action plan with NCR states; Rai to meet Union environment minister"Last year, we launched the 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' campaign to minimise vehicular pollution... set up a 'Green War Room' to monitor and ...
Air quality panel talks farm fires with PunjabThis is set to be followed up by city-specific action plans for all major cities and towns in areas adjoining Delhi-NCR. CAQM came up with ...
Pollution control body with wide powers soonSolicitor General Tushar Mehta had on Monday informed the SC of the Centre’s decision to set up the authority. It will draw power from the ...
Air quality in Delhi falls to lower end of very poor categoryThe Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR, stated the share of stubble burning in Delhi's PM2.5 pollution stood at 15 per ...
CPCB expects relatively better air quality this winterOfficials said that the harvest of the kharif crop and stubble burning had started ‘earlier than normal’ this year — before Delhi’s air qua...
Political accusations fly thick and fast over reasons for air quality dipWhile urging opposition-ruled Punjab to stop stubble burning, Environment minister Prakash Javdekar said only 4% of the air pollution in th...
Stubble burning accounted for 6% of Delhi's PM2.5 pollution on Thursday: SAFARIt was only around one per cent on Wednesday and around 3 per cent on Tuesday, Monday and Sunday, according to the Ministry of Earth Scienc...
Being in denial will not help, Arvind Kejriwal to Prakash Javadekar on stubble burningTaking to Twitter, the chief minister sought to know why pollution has suddenly increased in Delhi-NCR in the last fortnight if stubble bur...
Students become 'Ambassadors' of anti-stubble burning campaign in PunjabLakhs of children studying in schools situated in rural areas participated in the anti-stubble burning rallies organized in the respective ...
Punjab government staff burning paddy straw to face disciplinary actionGovernment employees in Punjab have also have been told to create awareness among farmers about the damage it causes.
How goats can clean Delhi’s dirty air"The solution lies in finding profitable ways to use the rice stubble. Of these, the most intriguing is the conversion of stubble into goat...