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POLLUTION CONTROL IN AGRICULTURE
Tata's Apple iPhone factory in Tamil Nadu faces shutdown threat over farmland water contamination; pollution body seeks explanationAn Indian pollution regulator has accused Tata Electronics, a key supplier for Apple's iPhones, of contaminating groundwater near its Hosur...13 Jun, 2026, 08.42 PM IST- A wind farm in Poland became so loud that local birds started singing louder to compete with the noiseWind farms are impacting bird populations. Birds are altering their songs to be heard over turbine noise, a costly adaptation. Some species...30 May, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
- Time to think of the repair cycle? 8 engineering stocks from India’s capital goods ecosystem with upside potential of up to 26%At a time when the markets are focused on war, crude oil, inflation, and supply disruption, it is easy to miss a quieter shift. India’s eng...27 May, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
- Cocaine pollution in rivers may be affecting salmon behaviour more than scientists expectedResearch reveals cocaine and its metabolite, benzoylecgonine, significantly alter salmon behavior, causing increased travel distances and p...08 May, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
- Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...29 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
- Watch: PM Narendra Modi plays football with kids in GangtokPrime Minister Modi enjoyed a football game with children in Gangtok, Sikkim, during his visit marking the state's 50th anniversary. The da...28 Apr, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
- States act against farm fires as pollution, COVID-19 concerns riseMore than 3,700 farm fires have been reported in the two states. Authorities have imposed environmental compensation of over Rs 20 lakh. Of...15 Oct, 2020, 09.19 PM IST
- Punjab, Haryana begin penalising farmers for stubble burningMore than 3,700 farm fires have been reported in the two states. Authorities have imposed environmental compensation of over Rs 20 lakh. Of...15 Oct, 2020, 08.44 PM IST
- Crop burning: NGT seeks action plan from five statesNGT had said Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, which have issued notifications prohibiting agriculture crop residue burn...15 Mar, 2017, 06.35 PM IST
- Haryana government bans farmers from burning wheat stubbleThe Board has approved nine prosecution cases for filing in the Environment Courts against farmers for violation of stubble burning for yea...06 May, 2015, 04.58 PM IST
- UDF government to implement guidelines to protect water sources in KeralaA water balance study will be done once in five years and vehicles would not be allowed to enter rivers for mining or washing.13 Dec, 2014, 02.56 PM IST
- Delhi's air quality deteriorating due to burning of agriculture wasteSystem of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research has linked the peaking of PM 2.5 to burning of agriculture waste in the bordering st...06 Nov, 2014, 06.54 PM IST
- NGT tells Centre to frame policy to control burning of agricultural residueThe National Green Tribunal has directed Centre to finalize the national policy for controlling and preventing pollution resulting from bur...27 Sep, 2014, 03.27 AM IST
- NGT directs Centre to finalise policy on preventing pollution from farm wasteThe bench also directed the MoEF to state what directions it proposes to issue for effective implementation of the national policy.26 Sep, 2014, 02.57 PM IST
- Straw burning: NGT expresses regret for not involving forest ministry in finalising national policyNGT was hearing a plea by environmentalist Vikrant Tongad seeking a ban on burning of agricultural waste/remnants in open fields.11 Sep, 2014, 02.50 PM IST
- National Green Tribunal wants rules to stop pollution from straw burningThe National Green Tribunal has directed the agriculture ministry to hold a meeting with Punjab, Haryana, UP and Delhi to prepare "composit...14 Feb, 2014, 03.19 AM IST
- NGT seeks government's response on plea against agricultural residue burningTongad sought directions to concerned authorities as well as these states to take steps to stop the practice of burning of agricultural res...13 May, 2013, 06.41 PM IST
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