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ET Graphics: Why Delhi–NCR remains India’s worst air pollution hotspotDelhi–NCR remains India’s most severe air pollution hotspot, despite years of policy action and court-led interventions, according to an ex...- 'Firecrackers light up the sky but darken the lungs’: Doctors warn as SC allows 'green' crackers this DiwaliMedical experts urge caution as Delhi's pollution levels rise ahead of Diwali, despite the Supreme Court's allowance for limited use of "gr...
- Delhi air pollution: IITian CEO shares what happened when his children wore masks to schoolNorthern India is experiencing hazardous air pollution levels, raising health concerns among citizens. CEO Aloke Bajpai highlighted the lac...
- Pakistan bans entry to parks, zoos as air pollution worsensPakistan's Punjab province has banned entry to public spaces like parks and zoos until November 17th due to severe air pollution. Lahore, t...
- Centre asks states to exclude stubble burners from MSP benefits this year onwardsCentre implements Supreme Court suggestion to exclude stubble burners from MSP. Punjab, Haryana to tighten enforcement as paddy cultivation...
- 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 ...
- Centre asks Delhi, 4 northern states to ramp up healthcare preparations to deal with pollution-triggered patient rushIn a letter to the health departments of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan this week, Director General of Health Services...
- Stubble burning fine set to be notified; between Rs 2,500 to Rs 15,000 per incidentOfficials said the milder 'environmental compensation' structure than the one proposed in 2020, which came into effect on Friday, is in kee...
- Stubble fire down 32%; Punjab sees 30% declineIn total, from 77,967 farm fire counts recorded in the peak stubble burning season in 2021, between September 15 and November 22, the figur...
- Only green crackers will be allowed in Haryana on Diwali: Chief MinisterHaryana, according to the Chief Minister, is taking concrete steps to manage stubble and improve air quality. "To control stubble burning, ...
- Magnitude of stubble problem grows larger: Govt reviewStubble burning is considered a key contributor to air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Paddy straw burning is practised widely in Punjab, Haryana a...
- Parliament approves bill to set up commission for air quality management in NCR, adjoining areasThe Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021, was passed in Rajya Sabha with a voice...
- Politics of stubble burning: Solving the problem requires us to rethink paddy farming and irrational subsidiesIt’s time to address the stubble burning problem not with more government sops to paddy, but by encouraging farmers in Punjab and Haryana t...
- Beat smog the healthy way: Rujuta Diwekar's quick-fix remedies to boost immunityThe nutritionist turns to the kitchen cabinet for some quick fixes.
- Punjab CM seeks political consensus to tackle air pollution in DelhiAdmitting that stubble fires, supported by the winds blowing in the wrong direction, were contributing to the toxic levels of air pollution...
- Centre to lodge criminal cases against polluters who fail to clean up their actNoting poor compliance of its directives to check air pollution in Delhi-NCR, the Centre said the names of violators — both private and gov...
- Crop stubble burning likely to come downOfficials estimate that crop stubble burning and the consequent air pollution would be 10-15% lower this year because of the government’s d...
- What the government should do to tackle the Delhi smogGiven that the smog conditions were expected, why weren’t emergency measures in place and advisories released in advance?
- 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...
- Strange that environment ministry not accepting studies linking mortality to pollution: PanelA house panel on Monday said it was "strange" that environment ministry was not ready to "accept" studies linking mortality with air pollut...
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