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Supreme Court hints at arrests, penalties to curb stubble burningThe Supreme Court on Wednesday suggested strict measures, including arrests and penalties, to tackle stubble burning in Punjab. Chief Justi...- Stubble burning in Punjab? Not this year, govt unveils aggressive new strategy to stop it coldPunjab is implementing a tech-driven strategy to combat stubble burning, utilizing satellite surveillance and real-time alerts. The initiat...
- Punjab, Haryana, UP asked to set up 'Parali Protection Force' to end stubble burningThe Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has directed Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh to establish a 'parali protection force' t...
- MP govt cracks down on stubble burning: No benefits for violatorsMadhya Pradesh is cracking down on stubble burning. Farmers risk losing MSP benefits and state Kisan Kalyan Yojana payouts from May 1 if ca...
- Compressed biogas offers a sustainable solution to Delhi's pollution crisis: ReportDelhi's pollution crisis demands a shift in agricultural waste management with compressed biogas (CBG) as a potential solution. A single CB...
- Rs 1.47-crore fine collected from Punjab, Haryana farmers for stubble burning: GovernmentOver Rs 1.47 crore collected as penalties from farmers for stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana. Inspections conducted in thousands of fie...
- Centre doubles fine for stubble burning; challans to go up to Rs 30,000The Centre doubled the penalties for stubble burning in Delhi and NCR due to worsening air quality. Farmers with less than two acres will p...
- After Supreme Court rap, Centre looks to hike stubble fire penaltiesThe Centre is considering doubling fines for stubble burning under the CAQM Act, 2021, with proposed increases from Rs 2500 to Rs 5000 for ...
- In SC, Punjab blames centre; Haryana lists rewards, fines to curb farm firesPunjab blames lax central laws for its inability to enforce strict measures against stubble burning, citing amendments that replaced penal ...
- 'Complete defiance': SC summons Punjab and Haryana top officialsThe Supreme Court reprimands Punjab and Haryana for inadequate action on stubble burning, worsening Delhi-NCR's air quality. Summoning stat...
- Punjab clocks 634 fresh farm fire cases, police say over 1,000 FIRs registeredPunjab recorded 637 and 740 farm fires on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. With the fresh cases, the total number of farm fires recorded ...
- NGT issues notice to Punjab CS, CPCB on air pollution caused by stubble burningThe green panel also took on record a report by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and a...
- 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 burning fine set to be notified; between ₹2,500 to ₹15,000 per incidentThe draft rule to the CAQM Act, 2021, proposes 2,500 'environmental compensation' per incidence of stubble fire for a farmer owning less th...
- Plea in HC to prevent stubble burning by Punjab, Haryana amid COVID-19 problems in DelhiA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the Centre on an application which contended that stubble bur...
- States raise Covid-19 concern to check stubble burningEven though much of the stubble of wheat is used as animal fodder but farmers resort to open field burning to get rid of the leftover stalk...
- Rs 2 vs Rs 8,000: The stark reason why Delhi has no choice but chokeFarmers here have only two options — either spend a fortune burning stubble or spend Rs 2 on a match box.
- North India stares at pall of smoke as stubble burning kicks offAs Punjab and Haryana begin burning crop stubble, skies will again darken in Delhi and adjacent areas.
- Brace for smog as crop stubble burning on in PunjabBetween May 3 and May 23, for which data is available, there were 17 incidents of fire near railway tracks, mostly along the stretch betwee...
- In ‘model’ Karnal, stubble fires rage onDespite awareness drives and the risk of fines and FIRs, many farmers have burnt their paddy stubbles again this year because they found no...
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