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Normalcy returns to Rajya Sabha as opposition chooses debate over disruptionRajya Sabha resumed smooth proceedings as the opposition engaged in debates instead of disruptions. Key issues discussed included communal ...- Punjab: Farmers continue their protest for second day, demand paddy procurement among othersFarmers in Punjab continue their protest for the second day, demanding paddy procurement and sufficient supplies of DAP fertilizer. The pro...
- 'Tardy' paddy procurement: Farmers to block roads at few places in Punjab on SaturdayFarmers in Punjab, led by Kisan Mazdoor Morcha's Sarwan Singh Pandher, plan to initiate an indefinite road blockade from October 26 to prot...
- Disincentivise crop burning effectivelyGoI directs states to withhold MSP benefits from stubble-burning farmers, following Supreme Court's disincentive recommendation. Strategies...
- 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...
- Delhi air pollution: Severe AQI weighed down by politicsMeanwhile, it is gathered that at a review meeting chaired by the Cabinet Secretary on November 8, it was suggested to the Punjab governmen...
- 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...
- Centre agrees to farmers demand of decriminalising stubble burning: Narendra Singh TomarTomar also said that the government is unhappy that it could not succeed in convincing some of the protesting farmers' unions about the ben...
- View: Stubble-burning is not an insignificant source of pollution, and a ‘simple’ solution existsOne way is to redesign the combine harvesters to cut the paddy straw from the plant’s base to remove the stem. The straw can either be sold...
- Farmers shouldn't be blamed for air pollution: TikaitBhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said farmers or stubble burning should not be blamed for air pollution, citing a Supre...
- Hectic meet between Ministry and Air Quality commission to reduce burning of farm stubbleThe Commission on Air Quality Management (CAQM) has also expressed concern that incidents of stubble burning in Terai may hit the air quali...
- Commission on air pollution in NCR to shut down as ordinance lapsesThe Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas to tackle pollution in the Delhi airshed came into...
- Air quality panel seeks Punjab’s stubble strategyApart from repealing the three farm laws, farmers are demanding that they be exempt from the purview of the newly-instituted CAQM and elect...
- Govt-farmers meet remains deadlocked; common ground reached on stubble burning, power tariffThe three farm laws have been projected by the Centre as major reforms in the agriculture sector that will remove middlemen and allow farme...
- Govt must earn farmers' trust, shelve pollution ordinance & power bill before talks: Congress MPsThe two Congress MPs from Punjab accused the government of being insensitive towards farmers and asked how many of them would have to sacri...
- Centre should accept farmers' demands without delay: Gopal RaiThe meeting was also attended by Union MoSes for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala and Kailash Choudhary, and the agriculture minister of Harya...
- People hold protest outside Environment Ministry office against increasing pollutionThe protesters held placards displaying messages like 'Delhi air is poisonous', 'breathing is killing me', '#My Right to Breathe' and 'Unbr...
- PMO panel on Delhi air reviews crop burning optionsWith the Sri Lankan cricket team's dramatic protest against playing conditions highlighting the mounting embarrassment over Delhi's polluti...
- Reduced stubble burning betters Delhi air quality this yearReports from the ground suggest that Punjab and Haryana's firm approach seems to be working but major challenges lie in the days ahead as f...
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