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Centre Plans To Examine Burnt Area After Farmers Timing Crop Fires
Centre plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports that farmers were burning paddy waste or stubble at times when satellites were not passing overhead.
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"Pakistan To Be Blamed": UP Pollution Official's Claim As Toxic Air Chokes Noida
Toxic air in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, Noida, and Ghaziabad is the result of Pakistan burning stubble, or agricultural waste, a UP pollution board official declared this week.
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Garbage-Burning, Tandoors Top Contributors To Air Pollution: Delhi Mayor
The open burning of garbage, dumping of construction waste, and the use of tandoors in restaurants are among the top contributors to rising air pollution in the national capital, Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi said.
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Congress MLA's Advice To "Salvage Declining Image" Of Party In Punjab
Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira asked state party chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring "not to waste energy on defending individuals", saying the state is currently facing burning issues like farmers' suicides and lumpy skin disease.
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Researchers Develop New Method to Convert Waste Carbon Atoms to Plastic Products Without Harming Environment
In a new study, researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have made use of the carbon atoms in the waste to create raw material for the production of plastics. The carbon atoms used in the study are usually burned up or dumped in landfills rather than being recycled.
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"Debates On TV Causing More Pollution," Says Supreme Court: Highlights
The share of burning farm waste led to a fiery exchange in the Supreme Court on Wednesday as it resumed a hearing on the Delhi air pollution crisis after two days.
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Delhi To Launch Month-Long Campaign Against Waste Burning From November 11
The Delhi government will launch a month-long campaign to prevent open burning of waste and biomass from November 11 as part of efforts to further reduce pollution from local sources, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said today.
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Centre Tweaks Policy To Use Biomass Pellets In Coal-Fired Power Plants
The power ministry has set a revised policy to use biomass pellets in coal-burning thermal power plants, encouraging use of agricultural waste that is otherwise burnt by farmers, causing air pollution.
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Arvind Kejriwal Announces Action Plan To Combat Air Pollution In Winters
To combat air pollution in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a 10-point "winter action plan" that focuses on dust control, using the Pusa bio-decomposer, installing smog towers and checking waste burning and vehicular emissions.
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Green Court Directs Delhi Government To Check Burning Of Plastic
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to keep a continuous vigil against the burning of plastic and other waste for the protection of environment and public health.
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"Will Attach Civic Body's Account": AAP On 1 Crore Fine For Waste Burning
Calling the BJP-ruled Delhi civic bodies "most corrupt", Aam Aadmi Party national spokesperson Raghav Chaddha said the Arvind Kejriwal-led government has instructed the pollution control committee to impose a fine of Rs 1 crore against the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for burning garbage in the open.
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When Oil Became Waste: A Week Of Turmoil For Crude And More Pain To Come
In Russia, one of the world's top producers, the industry is considering resorting to burning its oil to take it off the market
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Punjab Farmer Arrested For Burning Crop Waste Let Off After "Promise"
A Punjab court has let off a farmer found guilty of stubble burning, a practice said to be responsible for the increasing air pollution in Delhi and its surrounding areas, after extracting a promise that he will desist from doing so in the future.
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Now, Rs 1,000 Reward For Tip-Off On Stubble Burning In Noida
People in Noida and Greater Noida can now send tip-offs to the district administration about stubble burning, inappropriate disposal or burning of waste material via Whatsapp and email, and also get rewarded for sharing such information, officials said on Saturday.
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"Centre Lies, You Can't Believe Them": Arvind Kejriwal Amid Pollution Row
The centre is spreading lies, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told NDTV today while defending his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government against allegations it wasted Rs 1,500 crore on ads instead of helping farmers eliminate the need for stubble burning that has contributed to the toxic haze that has engulfed the city
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Centre Plans To Examine Burnt Area After Farmers Timing Crop Fires
Centre plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports that farmers were burning paddy waste or stubble at times when satellites were not passing overhead.
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"Pakistan To Be Blamed": UP Pollution Official's Claim As Toxic Air Chokes Noida
Toxic air in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, Noida, and Ghaziabad is the result of Pakistan burning stubble, or agricultural waste, a UP pollution board official declared this week.
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Garbage-Burning, Tandoors Top Contributors To Air Pollution: Delhi Mayor
The open burning of garbage, dumping of construction waste, and the use of tandoors in restaurants are among the top contributors to rising air pollution in the national capital, Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi said.
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Congress MLA's Advice To "Salvage Declining Image" Of Party In Punjab
Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira asked state party chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring "not to waste energy on defending individuals", saying the state is currently facing burning issues like farmers' suicides and lumpy skin disease.
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Researchers Develop New Method to Convert Waste Carbon Atoms to Plastic Products Without Harming Environment
In a new study, researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have made use of the carbon atoms in the waste to create raw material for the production of plastics. The carbon atoms used in the study are usually burned up or dumped in landfills rather than being recycled.
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"Debates On TV Causing More Pollution," Says Supreme Court: Highlights
The share of burning farm waste led to a fiery exchange in the Supreme Court on Wednesday as it resumed a hearing on the Delhi air pollution crisis after two days.
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Delhi To Launch Month-Long Campaign Against Waste Burning From November 11
The Delhi government will launch a month-long campaign to prevent open burning of waste and biomass from November 11 as part of efforts to further reduce pollution from local sources, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said today.
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Centre Tweaks Policy To Use Biomass Pellets In Coal-Fired Power Plants
The power ministry has set a revised policy to use biomass pellets in coal-burning thermal power plants, encouraging use of agricultural waste that is otherwise burnt by farmers, causing air pollution.
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Arvind Kejriwal Announces Action Plan To Combat Air Pollution In Winters
To combat air pollution in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a 10-point "winter action plan" that focuses on dust control, using the Pusa bio-decomposer, installing smog towers and checking waste burning and vehicular emissions.
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Green Court Directs Delhi Government To Check Burning Of Plastic
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to keep a continuous vigil against the burning of plastic and other waste for the protection of environment and public health.
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"Will Attach Civic Body's Account": AAP On 1 Crore Fine For Waste Burning
Calling the BJP-ruled Delhi civic bodies "most corrupt", Aam Aadmi Party national spokesperson Raghav Chaddha said the Arvind Kejriwal-led government has instructed the pollution control committee to impose a fine of Rs 1 crore against the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for burning garbage in the open.
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When Oil Became Waste: A Week Of Turmoil For Crude And More Pain To Come
In Russia, one of the world's top producers, the industry is considering resorting to burning its oil to take it off the market
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Punjab Farmer Arrested For Burning Crop Waste Let Off After "Promise"
A Punjab court has let off a farmer found guilty of stubble burning, a practice said to be responsible for the increasing air pollution in Delhi and its surrounding areas, after extracting a promise that he will desist from doing so in the future.
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Now, Rs 1,000 Reward For Tip-Off On Stubble Burning In Noida
People in Noida and Greater Noida can now send tip-offs to the district administration about stubble burning, inappropriate disposal or burning of waste material via Whatsapp and email, and also get rewarded for sharing such information, officials said on Saturday.
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"Centre Lies, You Can't Believe Them": Arvind Kejriwal Amid Pollution Row
The centre is spreading lies, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told NDTV today while defending his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government against allegations it wasted Rs 1,500 crore on ads instead of helping farmers eliminate the need for stubble burning that has contributed to the toxic haze that has engulfed the city
