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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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Atishi Targets Centre On Stubble Burning Amid Delhi's Air Emergency
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi hit out at the central government Monday, accusing it of failing to act and practicing "politics on pollution" after the national capital region woke this morning choking under a layer of toxic smog and an AQI of 481.
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Centre Doubles Fines On Stubble Burning Amid Delhi's Air Quality Crisis
The Centre has doubled the stubble burning fine in Delhi and adjoining areas in view of the fast-plummeting Air Quality Index in the region.
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Centre's Efforts Reduced Stubble Burning In Punjab: Environment Minister
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday said stubble burning could be reduced in Punjab this year because the Centre got bio-decomposer sprayed in the agrarian state under corporate social responsibility initiatives.
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"Drastically Bring Down Farm Fire Count": Centre's Panel To Punjab
The Centre's air quality panel on Friday directed deputy commissioners of all districts in Punjab, barring Pathankot, to take measures to "drastically" bring down the number of farm fires in the agrarian state.
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Centre Should Resign If They Can't Control Air Pollution: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday blamed the central government for rising incidents of stubble burning in Punjab and said it should "resign" if it cannot control air pollution.
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Punjab Hasn't Taken Adequate Steps To Prevent Stubble Burning: Centre
The Centre on Wednesday said the incidents of stubble burning have started increasing rapidly, especially in Punjab, and the state government has not taken adequate steps to prevent farm fires.
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Punjab Not Taking Adequate Steps To Prevent Farm Fires: Centre
The Centre on Wednesday said incidents of stubble burning have started increasing rapidly, especially in Punjab, and the state government has not taken adequate steps to prevent farm fires.
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Centre To Give Financial Assistance To Resolve Problem Of Stubble Burning
The central government on Thursday said one-time financial assistance will be given to individuals and companies to set up torrefaction and pelletisation plants to ensure a regular supply of paddy straw for co-firing.
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Centre Asks Delhi, Other States For Micro-Level Plan Against Stubble Burning
To curb air pollution in the national capital during winter due to stubble burning, the Centre on Wednesday directed Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi governments to chalk out a comprehensive micro-level plan.
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Centre Refused To Share Funds For Farmers To Stop Stubble Burning: Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said the centre has turned down the state government's proposal of contributing to the cash incentive to farmers for not burning stubble.
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"Give In Writing": Farm Leader On Centre Decriminalising Stubble Burning
After Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed that the Centre has decriminalised stubble burning, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Haryana) president Gurnam Singh Chaduni said that those are mere words and nothing has been given in writing yet
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"Cat's Out Of The Bag": Supreme Court On Centre's Stubble-Burning Data
Farm fires only have a 10 per cent share in Delhi's severe pollution, the central government on Monday told the Supreme Court in a hearing on the air quality crisis in India's capital.
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Stubble Burning Contributes Only 10% To Air Pollution, Supreme Court Told
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that stubble burning is not the major cause of worsening air quality in Delhi and northern states, as it contributes to only 10 per cent of the pollution.
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Centre Must Call Meet On Stubble Burning, Says Delhi Environment Minister
The centre must hold an "emergency" meeting of states neighbouring Delhi to devise a mechanism to deal with crop residue burning due to which the city's air quality has deteriorated, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said today.
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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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Atishi Targets Centre On Stubble Burning Amid Delhi's Air Emergency
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi hit out at the central government Monday, accusing it of failing to act and practicing "politics on pollution" after the national capital region woke this morning choking under a layer of toxic smog and an AQI of 481.
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Centre Doubles Fines On Stubble Burning Amid Delhi's Air Quality Crisis
The Centre has doubled the stubble burning fine in Delhi and adjoining areas in view of the fast-plummeting Air Quality Index in the region.
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Centre's Efforts Reduced Stubble Burning In Punjab: Environment Minister
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday said stubble burning could be reduced in Punjab this year because the Centre got bio-decomposer sprayed in the agrarian state under corporate social responsibility initiatives.
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"Drastically Bring Down Farm Fire Count": Centre's Panel To Punjab
The Centre's air quality panel on Friday directed deputy commissioners of all districts in Punjab, barring Pathankot, to take measures to "drastically" bring down the number of farm fires in the agrarian state.
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Centre Should Resign If They Can't Control Air Pollution: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday blamed the central government for rising incidents of stubble burning in Punjab and said it should "resign" if it cannot control air pollution.
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Punjab Hasn't Taken Adequate Steps To Prevent Stubble Burning: Centre
The Centre on Wednesday said the incidents of stubble burning have started increasing rapidly, especially in Punjab, and the state government has not taken adequate steps to prevent farm fires.
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Punjab Not Taking Adequate Steps To Prevent Farm Fires: Centre
The Centre on Wednesday said incidents of stubble burning have started increasing rapidly, especially in Punjab, and the state government has not taken adequate steps to prevent farm fires.
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Centre To Give Financial Assistance To Resolve Problem Of Stubble Burning
The central government on Thursday said one-time financial assistance will be given to individuals and companies to set up torrefaction and pelletisation plants to ensure a regular supply of paddy straw for co-firing.
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Centre Asks Delhi, Other States For Micro-Level Plan Against Stubble Burning
To curb air pollution in the national capital during winter due to stubble burning, the Centre on Wednesday directed Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi governments to chalk out a comprehensive micro-level plan.
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Centre Refused To Share Funds For Farmers To Stop Stubble Burning: Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said the centre has turned down the state government's proposal of contributing to the cash incentive to farmers for not burning stubble.
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"Give In Writing": Farm Leader On Centre Decriminalising Stubble Burning
After Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed that the Centre has decriminalised stubble burning, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Haryana) president Gurnam Singh Chaduni said that those are mere words and nothing has been given in writing yet
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"Cat's Out Of The Bag": Supreme Court On Centre's Stubble-Burning Data
Farm fires only have a 10 per cent share in Delhi's severe pollution, the central government on Monday told the Supreme Court in a hearing on the air quality crisis in India's capital.
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Stubble Burning Contributes Only 10% To Air Pollution, Supreme Court Told
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that stubble burning is not the major cause of worsening air quality in Delhi and northern states, as it contributes to only 10 per cent of the pollution.
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Centre Must Call Meet On Stubble Burning, Says Delhi Environment Minister
The centre must hold an "emergency" meeting of states neighbouring Delhi to devise a mechanism to deal with crop residue burning due to which the city's air quality has deteriorated, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said today.
