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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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Punjab Reports 634 Fresh Farm Fire Cases Today, Lowest Since Diwali
Punjab on Monday reported 634 farm fires with farmers in many areas continuing to set ablaze paddy straw despite police making persistent efforts to prevent stubble burning.
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Over 930 FIRs Registered Against Farmers For Burning Stubble: Punjab Police
Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is considered one of the reasons behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and November.
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Haryana Unveils Policy To Eliminate Crop Residue, Curb Stubble Burning
The Haryana Cabinet has unveiled a paddy stubble management policy aimed at utilising paddy straw for sustainable energy and completely curbing crop residue burning practices by 2027.
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Delhi Air Quality In 'Severe' Category, Farm Fires Key Contributor
Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the 'severe' category again on Wednesday with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for over one-third of the air pollution in the national capital.
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Official Goes To Stop Stubble Burning In Punjab. Here's What Farmers Did Next...
A group of farmers allegedly forced a government official, who was part of a team to prevent farm fires, to set a heap of paddy stubble on fire in Punjab's Bathinda district. The incident drew condemnation from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
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Farm Fire Count Declines Between September 15-October 30 In North Indian States: Data
The total number of paddy crop residue burning events during September 15-October 30 period in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have come down to 53,792 this year.
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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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Rain Delays Harvesting, Stubble Burning Incidents Could Rise, Say Experts
Two prolonged spells of rain -- in late September and October -- have delayed paddy harvesting by a week in parts of Punjab and Haryana which could lead to a spike in stubble burning incidents, experts said on Wednesday.
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Stubble Burning Continues In Punjab, 700 Fires Recorded So Far
Farm fires have continued in Punjab despite the state government assuring more crop residue management machines and launching massive awareness programmes against stubble burning
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Punjab May Deploy Over 1 Lakh Machines For Crop-Residue Management
The Punjab government is considering introducing over one lakh machines from its own funds for paddy straw management after the centre denied sharing funds to control crop-residue or stubble burning, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said.
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Air Quality Panel Asks 11 Thermal Plants Near Delhi To Co-Fire Biomass Pellets
Centre's air quality commission has directed 11 thermal power plants within 300-km radius of Delhi to co-fire biomass pellets with coal, saying this can utilise millions of tonnes of biomass, address issue of stubble burning and reduce air pollution
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Congress Alleges Scam In Distribution Of Bio-Decomposers In Delhi
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged on Thursday a scam in the distribution of bio-decomposer for preventing the burning of paddy straw in Delhi and demanded a CBI inquiry into it.
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49% Jump In Stubble Burning Cases In Punjab This Paddy Season: Data
Punjab has witnessed 49 per cent more stubble burning incidents from September 21 to November 2 as compared to the corresponding period last year, according to official data.
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Punjab Shouldn't Be Blamed For Delhi's Pollution, Says Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Saturday it was not smoke from his state that was causing pollution in Delhi and stressed on the need to find ways to dispose of paddy straw, which farmers in his state usually burn in October and November.
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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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Punjab Reports 634 Fresh Farm Fire Cases Today, Lowest Since Diwali
Punjab on Monday reported 634 farm fires with farmers in many areas continuing to set ablaze paddy straw despite police making persistent efforts to prevent stubble burning.
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Over 930 FIRs Registered Against Farmers For Burning Stubble: Punjab Police
Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is considered one of the reasons behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and November.
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Haryana Unveils Policy To Eliminate Crop Residue, Curb Stubble Burning
The Haryana Cabinet has unveiled a paddy stubble management policy aimed at utilising paddy straw for sustainable energy and completely curbing crop residue burning practices by 2027.
-
Delhi Air Quality In 'Severe' Category, Farm Fires Key Contributor
Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the 'severe' category again on Wednesday with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for over one-third of the air pollution in the national capital.
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Official Goes To Stop Stubble Burning In Punjab. Here's What Farmers Did Next...
A group of farmers allegedly forced a government official, who was part of a team to prevent farm fires, to set a heap of paddy stubble on fire in Punjab's Bathinda district. The incident drew condemnation from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
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Farm Fire Count Declines Between September 15-October 30 In North Indian States: Data
The total number of paddy crop residue burning events during September 15-October 30 period in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have come down to 53,792 this year.
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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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Rain Delays Harvesting, Stubble Burning Incidents Could Rise, Say Experts
Two prolonged spells of rain -- in late September and October -- have delayed paddy harvesting by a week in parts of Punjab and Haryana which could lead to a spike in stubble burning incidents, experts said on Wednesday.
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Stubble Burning Continues In Punjab, 700 Fires Recorded So Far
Farm fires have continued in Punjab despite the state government assuring more crop residue management machines and launching massive awareness programmes against stubble burning
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Punjab May Deploy Over 1 Lakh Machines For Crop-Residue Management
The Punjab government is considering introducing over one lakh machines from its own funds for paddy straw management after the centre denied sharing funds to control crop-residue or stubble burning, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said.
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Air Quality Panel Asks 11 Thermal Plants Near Delhi To Co-Fire Biomass Pellets
Centre's air quality commission has directed 11 thermal power plants within 300-km radius of Delhi to co-fire biomass pellets with coal, saying this can utilise millions of tonnes of biomass, address issue of stubble burning and reduce air pollution
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Congress Alleges Scam In Distribution Of Bio-Decomposers In Delhi
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged on Thursday a scam in the distribution of bio-decomposer for preventing the burning of paddy straw in Delhi and demanded a CBI inquiry into it.
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49% Jump In Stubble Burning Cases In Punjab This Paddy Season: Data
Punjab has witnessed 49 per cent more stubble burning incidents from September 21 to November 2 as compared to the corresponding period last year, according to official data.
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Punjab Shouldn't Be Blamed For Delhi's Pollution, Says Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Saturday it was not smoke from his state that was causing pollution in Delhi and stressed on the need to find ways to dispose of paddy straw, which farmers in his state usually burn in October and November.
