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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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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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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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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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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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With Stubble Burning, Delhi Will Become "Gas Chamber": Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said the city would soon turn into a "gas chamber" as the central, Punjab and Haryana governments were doing "absolutely nothing" for the farmers burning paddy straw.
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Delhi Air Pollution Live Updates: Capital's Air Quality "Unhealthy" Today
Pollution in Delhi worsened today as the air quality reached the 'unhealthy' category as stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has begun. Burning of paddy straw every year in the months of October and November in Punjab and Haryana is one of the major contributors of air pollution in Delhi and its neighbouring cities. The smoke and fine particulate...
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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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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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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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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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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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With Stubble Burning, Delhi Will Become "Gas Chamber": Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said the city would soon turn into a "gas chamber" as the central, Punjab and Haryana governments were doing "absolutely nothing" for the farmers burning paddy straw.
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Delhi Air Pollution Live Updates: Capital's Air Quality "Unhealthy" Today
Pollution in Delhi worsened today as the air quality reached the 'unhealthy' category as stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has begun. Burning of paddy straw every year in the months of October and November in Punjab and Haryana is one of the major contributors of air pollution in Delhi and its neighbouring cities. The smoke and fine particulate...
