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"Stubble Burning After 4 pm": Supreme Court Asks For 24x7 Data On Farm Fires
Supreme Court ordered 24x7 data on stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana after farmers started timing the crop burning with the overpass of NASA satellites over the region, a problem first highlighted by NDTV two weeks ago.
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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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"Mere Eyewash": Supreme Court Raps Punjab, Haryana Over Stubble Burning
The Supreme Court grilled the central - and Punjab and Haryana - governments Wednesday as arguments over states' non-compliance with, and failure to enforce, anti-pollution measures, rolled into yet another hearing, even as Delhi AQI is 'very poor'.
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Exclusive: As Delhi Air Worsens, Punjab Farmers Say Stubble Burning Only Option
Delhi's bad air days are back and the stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, primarily blamed for the choking air in the national capital, is under the scanner again
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GRAP Stage 2 Invoked In Delhi-NCR As Air Quality Worsens. What It Means
The air quality index in Delhi this morning was recorded at 317, which falls under the "very poor" category.
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Farm Fires Down By 27% In Punjab, 37% In Haryana Compared To Last Year
Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has declined by 27 per cent and 37 per cent as against last year, the Union environment ministry has said.
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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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Over 1,700 Farm Fires Recorded In Punjab, Air Turns 'Very Poor' In Haryana
Punjab on Tuesday reported 1,776 stubble-burning incidents, taking the total number of farm fires to 28,117 while air quality indices in Haryana and the border state were in 'poor' and 'very poor' categories.
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How Punjab, Haryana Farmers Are Timing Crop Burning To Avoid Detection
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are burning stubble at night to evade detection by satellite and local officials working overtime to contain farm fires that have poisoned the air in Delhi NCR, it is learnt.
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Punjab Reports Over 3,000 Stubble Burning Incidents Today, Highest So Far
Punjab on Sunday reported 3,230 farm fires, the highest in a day so far this season, while the air quality in large parts of Haryana was recorded in 'very poor' and 'severe' categories.
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Stubble Burning In Haryana, UP Behind Air Pollution: Delhi Minister
Amid the spike in air pollution, Delhi Environment Minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai said on Sunday that the stubble burning in Punjab does not have as much impact on the national capital as the smoke coming from farm fires in Haryana and UP.
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'Asked For Water, Not Smoke...': Haryana Minister's Dig At AAP
Haryana Agriculture Minister Jai Prakash Dalal on Saturday slammed the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab over the stubble-burning incidents in the state, prompting a sharp reaction from the Aam Aadmi Party.
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Fewer Punjab Farm Fires This Year, But NASA Scientist Has A Warning
Winter is approaching, so is bad air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). Crop-residue or stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana are likely to add to the city worsening air quality index, or AQI.
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Out To Inspect Stubble Burning, Haryana Officials Held Hostage By Farmers
A team of three government officials was allegedly held hostage by a group of farmers in Haryana's Ambala district on Thursday when they were on patrol to check stubble burning.
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Smoke From Farm Fires In October-November In Delhi Lowest In 4 Years: Report
Not only have the number of farm fires in Punjab and Haryana this season been the lowest since 2016, the national capital also witnessed the least smoke intrusion from stubble burning during October-November in four years.
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"Stubble Burning After 4 pm": Supreme Court Asks For 24x7 Data On Farm Fires
Supreme Court ordered 24x7 data on stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana after farmers started timing the crop burning with the overpass of NASA satellites over the region, a problem first highlighted by NDTV two weeks ago.
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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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"Mere Eyewash": Supreme Court Raps Punjab, Haryana Over Stubble Burning
The Supreme Court grilled the central - and Punjab and Haryana - governments Wednesday as arguments over states' non-compliance with, and failure to enforce, anti-pollution measures, rolled into yet another hearing, even as Delhi AQI is 'very poor'.
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Exclusive: As Delhi Air Worsens, Punjab Farmers Say Stubble Burning Only Option
Delhi's bad air days are back and the stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, primarily blamed for the choking air in the national capital, is under the scanner again
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GRAP Stage 2 Invoked In Delhi-NCR As Air Quality Worsens. What It Means
The air quality index in Delhi this morning was recorded at 317, which falls under the "very poor" category.
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Farm Fires Down By 27% In Punjab, 37% In Haryana Compared To Last Year
Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has declined by 27 per cent and 37 per cent as against last year, the Union environment ministry has said.
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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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Over 1,700 Farm Fires Recorded In Punjab, Air Turns 'Very Poor' In Haryana
Punjab on Tuesday reported 1,776 stubble-burning incidents, taking the total number of farm fires to 28,117 while air quality indices in Haryana and the border state were in 'poor' and 'very poor' categories.
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How Punjab, Haryana Farmers Are Timing Crop Burning To Avoid Detection
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are burning stubble at night to evade detection by satellite and local officials working overtime to contain farm fires that have poisoned the air in Delhi NCR, it is learnt.
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Punjab Reports Over 3,000 Stubble Burning Incidents Today, Highest So Far
Punjab on Sunday reported 3,230 farm fires, the highest in a day so far this season, while the air quality in large parts of Haryana was recorded in 'very poor' and 'severe' categories.
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Stubble Burning In Haryana, UP Behind Air Pollution: Delhi Minister
Amid the spike in air pollution, Delhi Environment Minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai said on Sunday that the stubble burning in Punjab does not have as much impact on the national capital as the smoke coming from farm fires in Haryana and UP.
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'Asked For Water, Not Smoke...': Haryana Minister's Dig At AAP
Haryana Agriculture Minister Jai Prakash Dalal on Saturday slammed the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab over the stubble-burning incidents in the state, prompting a sharp reaction from the Aam Aadmi Party.
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Fewer Punjab Farm Fires This Year, But NASA Scientist Has A Warning
Winter is approaching, so is bad air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). Crop-residue or stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana are likely to add to the city worsening air quality index, or AQI.
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Out To Inspect Stubble Burning, Haryana Officials Held Hostage By Farmers
A team of three government officials was allegedly held hostage by a group of farmers in Haryana's Ambala district on Thursday when they were on patrol to check stubble burning.
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Smoke From Farm Fires In October-November In Delhi Lowest In 4 Years: Report
Not only have the number of farm fires in Punjab and Haryana this season been the lowest since 2016, the national capital also witnessed the least smoke intrusion from stubble burning during October-November in four years.
