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"Pakistan To Be Blamed": UP Pollution Official's Claim As Toxic Air Chokes Noida
- Monday October 28, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
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
- Wednesday November 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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To Fight India's Deadly Smog, Farmers Told To Sell Crop Waste
- Wednesday December 14, 2022
- India News | Rajesh Kumar Singh, Bloomberg
Farmers in India are being encouraged to sell their crop waste rather than burn it to help accelerate progress on curbing fires that spread a deadly, choking smog across key cities.
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Congress MLA's Advice To "Salvage Declining Image" Of Party In Punjab
- Sunday August 28, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
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
- Saturday July 2, 2022
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
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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"Cancelling Cases Against Farmers For Farm Fires": Punjab Chief Minister
- Wednesday November 17, 2021
- India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Punjab will cancel all police cases against farmers who burn stubble, or agricultural waste, Chief Minister Charanjit Channi said Wednesday, as nearby Delhi and the national capital region lie smothered under a toxic and poisonous haze.
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"Debates On TV Causing More Pollution," Says Supreme Court: Highlights
- Wednesday November 17, 2021
- India News | Edited by Nonika Sharma
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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WFH For A Week, Supreme Court Nudges States On Delhi Pollution: 10 Points
- Monday November 15, 2021
- India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi
The centre and states should consider work-from-home for their employees in and around Delhi and farmers should be persuaded to not burn farm waste to cut down pollution, the Supreme Court said Monday, as it took up the capital's air quality crisis.
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Delhi To Launch Month-Long Campaign Against Waste Burning From November 11
- Tuesday November 9, 2021
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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
- Saturday October 9, 2021
- India News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Arvind Kejriwal Announces Action Plan To Combat Air Pollution In Winters
- Tuesday October 5, 2021
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Green Court Directs Delhi Government To Check Burning Of Plastic
- Sunday December 13, 2020
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cracker Ban Defied On Diwali, Air Pollution Soars In Delhi, Nearby Areas
- Sunday November 15, 2020
- Delhi News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Edited by Swati Bhasin
A day after millions celebrated Diwali across the country, pollution levels in Delhi and its neighbouring areas soared as people defied the ban on firecrackers. The air quality in the national capital plunged to "severe category", worsening the pollution caused by burning farm waste in neighbouring states.
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Air Quality In Delhi, Adjoining Areas Falls To "Severe" Category
- Sunday November 15, 2020
- India News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
The air quality in Delhi and surrounding areas dipped to "severe" on Saturday as people defied a ban on lighting Diwali firecrackers in several areas, compounding the pollution caused by burning farm waste in neighbouring states.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Pakistan To Be Blamed": UP Pollution Official's Claim As Toxic Air Chokes Noida
- Monday October 28, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Garbage-Burning, Tandoors Top Contributors To Air Pollution: Delhi Mayor
- Wednesday November 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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To Fight India's Deadly Smog, Farmers Told To Sell Crop Waste
- Wednesday December 14, 2022
- India News | Rajesh Kumar Singh, Bloomberg
Farmers in India are being encouraged to sell their crop waste rather than burn it to help accelerate progress on curbing fires that spread a deadly, choking smog across key cities.
- www.ndtv.com
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Congress MLA's Advice To "Salvage Declining Image" Of Party In Punjab
- Sunday August 28, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Researchers Develop New Method to Convert Waste Carbon Atoms to Plastic Products Without Harming Environment
- Saturday July 2, 2022
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
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.
- www.gadgets360.com
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"Cancelling Cases Against Farmers For Farm Fires": Punjab Chief Minister
- Wednesday November 17, 2021
- India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Punjab will cancel all police cases against farmers who burn stubble, or agricultural waste, Chief Minister Charanjit Channi said Wednesday, as nearby Delhi and the national capital region lie smothered under a toxic and poisonous haze.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Debates On TV Causing More Pollution," Says Supreme Court: Highlights
- Wednesday November 17, 2021
- India News | Edited by Nonika Sharma
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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WFH For A Week, Supreme Court Nudges States On Delhi Pollution: 10 Points
- Monday November 15, 2021
- India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi
The centre and states should consider work-from-home for their employees in and around Delhi and farmers should be persuaded to not burn farm waste to cut down pollution, the Supreme Court said Monday, as it took up the capital's air quality crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi To Launch Month-Long Campaign Against Waste Burning From November 11
- Tuesday November 9, 2021
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Centre Tweaks Policy To Use Biomass Pellets In Coal-Fired Power Plants
- Saturday October 9, 2021
- India News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Arvind Kejriwal Announces Action Plan To Combat Air Pollution In Winters
- Tuesday October 5, 2021
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Green Court Directs Delhi Government To Check Burning Of Plastic
- Sunday December 13, 2020
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Cracker Ban Defied On Diwali, Air Pollution Soars In Delhi, Nearby Areas
- Sunday November 15, 2020
- Delhi News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Edited by Swati Bhasin
A day after millions celebrated Diwali across the country, pollution levels in Delhi and its neighbouring areas soared as people defied the ban on firecrackers. The air quality in the national capital plunged to "severe category", worsening the pollution caused by burning farm waste in neighbouring states.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Air Quality In Delhi, Adjoining Areas Falls To "Severe" Category
- Sunday November 15, 2020
- India News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
The air quality in Delhi and surrounding areas dipped to "severe" on Saturday as people defied a ban on lighting Diwali firecrackers in several areas, compounding the pollution caused by burning farm waste in neighbouring states.
- www.ndtv.com