Stubble Burning
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Share of stubble burning in Delhi pollution drops to 3 pc due to change in wind direction: SAFAR
India | Nov 06, 2019, 06:18 PM ISTThe share of stubble burning in Delhi's pollution dropped to a meagre 3 per cent on Wednesday due to a change in the wind direction, according to the government's air quality monitoring and forecasting service SAFAR.
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Let MPs help farmers buy stubble management machinery: Harsimrat Kaur urges PM Modi
India | Nov 06, 2019, 06:13 PM ISTIn a letter to the prime minister, the Union food processing minister said stubble burning was continuing unabated across North India as the farmers could not afford the expensive stubble cleaning and super seeder machines.
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Stubble can be converted into CNG: Kejriwal
India | Nov 06, 2019, 05:42 PM ISTThe Kejriwal government has been accusing Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana of not taking concrete steps to solve the issue of stubble burning in the states which increases pollution in Delhi-NCR.
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SC summons 4 chief secretaries for hearing on stubble burning
News | Nov 06, 2019, 09:21 AM ISTSupreme Court summons 4 chief secretaries for hearing on stubble burning
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NASA image shows stubble burning as Delhi continues to fight air pollution
India | Nov 06, 2019, 04:36 PM ISTDelhi air pollution: Red dots can be seen in the images released by NASA. These red dots indicate fire and stubble burning along the Delhi border. Meanwhile, the air quality in Delhi has shown slight improvement and gusty winds and rains are further expected to clear the air. There are good chances of rainfall on Wednesday night, the IMD has said.
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Comply with rules related to stubble burning: UP chief secy to officials
India | Nov 05, 2019, 06:22 AM ISTThe chief secretary, who was holding a video conference with the commissioners and district magistrates of various districts, directed them to take all necessary steps to ensure that all rules are followed strictly in this regard.
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SC summons Chief Secy of UP, Punjab, Haryana over stubble burning
India | Nov 04, 2019, 04:26 PM ISTSupreme Court of India has stepped in to address the issue of dangerous pollution levels Delhi-NCR and that of stubble burning in adjacent states. The top court has summoned Chief Secretaries of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.
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Haryana farmers show the way in stubble management
India | Nov 04, 2019, 04:09 PM ISTFarmers of Shekhpur Khalsa, Gudha, Degampur, Kutana, Munak and other villages in Karnal district are not burning the wheat and paddy stubble. The reason -- they are manually harvesting it and selling it to other farmers for use as fodder.
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As Punjab fines nearly 3K farmers for stubble burning, Delhi CM merely playing politics: Amarinder
India | Nov 03, 2019, 06:55 PM ISTAmid the people in national capital chocking on toxic air, the Punjab government has acted against nearly 3,000 of its farmers for burning stubble, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday, while accusing his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal of doing little beyond "playing" politics to address the problem.
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Don't politicise pollution, need to sit together and find solution to stubble burning: Kejriwal
India | Nov 03, 2019, 04:01 PM ISTDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the issue of pollution should not be "politicised" and called on all neighbouring states and the Centre to "sit together" and deliberate on how to prevent stubble burning as the air quality in the national capital dipped to alarming levels.
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Arvind Kejriwal seeks Javadekar's intervention to deal with stubble burning
India | Nov 02, 2019, 08:04 PM ISTKejriwal noted that the high level of pollution was not only a health hazard for the citizens, but it also shows India in a poor light in the eyes of visiting dignitaries
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Toxic Delhi air spurs Punjab CM to urge Centre to provide for 'stubble management bonus' to farmers
India | Nov 02, 2019, 06:26 PM ISTSingh expressed his anger and anguish and made the pro-farmer proposal in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal persistently blaming stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab for rise in Delhi's air pollution
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Punjab, Haryana farmers caught in vicious time-cycle web
India | Nov 02, 2019, 11:12 AM ISTThe farmers are caught were caught in a vicious time-cycle as they have to harvest rice from mid-October to mid-November each year and cultivate wheat in a space of 10-15 days.
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Stubble burning: 25 per cent jump in Punjab; marginal drop in Haryana as compared to last year
India | Nov 01, 2019, 07:19 PM ISTWith farmers in the agrarian states continuing to set paddy residue afire despite a ban on this practice, many have been slapped with fines and others booked for stubble burning. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has claimed that pollution in Delhi is an effect of stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana.
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Till when will Delhi bear brunt of stubble burning in other states? Kejriwal asks
India | Nov 01, 2019, 06:40 PM ISTDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at Haryana and Punjab government, targetting them for stubble burning taking place within their borders.
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300 farmers booked for stubble burning in Uttar Pradesh
India | Nov 01, 2019, 03:16 PM ISTThree hundred farmers have been booked for burning stubble in their fields in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district, despite directives from the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
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Prevent Delhi from becoming gas chamber, Kejriwal appeals
India | Oct 29, 2019, 06:51 PM ISTDelhi Air Pollution Latest News: As the AQI in Delhi entered the second-worst severe category on Tuesday, Arvind Kejriwal appealed "with folded hands" to Punjab and Haryana to take concrete steps against stubble burning to prevent the national capital from becoming a "gas chamber".
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NASA image shows stubble burning in North India
India | Oct 28, 2019, 11:21 PM ISTNASA has released an image showing stubble burning in North India, which is considered one of the factors contributing to air pollution.
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Delhi's air quality drops to poor with change in wind direction
India | Oct 20, 2019, 06:48 PM ISTWesterly and northwesterly winds bring dust from western regions and smoke caused by burning of crop residue in the neighbouring Punjab and Haryana to Delhi-NCR.
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Punjab records 45 percent hike in farm fires, say officials
India | Oct 13, 2019, 04:58 PM ISTThe paddy harvesting season has started in Punjab and the state has already recorded a 45 per cent increase in stubble burning incidents till October 11, but the administration hopes the farm fire counts will come down gradually as a result of intensive interventions made this year.