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Stubble Burning
Farmers face action for stubble burning in Gorakhpur
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The Gorakhpur administration has initiated punitive action against farmers, as incidents of stubble-burning continue unabated.Taking a tough stand against paddy growers for continuing to...
UP to distribute bio-decomposers to check stubble burning
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In a bid to curb incidents of stubble burning, the Uttar Pradesh government has set a target of distributing 17 lakh bio-decomposers in 2023-24.
This...
After a brief halt during the SC hearing, stubble burning in Punjab is back with a vengeance as Delhi chokes: 1600 fires raging across...
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"After a brief halt during the SC hearing, stubble burning in Punjab is back with a vengeance as Delhi chokes: 1600 fires raging across...
Despite relentless bombings and firings, war zones in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza have better air quality than Delhi – An analysis
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Delhi is choking, and the people, especially children, the elderly and patients, are dying a slow death. The air of Delhi is polluted to...
Stubble burning in UP down by 70%: Minister
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Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said the menace of stubble burning has been brought down by almost 70 per cent as compared...
Deepawali, Crackers and Pollution (Part I): Truth uncovered!
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Crackers, especially those burst around Deepawali, and the extent of pollution caused by them, have become subjects of an intense debate in the last...
Punjab needs policy to reuse stubble, says Rajya Sabha MP
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To check stubble burning, Punjab needs a proactive policy towards reusing it in sectors like paper, pulp, cement bricks, bio-mass, Rajya Sabha MP, Vikram...
How newspapers are censoring mention of Punjab in the air pollution debate
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Newspapers have turned Punjab into Lord Voldemort i.e.
"He Who Must Not Be Named." Some newspapers in our country have chosen to engage in...
Haryana addressing stubble burning issue with subsidies, crop diversification; Can Punjab learn from it?
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The agrarian state of Haryana is tackling the tricky issue of crop residue by offering farmers subsidies ranging from 50 to 80 per cent...
Over 200 farmers in Haryana participate to end stubble burning
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Over 200 farmers, government officials and industry members on Friday participated in a farmer outreach event in the Rania block in Haryana to strengthen...