Tag: Stubble burning

Watch: Chennai schoolboys win award for prototype to solve stubble-burning crisis

January 30, 2025 admin

Stubble burning solution: Chennai students win IIT Kharagpur award | Video Credit: The Hindu Every November, Delhi chokes under a blanket of smog. There are many reasons for why this happens. One is the much discussed and debated stubble burning in the nearby states of Punjab and Haryana. Farmers have taken to using alternative varieties…

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Congress MP As Delhi Air Pollution Worsens

November 19, 2024 admin

Delhi’s AQI has worsened to the “severe-plus” category New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday questioned whether Delhi should remain the Indian capital as the city’s worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization’s recommended daily maximum. A thick layer of smog – a toxic blend of smoke and fog…

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AQI Worsens To “Severe-Plus”, School Go Online, Entry Of Trucks Banned

November 18, 2024 admin

Stage 4 of GRAP has been invoked in Delhi as AQI continued to worsen (File) New Delhi: A thick layer of smog – a toxic blend of smoke and fog – enveloped the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) this morning as the air quality index (AQI) plummeted to the “severe-plus” category, forcing authorities to announce stricter…

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Haryana Doubles Fine For Stubble Burning, Rs 1.65 Lakh Collected In Fines

November 11, 2024 admin

The revised EC rates are designed to deter farmers from engaging in stubble burning (Representational) Kaithal: In a stricter move to curb air pollution, the Haryana government has doubled the fine for stubble burning, now for two acres of land the farmers will have to pay an environmental compensation fee of Rs 5,000 up from…

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Delhi’s AQI, Air Quality Index Worsens Day After Diwali As People Defy Firecracker Ban

November 1, 2024 admin

Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) soared to 359 as people defied a ban on firecrackers on Diwali New Delhi: The air quality in Delhi worsened this morning as people defied a ban on firecrackers during Diwali celebrations on Thursday. The relentless bursting of firecrackers caused severe noise pollution and blanketed the national capital in dense…

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Blanket Of Smog Covers Delhi, Air Quality ‘Very Poor’ On Diwali

October 31, 2024 admin

Delhi Air Quality: In Anand Vihar, the AQI level was recorded in the “severe” category New Delhi: Delhi and neighbouring areas woke up to a thick layer of smog this morning, and the air quality index (AQI) remained in the “very poor” category despite various anti-pollution measures. According to the real-time data provided by the…

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192 Farmers Charged For Stubble Burning In Haryana

October 28, 2024 admin

The police have issued 334 challans and imposed fines of Rs 8.45 lakh on farmers. (File) Chandigarh: The police have registered cases against 192 farmers in Haryana for burning crop residue, an official said on Monday. The police have issued 334 challans and imposed fines of Rs 8.45 lakh on farmers. In addition, 418 red…

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Satellite Data Shows Punjab Farm Fires Lowest In 3 Years

October 7, 2024 admin

Stubble burning in Punjab, shows data, has been lowest in the last three years. Data from NASA’s Worldview satellite, which detects fire events around the world, corroborates the assertion made by the Punjab government that stubble burning, a major cause of air pollution, in the state this year has been a fraction of what it…

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