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7Nov

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Video | Delhi Pollution: धुंध की मोटी परत से ढकी राजधानी, गंभीर स्तर पर पहुंचा AQI

Delhi Pollution: दिल्ली में प्रदूषण लगातार बढ़ता जा रहा है. राजधानी धुंध की मोटी परत से ढकी हुई है. आलम ये है कि यहां सांस लेना मुश्किल हो गया है. कई इलाकों में AQI 400 पार पहुंच गया है.Source link

27Oct

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Stubble Burning Continues In Parts Of Punjab, Haryana As Delhi AQI Dips To ‘Very Poor’ Levels

As the pollution in Delhi plummeted to 'very poor' levels on Sunday, stubble burning continued in parts of Punjab and Haryana. Several areas in the city recorded air quality index (AQI) in the 'severe' category creating concerns for the national capital ahead of Diwali. #WATCH | Ferozepur, Punjab: Police teams visit fields and extinguish stubble burning. (Source: District Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur) pic.twitter.com/8bEblNTG5C — ANI (@ANI) October 27, 2024A police team of five members visited fields to extinguish stubble burning in the Ferozepur district of Punjab, as shown in a video shared by ANI, where officers used raw tree trunks with leaves to douse the flames. Similarly, stubble burning was also reported near the Kaithal-Hisar highway in Haryana. #WATCH | ...

23Oct

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Video | “Mere Eyewash”: Supreme Court Raps Punjab, Haryana Over Stubble Burning

The Supreme Court grilled the central - and Punjab and Haryana - governments on Wednesday as arguments over states' non-compliance with, and failure to enforce, anti-pollution measures, rolled into yet another hearing, even as air quality in Delhi and the national capital region remains 'very poor' and prompts concern over the risk of increased respiratory diseases. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice A Amanullah, and Justice AG Masih, dismissed as "mere eyewash" the Punjab and Haryana governments' efforts to stamp out farm fires - i.e., farmers burning agricultural waste - that contribute to toxic air smothering Delhi annually.Source link

23Oct

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‘Toothless’ environment laws: Supreme Court slams Centre over stubble burning | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the central government for making 'toothless' environment laws, says Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) Act provision on penalty for stubble burning not implemented.The SC said that CAQM Act was enacted without creating required machinery for implementing law to curb air pollution. The Centre assured the SC that regulation on penalty under CAQM Act for stubble burning will be issued in 10 days.CAQM, meanwhile, told the Supreme Court that there has been non-compliance of its order by Punjab and Haryana to stop stubble burning and it issued notices to various concerned officers on why penal action should not be taken against them.The apex court expressed strong disapproval towards the Punjab and Haryana governments for not taking a...

18Oct

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Haryana Govt Cracks Down On Stubble Burning; Farmers To Face FIRs, Bans On Crop Sales In Mandis

The Haryana government directed its officials to register an FIR against the farmers who burn stubble and make a Red in their farm records, preventing them from selling their crops in Mandis via the e-Kharid portal for the next two seasons. Farmers who burn stubble an FIR should be registered against them and a Red entry should be made in their farm records restricting them from selling their crops in Mandis through the e-Kharid portal during the next two seasons, says the Department of Agriculture, Haryana pic.twitter.com/3wm3Jstatn — ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2024In response, Dr. Babu Lal, Deputy Director, Agriculture Department told ANI, "If we talk about Kaithal district, we have formed teams for this, there are block level teams as well as village level teams. They go to vil...

15Oct

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Paddy variety in focus cuts cost, pollution in Delhi-NCR – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Short-duration paddy variety PR-126, developed by Punjab Agricultural University, may be at the centre of controversy for being pushed by the AAP-led state govt despite its low yield but the benefit of it in terms of saving input cost is something which is not being factored in by opposition Congress that has raised its pitch against the variety.Besides reducing cost of farming, PR-126 has the potential to combat the menace of air pollution in Delhi-NCR as it gives enough post-harvesting window to farmers to prepare their farms for the next crop without resorting to stubble burning. So, more use of the short-duration variety means lesser episodes of biomass burning. Its result is, however, yet to be seen this year as peak harvest season is still a bit far.Unlike the most popular...

24Sep

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Stubble Burning Begins Around Delhi, Supreme Court Says ‘We Want Answers On Friday!’

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it wants answers on the fresh cases of stubble burning around Delhi. The top court was informed by the counsel in the case that stubble burning has started again and the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR must explain why the stubble burning was happening depsite a ban by the top court and what actions have it taken against the erring offcials. The Amicus in the case told the top court today that he has sent a notice to CAQM to seek an explaination. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka said, "We want an answer to this on Friday." In October 2023, the top court directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to submit a report detailing the steps taken to tackle the worsening air quality in and around the national capital. Following...