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NASA Says Shift In Stubble Burning Time Impacting Air Quality In North India
For decades, long rivers of smoke and haze have spread across the Indo-Gangetic Plain from October to December as farmers burn off crop residue after the rice harvest.
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What's Polluting Delhi's Air? Major Culprits Behind NCR's Toxic Smog
Delhi and NCR are facing another severe pollution crisis in 2025, with AQI levels exceeding 400 across multiple areas.
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Air Quality Body Urges Punjab To Curb Stubble Burning Incidents
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday called for urgent and coordinated action by Punjab to curb stubble burning incidents, even as it said that Haryana has shown a significant decline in such cases
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Stubble Burning In Punjab, Haryana Reduced By 50% This Year: Top Expert To NDTV
A total of 4,754 stubble burning incidents were recorded in Punjab and Haryana between September 15 and November 2 last year. This year, it has dropped to 2,384.
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Haryana Sees 95% Drop In Active Fire Locations From Last Year
Haryana has recorded a 95 per cent reduction in active fire locations related to paddy crop residue burning compared to the previous year, according to data presented at a high-level review meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi.
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192 Farmers Charged For Stubble Burning In Haryana
The police have registered cases against 192 farmers in Haryana for burning crop residue, an official said on Monday.
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Crop Burning "Must Stop": Supreme Court On Delhi Air Pollution
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stressed the need to stop crop residue burning, which affects air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and asked state governments to take steps to curb pollution.
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Bhagwant Mann Invokes Gurbani To Urge Farmers To Stop Stubble Burning
As Punjab struggles to stop the rampant stubble burning in farms, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday invoked the verses of the holy Gurbani to urge farmers not to burn crop residue as it was polluting the air.
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Bihar To 'Name And Shame' Farmers To Crack Down On Crop Residue Burning
Amid rising air pollution caused by the burning of crop residue, the Bihar government has decided to identify farmers who are indulging in this practice and put up their names at the block offices, officials said on Saturday.
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Memes And Pictures Flood Social Media As Lahore Engulfs In Thick Smog
According to experts, a significant factor contributing to the pollution issue is the practice of burning crop residue at the beginning of the winter wheat-planting season.
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After Supreme Court's Big Order, Punjab Sees Drop In Farm Fires
Punjab Thursday saw a sharp drop in the number of stubble burning incidents as it recorded 639 farm fires while police and civil administration launched a crackdown against erring farmers to prevent crop residue burning.
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Haryana Unveils Policy To Eliminate Crop Residue, Curb Stubble Burning
The Haryana Cabinet has unveiled a paddy stubble management policy aimed at utilising paddy straw for sustainable energy and completely curbing crop residue burning practices by 2027.
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Day After Supreme Court Report, Punjab Reports Over 2,000 Farm Fires
More than 2,000 farm fires were reported from Punjab on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court issued directions to ensure stopping of crop residue burning "forthwith".
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How Punjab, Haryana Farmers Are Timing Crop Burning To Avoid Detection
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are burning stubble at night to evade detection by satellite and local officials working overtime to contain farm fires that have poisoned the air in Delhi NCR, it is learnt.
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Dussehra, Stubble Burning Keep Delhi Air Quality In Poor Category
As the nation celebrated Dussehra on Tuesday by burning the effigies of Ravana, farmers in Punjab paced up the crop residue burning as 360 farm fires, the maximum in a day this season, were reported, taking the overall count to 2,306.
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NASA Says Shift In Stubble Burning Time Impacting Air Quality In North India
For decades, long rivers of smoke and haze have spread across the Indo-Gangetic Plain from October to December as farmers burn off crop residue after the rice harvest.
-
What's Polluting Delhi's Air? Major Culprits Behind NCR's Toxic Smog
Delhi and NCR are facing another severe pollution crisis in 2025, with AQI levels exceeding 400 across multiple areas.
-
Air Quality Body Urges Punjab To Curb Stubble Burning Incidents
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday called for urgent and coordinated action by Punjab to curb stubble burning incidents, even as it said that Haryana has shown a significant decline in such cases
-
Stubble Burning In Punjab, Haryana Reduced By 50% This Year: Top Expert To NDTV
A total of 4,754 stubble burning incidents were recorded in Punjab and Haryana between September 15 and November 2 last year. This year, it has dropped to 2,384.
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Haryana Sees 95% Drop In Active Fire Locations From Last Year
Haryana has recorded a 95 per cent reduction in active fire locations related to paddy crop residue burning compared to the previous year, according to data presented at a high-level review meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi.
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192 Farmers Charged For Stubble Burning In Haryana
The police have registered cases against 192 farmers in Haryana for burning crop residue, an official said on Monday.
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Crop Burning "Must Stop": Supreme Court On Delhi Air Pollution
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stressed the need to stop crop residue burning, which affects air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and asked state governments to take steps to curb pollution.
-
Bhagwant Mann Invokes Gurbani To Urge Farmers To Stop Stubble Burning
As Punjab struggles to stop the rampant stubble burning in farms, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday invoked the verses of the holy Gurbani to urge farmers not to burn crop residue as it was polluting the air.
-
Bihar To 'Name And Shame' Farmers To Crack Down On Crop Residue Burning
Amid rising air pollution caused by the burning of crop residue, the Bihar government has decided to identify farmers who are indulging in this practice and put up their names at the block offices, officials said on Saturday.
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Memes And Pictures Flood Social Media As Lahore Engulfs In Thick Smog
According to experts, a significant factor contributing to the pollution issue is the practice of burning crop residue at the beginning of the winter wheat-planting season.
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After Supreme Court's Big Order, Punjab Sees Drop In Farm Fires
Punjab Thursday saw a sharp drop in the number of stubble burning incidents as it recorded 639 farm fires while police and civil administration launched a crackdown against erring farmers to prevent crop residue burning.
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Haryana Unveils Policy To Eliminate Crop Residue, Curb Stubble Burning
The Haryana Cabinet has unveiled a paddy stubble management policy aimed at utilising paddy straw for sustainable energy and completely curbing crop residue burning practices by 2027.
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Day After Supreme Court Report, Punjab Reports Over 2,000 Farm Fires
More than 2,000 farm fires were reported from Punjab on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court issued directions to ensure stopping of crop residue burning "forthwith".
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How Punjab, Haryana Farmers Are Timing Crop Burning To Avoid Detection
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are burning stubble at night to evade detection by satellite and local officials working overtime to contain farm fires that have poisoned the air in Delhi NCR, it is learnt.
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Dussehra, Stubble Burning Keep Delhi Air Quality In Poor Category
As the nation celebrated Dussehra on Tuesday by burning the effigies of Ravana, farmers in Punjab paced up the crop residue burning as 360 farm fires, the maximum in a day this season, were reported, taking the overall count to 2,306.
