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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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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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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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Farm Fire Count Declines Between September 15-October 30 In North Indian States: Data
The total number of paddy crop residue burning events during September 15-October 30 period in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have come down to 53,792 this year.
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"Farmers Not At Fault": Delhi Environment Minister On Crop Burning In Punjab
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai today said free spraying of bio-decomposer will be ensured in Punjab to curb crop residue burning if his party forms government in the state.
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Centre Must Call Meet On Stubble Burning, Says Delhi Environment Minister
The centre must hold an "emergency" meeting of states neighbouring Delhi to devise a mechanism to deal with crop residue burning due to which the city's air quality has deteriorated, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said today.
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Chief Secretaries Of Delhi, 3 States Summoned Over Stubble Burning
The National Green Tribunal Monday said there was a need to find out a long-lasting solution to the problems of stubble burning and directed the chief secretaries of four states to appear before it to explain ways to prevent it.
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Teachers In Punjab Unhappy With New Stubble-Burning Awareness Duties
Government teachers Punjab's Gurdaspur district have demanded withdrawal of an order which has directed them to participate in creating awareness against stubble-burning.
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Farmers Who Don't Burn Crops In Haryana To Be Awarded
Government to launch a massive campaign in Haryana to create awareness among farmers about proper management of crops residue.
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Take Action Against Farmers For Crop Residue Burning: National Green Tribunal
The National Green Tribunal today directed state governments to take coercive and punitive action against persistent defaulters of crop residue burning and asked them to withdraw the assistance provided to those farmers.
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Punjab's Crop Residue Burning Threatens South Asian Air Quality
Describing Punjab as a "burning" food basket, two renowned earth scientists warn that the outflow of air pollution arising from burning crop residues is not only a threat to South Asian air quality but also "can modify atmospheric chemistry and climate dynamics globally."
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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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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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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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Farm Fire Count Declines Between September 15-October 30 In North Indian States: Data
The total number of paddy crop residue burning events during September 15-October 30 period in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have come down to 53,792 this year.
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"Farmers Not At Fault": Delhi Environment Minister On Crop Burning In Punjab
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai today said free spraying of bio-decomposer will be ensured in Punjab to curb crop residue burning if his party forms government in the state.
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Centre Must Call Meet On Stubble Burning, Says Delhi Environment Minister
The centre must hold an "emergency" meeting of states neighbouring Delhi to devise a mechanism to deal with crop residue burning due to which the city's air quality has deteriorated, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said today.
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Chief Secretaries Of Delhi, 3 States Summoned Over Stubble Burning
The National Green Tribunal Monday said there was a need to find out a long-lasting solution to the problems of stubble burning and directed the chief secretaries of four states to appear before it to explain ways to prevent it.
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Teachers In Punjab Unhappy With New Stubble-Burning Awareness Duties
Government teachers Punjab's Gurdaspur district have demanded withdrawal of an order which has directed them to participate in creating awareness against stubble-burning.
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Farmers Who Don't Burn Crops In Haryana To Be Awarded
Government to launch a massive campaign in Haryana to create awareness among farmers about proper management of crops residue.
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Take Action Against Farmers For Crop Residue Burning: National Green Tribunal
The National Green Tribunal today directed state governments to take coercive and punitive action against persistent defaulters of crop residue burning and asked them to withdraw the assistance provided to those farmers.
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Punjab's Crop Residue Burning Threatens South Asian Air Quality
Describing Punjab as a "burning" food basket, two renowned earth scientists warn that the outflow of air pollution arising from burning crop residues is not only a threat to South Asian air quality but also "can modify atmospheric chemistry and climate dynamics globally."
