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Delhi Records Worst Average AQI For December In 7 Years At 349
- Monday December 29, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Delhi recorded its worst air quality for December this year since 2018 with an average AQI of 349, even as farm fires accounted for just 3.5 per cent of the PM2.5 pollution, according to official data.
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"No Stubble Burning Now, Why Is Delhi Polluted?" Bhagwant Mann's Dig At BJP
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday questioned why there is a pollution crisis in the national capital despite no farm fires now.
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Farm Fires Didn't End, They Just Moved To Afternoon: Satellite Data Analysis
- Tuesday December 9, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shreya Ghosh
Claims of a nearly 90% drop in stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana - a key contributor to pollution in Delhi-NCR - have been challenged by a new multi-satellite analysis, revealing that the decline is a result of a gap in India's monitoring system.
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Satellites Missed Most Farm Fires In Punjab And Haryana: Report
- Monday December 8, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
More than 90 per cent of large farm fires in Punjab and Haryana are now going undetected by the official monitoring systems as farmers are shifting stubble-burning activities to late afternoons, according to a new analysis published on Monday.
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Stubble Burning Down By 90% In Punjab, Haryana, Centre Informs Parliament
- Monday December 1, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ashwine Kumar Singh, Edited by Srishti Kapoor
Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav said that while farm fires remain an episodic contributor to winter pollution, Delhi's air quality is influenced by multiple factors, including vehicular emissions, industrial pollution and construction dust.
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Punjab Sees Sharp Rise In Stubble Burning Incidents, 484 Cases Recorded
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab recorded 484 stubble burning incidents from September 15 to October 22, marking a sharp increase of 296 from the 188 cases recorded till October 16, Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) data showed.
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AAP Mocks Rekha Gupta Over Delhi Pollution, BJP Blames Citizens, Farm Fires
- Tuesday October 21, 2025
- Delhi News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
AAP MLA Gopal Rai accused the Delhi government of "making excuses" and not taking action to prevent the pollution.
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70% Decline In Farm Fires This Season, Says Punjab Agriculture Minister
- Saturday November 30, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab recorded a 70 per cent reduction in farm fires this season, said Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian here on Saturday.
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"Stubble Burning After 4 pm": Supreme Court Asks For 24x7 Data On Farm Fires
- Thursday November 28, 2024
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Divyam Sharma
Supreme Court ordered 24x7 data on stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana after farmers started timing the crop burning with the overpass of NASA satellites over the region, a problem first highlighted by NDTV two weeks ago.
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Centre Plans To Examine Burnt Area After Farmers Timing Crop Fires
- Saturday November 23, 2024
- India News | Reuters
Centre plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports that farmers were burning paddy waste or stubble at times when satellites were not passing overhead.
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"Should Delhi Even Remain Indian Capital": Shashi Tharoor On Air Crisis
- Tuesday November 19, 2024
- India News | Edited by Pushkar Tiwari
A thick layer of smog has been enveloping Delhi for the past few days with the air quality index (AQI) plummeting to the "severe-plus" category.
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Delhi Wakes Up To Season's Worst Air Quality, Visibility Drops To 150 Metres
- Monday November 18, 2024
- India News | Edited by Pushkar Tiwari
The AQI in Delhi was recorded at 481 this morning, the worst so far this season, which officials said was due to "unfavourable" meteorological conditions.
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Blanket Of Smog Covers Delhi, Air Quality 'Very Poor' On Diwali
- Thursday October 31, 2024
- Delhi News | NDTV News Desk
Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog this morning, and the air quality index (AQI) remained in the "very poor" category despite officials taking various anti-pollution measures.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Pakistan To Be Blamed": UP Pollution Official's Claim As Toxic Air Chokes Noida
- Monday October 28, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Toxic air in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, Noida, and Ghaziabad is the result of Pakistan burning stubble, or agricultural waste, a UP pollution board official declared this week.
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"Mere Eyewash": Supreme Court Raps Punjab, Haryana Over Stubble Burning
- Wednesday October 23, 2024
- India News | Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The Supreme Court grilled the central - and Punjab and Haryana - governments Wednesday as arguments over states' non-compliance with, and failure to enforce, anti-pollution measures, rolled into yet another hearing, even as Delhi AQI is 'very poor'.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Records Worst Average AQI For December In 7 Years At 349
- Monday December 29, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Delhi recorded its worst air quality for December this year since 2018 with an average AQI of 349, even as farm fires accounted for just 3.5 per cent of the PM2.5 pollution, according to official data.
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www.ndtv.com
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"No Stubble Burning Now, Why Is Delhi Polluted?" Bhagwant Mann's Dig At BJP
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday questioned why there is a pollution crisis in the national capital despite no farm fires now.
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www.ndtv.com
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Farm Fires Didn't End, They Just Moved To Afternoon: Satellite Data Analysis
- Tuesday December 9, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shreya Ghosh
Claims of a nearly 90% drop in stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana - a key contributor to pollution in Delhi-NCR - have been challenged by a new multi-satellite analysis, revealing that the decline is a result of a gap in India's monitoring system.
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www.ndtv.com
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Satellites Missed Most Farm Fires In Punjab And Haryana: Report
- Monday December 8, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
More than 90 per cent of large farm fires in Punjab and Haryana are now going undetected by the official monitoring systems as farmers are shifting stubble-burning activities to late afternoons, according to a new analysis published on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Stubble Burning Down By 90% In Punjab, Haryana, Centre Informs Parliament
- Monday December 1, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ashwine Kumar Singh, Edited by Srishti Kapoor
Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav said that while farm fires remain an episodic contributor to winter pollution, Delhi's air quality is influenced by multiple factors, including vehicular emissions, industrial pollution and construction dust.
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www.ndtv.com
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Punjab Sees Sharp Rise In Stubble Burning Incidents, 484 Cases Recorded
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab recorded 484 stubble burning incidents from September 15 to October 22, marking a sharp increase of 296 from the 188 cases recorded till October 16, Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) data showed.
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www.ndtv.com
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AAP Mocks Rekha Gupta Over Delhi Pollution, BJP Blames Citizens, Farm Fires
- Tuesday October 21, 2025
- Delhi News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
AAP MLA Gopal Rai accused the Delhi government of "making excuses" and not taking action to prevent the pollution.
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www.ndtv.com
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70% Decline In Farm Fires This Season, Says Punjab Agriculture Minister
- Saturday November 30, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab recorded a 70 per cent reduction in farm fires this season, said Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian here on Saturday.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Stubble Burning After 4 pm": Supreme Court Asks For 24x7 Data On Farm Fires
- Thursday November 28, 2024
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Divyam Sharma
Supreme Court ordered 24x7 data on stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana after farmers started timing the crop burning with the overpass of NASA satellites over the region, a problem first highlighted by NDTV two weeks ago.
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www.ndtv.com
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Centre Plans To Examine Burnt Area After Farmers Timing Crop Fires
- Saturday November 23, 2024
- India News | Reuters
Centre plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports that farmers were burning paddy waste or stubble at times when satellites were not passing overhead.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Should Delhi Even Remain Indian Capital": Shashi Tharoor On Air Crisis
- Tuesday November 19, 2024
- India News | Edited by Pushkar Tiwari
A thick layer of smog has been enveloping Delhi for the past few days with the air quality index (AQI) plummeting to the "severe-plus" category.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Wakes Up To Season's Worst Air Quality, Visibility Drops To 150 Metres
- Monday November 18, 2024
- India News | Edited by Pushkar Tiwari
The AQI in Delhi was recorded at 481 this morning, the worst so far this season, which officials said was due to "unfavourable" meteorological conditions.
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www.ndtv.com
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Blanket Of Smog Covers Delhi, Air Quality 'Very Poor' On Diwali
- Thursday October 31, 2024
- Delhi News | NDTV News Desk
Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog this morning, and the air quality index (AQI) remained in the "very poor" category despite officials taking various anti-pollution measures.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Pakistan To Be Blamed": UP Pollution Official's Claim As Toxic Air Chokes Noida
- Monday October 28, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Toxic air in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, Noida, and Ghaziabad is the result of Pakistan burning stubble, or agricultural waste, a UP pollution board official declared this week.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Mere Eyewash": Supreme Court Raps Punjab, Haryana Over Stubble Burning
- Wednesday October 23, 2024
- India News | Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The Supreme Court grilled the central - and Punjab and Haryana - governments Wednesday as arguments over states' non-compliance with, and failure to enforce, anti-pollution measures, rolled into yet another hearing, even as Delhi AQI is 'very poor'.
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www.ndtv.com