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"No Stubble Burning Now, Why Is Delhi Polluted?" Bhagwant Mann's Dig At BJP
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
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
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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Farm Fires In Punjab, Haryana Lowest In 5 years: Air Quality Body
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said on Monday that incidents of farm fires in Punjab and Haryana reached their lowest levels during the 2025 paddy harvesting season.
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Stubble Burning Down By 90% In Punjab, Haryana, Centre Informs Parliament
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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At 147, Punjab Sees Season's Biggest Single-Day Jump In Farm Fires
Punjab on Monday witnessed the season's highest single-day spike of 147 farm fires, pushing the total number of incidents since September 15 to 890, official data showed.
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Punjab Sees Sharp Rise In Stubble Burning Incidents, 484 Cases Recorded
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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Punjab Saw Dip In Farm Fires Incident From September 15-October 21: Data
Punjab recorded 415 farm fire incidents between September 15 and October 21 this year, down from 1,510 incidents during the same period last year, data showed.
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"Can't Blame Only One State...": Top Court's Farm Fires Reprieve For Punjab
Farm fires in Punjab cannot be blamed as the sole contributor of Delhi's annual air pollution crisis, the Supreme Court held Monday as it directed the state government to sit with its Haryana and UP counterparts to discuss ways to manage the issue.
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70% Decline In Farm Fires This Season, Says Punjab Agriculture Minister
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
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
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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Has There Been A Major Undercount Of Punjab Farm Fires? What Satellite Pics Show
Delhi and its adjoining areas are covered in smog and air quality is still in the 'very poor' category. The fourth stage of anti-pollution measures will remain in effect for three days as no sign of relief is expected soon.
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As Supreme Court Dealt With Pollution, Punjab Recorded Highest Farm Fire Count
Around 1,000 farm fires were detected in Punjab alone today -- on a day the Supreme Court ripped into the Delhi government over the pollution blanket over north India that went off charts.
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Exclusive: Wary Of NASA Satellites, How Farmers In Punjab Time Crop-Burning, Scientist Explains
Since Wednesday morning, north India has been covered in a thick blanket of smog, leading to low visibility, a drop in temperature and the air quality deteriorating to the 'Severe' category.
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"No Stubble Burning Now, Why Is Delhi Polluted?" Bhagwant Mann's Dig At BJP
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
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
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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Farm Fires In Punjab, Haryana Lowest In 5 years: Air Quality Body
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said on Monday that incidents of farm fires in Punjab and Haryana reached their lowest levels during the 2025 paddy harvesting season.
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Stubble Burning Down By 90% In Punjab, Haryana, Centre Informs Parliament
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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At 147, Punjab Sees Season's Biggest Single-Day Jump In Farm Fires
Punjab on Monday witnessed the season's highest single-day spike of 147 farm fires, pushing the total number of incidents since September 15 to 890, official data showed.
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Punjab Sees Sharp Rise In Stubble Burning Incidents, 484 Cases Recorded
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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Punjab Saw Dip In Farm Fires Incident From September 15-October 21: Data
Punjab recorded 415 farm fire incidents between September 15 and October 21 this year, down from 1,510 incidents during the same period last year, data showed.
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"Can't Blame Only One State...": Top Court's Farm Fires Reprieve For Punjab
Farm fires in Punjab cannot be blamed as the sole contributor of Delhi's annual air pollution crisis, the Supreme Court held Monday as it directed the state government to sit with its Haryana and UP counterparts to discuss ways to manage the issue.
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70% Decline In Farm Fires This Season, Says Punjab Agriculture Minister
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
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
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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Has There Been A Major Undercount Of Punjab Farm Fires? What Satellite Pics Show
Delhi and its adjoining areas are covered in smog and air quality is still in the 'very poor' category. The fourth stage of anti-pollution measures will remain in effect for three days as no sign of relief is expected soon.
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As Supreme Court Dealt With Pollution, Punjab Recorded Highest Farm Fire Count
Around 1,000 farm fires were detected in Punjab alone today -- on a day the Supreme Court ripped into the Delhi government over the pollution blanket over north India that went off charts.
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Exclusive: Wary Of NASA Satellites, How Farmers In Punjab Time Crop-Burning, Scientist Explains
Since Wednesday morning, north India has been covered in a thick blanket of smog, leading to low visibility, a drop in temperature and the air quality deteriorating to the 'Severe' category.
