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Action On Ground Must Match Targets: Pollution Body On Punjab Stubble Burning
The CAQM team visited several villages in Punjab, where farmers flagged difficulties in using crop residue management machinery to prevent stubble burning.
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Delhi Air Quality Set To Deteriorate To 'Poor' Category From Wednesday
The national capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 179 today, keeping it in the "moderate" category.
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Instead Of Burning Paddy Straw, These IIT Graduates Turned It Into A Crore-Rupee Business
Two IIT graduates have developed a way to turn paddy straw, commonly known as parali, into packaging material that works like thermocol but decomposes naturally in about 60 days.
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Stubble Burning On The Rise Again: Can Tech Prevent Another Smog Crisis In Delhi-NCR?
Technology is already being used to track the problem. Satellite remote sensing is being used to monitor active fires linked to paddy residue burning.
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Delhi's Winter Pollution Plan: What It Means For Your Lungs And Heart
Delhi faces hazardous air quality in winter due to vehicle emissions, dust, industrial pollution, and stubble burning, impacting lung and heart health.
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Delhi AQI Slips To 'Moderate' As Stubble Burning Reported In 6 States
A total of 114 residue-burning events were detected across the six states between September 15 and 30, including 59 in Punjab, 32 in Uttar Pradesh, 17 in Madhya Pradesh, three in Haryana, two in Rajasthan and one in Delhi, the data showed.
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Ahead Of Smog Season, Bhagwant Mann Defends Punjab Farmers, Takes Dig At Pakistan
Paddy growers have been demanding a Rs 3,000 cash incentive per acre for managing paddy stubble, a demand that the Punjab chief minister backed in principle.
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Delhi Records Worst Average AQI For December In 7 Years At 349
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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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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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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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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'Smoke From Punjab Doesn't Even Reach Delhi': Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday sparked a debate on Delhi's air pollution, attributing it to the contributions of local and neighbouring states.
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Amid Worsening AQI In Delhi, Top Court Seeks Report On Stubble Burning
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the governments of Punjab and Haryana to file detailed affidavits outlining the steps taken to prevent stubble burning, as air quality in the national capital and adjoining areas plunged to "severe" levels.
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60% Rise In Stubble Burning In 6 States In 24 Hours: Delhi Gasps For Air
The number of stubble burning incidents reported from six states -- Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh -- increased from 568 on November 7 to 911 a day later, as per the satellite remote sensing data.
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Action On Ground Must Match Targets: Pollution Body On Punjab Stubble Burning
The CAQM team visited several villages in Punjab, where farmers flagged difficulties in using crop residue management machinery to prevent stubble burning.
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Delhi Air Quality Set To Deteriorate To 'Poor' Category From Wednesday
The national capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 179 today, keeping it in the "moderate" category.
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Instead Of Burning Paddy Straw, These IIT Graduates Turned It Into A Crore-Rupee Business
Two IIT graduates have developed a way to turn paddy straw, commonly known as parali, into packaging material that works like thermocol but decomposes naturally in about 60 days.
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Stubble Burning On The Rise Again: Can Tech Prevent Another Smog Crisis In Delhi-NCR?
Technology is already being used to track the problem. Satellite remote sensing is being used to monitor active fires linked to paddy residue burning.
-
Delhi's Winter Pollution Plan: What It Means For Your Lungs And Heart
Delhi faces hazardous air quality in winter due to vehicle emissions, dust, industrial pollution, and stubble burning, impacting lung and heart health.
-
Delhi AQI Slips To 'Moderate' As Stubble Burning Reported In 6 States
A total of 114 residue-burning events were detected across the six states between September 15 and 30, including 59 in Punjab, 32 in Uttar Pradesh, 17 in Madhya Pradesh, three in Haryana, two in Rajasthan and one in Delhi, the data showed.
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Ahead Of Smog Season, Bhagwant Mann Defends Punjab Farmers, Takes Dig At Pakistan
Paddy growers have been demanding a Rs 3,000 cash incentive per acre for managing paddy stubble, a demand that the Punjab chief minister backed in principle.
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Delhi Records Worst Average AQI For December In 7 Years At 349
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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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.
-
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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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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'Smoke From Punjab Doesn't Even Reach Delhi': Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday sparked a debate on Delhi's air pollution, attributing it to the contributions of local and neighbouring states.
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Amid Worsening AQI In Delhi, Top Court Seeks Report On Stubble Burning
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the governments of Punjab and Haryana to file detailed affidavits outlining the steps taken to prevent stubble burning, as air quality in the national capital and adjoining areas plunged to "severe" levels.
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60% Rise In Stubble Burning In 6 States In 24 Hours: Delhi Gasps For Air
The number of stubble burning incidents reported from six states -- Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh -- increased from 568 on November 7 to 911 a day later, as per the satellite remote sensing data.
