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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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Haryana Doubles Fine For Stubble Burning, Rs 1.65 Lakh Collected In Fines
In a stricter move to curb air pollution, the Haryana government has doubled the fine for stubble burning, now for two acres of land the farmers will have to pay an environmental compensation fee of Rs 5,000 up from Rs 2,500
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Centre Doubles Fines On Stubble Burning Amid Delhi's Air Quality Crisis
The Centre has doubled the stubble burning fine in Delhi and adjoining areas in view of the fast-plummeting Air Quality Index in the region.
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Haryana Says It Has Taken Stringent Measures Against Stubble Burning
The Haryana government has taken stringent measures against stubble burning, issuing 1,256 challans against the offenders, imposing more than Rs 32 lakh in fines and filing 72 FIRs, Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal said on Wednesday.
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Haryana Cracks Down On Stubble Burning Offenders, Imposes Fines Of Over 25 Lakh
Amplifying its crackdown against stubble-burning offenders, the Haryana government has issued 939 challans and imposed fines of over Rs 25.12 lakh, officials said on Friday.
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Gurugram Farmers Found Burning Stubble Will Be Fined Rs 2,500 Per Acre
In an effort to curb stubble burning in the district, the Gurugram administration on Wednesday said the defaulters will be fined Rs 2,500 per acre.
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29 Farmers Fined In UP's Muzaffarnagar For Stubble Burning
29 farmers were fined Rs 2,500 each by authorities in neighbouring Shamli district for allegedly burning crop residue in their fields, officials said on Tuesday.
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PM's Office Holds Review Meeting With States To Tackle Delhi Pollution
Top officials from Delhi, Punjab and Haryana listed out the measures adopted by them to tackle air pollution over the past 24 hours in a review meeting held by the Prime Minister's Office on Monday. These included imposing fines on farmers involved in stubble burning and sprinkling water in "pollution hotspots" across the states.
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3000 Farmers Fined In Punjab, Delhi CM Playing Politics: Amarinder Singh On Pollution
Amid the people in national capital chocking on toxic air, the Punjab government has acted against nearly 3,000 farmers for burning stubble, said Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday, while accusing his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal of doing little beyond "playing" politics to address the problem.
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Delhi Air Pollution Live Updates: Capital's Air Quality "Unhealthy" Today
Pollution in Delhi worsened today as the air quality reached the 'unhealthy' category as stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has begun. Burning of paddy straw every year in the months of October and November in Punjab and Haryana is one of the major contributors of air pollution in Delhi and its neighbouring cities. The smoke and fine particulate...
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'No Choice': Lack Of Solutions Fosters North India's Air Quality Crisis
The ban on stubble burning in Punjab - an attempt to control air pollution levels in north India - has left the state's farmers in a fix. They say they need to clear crop residue to sow the next crop even if it is at the risk of hefty fines or even a jail term. The farmers said they have no choice but to defy the National Green Tribunal's order, as...
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Despite Fines And Subsidies, Haryana Farmers Continue Burning Crop Stubble
Farmers in Haryana are flouting the ban on crop residue burning, despite the threat of steep fines by local authorities. Seventeen incidents have been reported in Panipat district alone. The agriculture department and the state pollution control board claim they held awareness camps in September at 198 villages in Panipat
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Penalty Imposed In 1,406 Cases Of Stubble Burning In Haryana
Cracking the whip on farmers who continue to defy orders on burning paddy stubble, authorities in Haryana have initiated action against 1406 violators, and recovered a fine of Rs 13.75 lakh so far, a senior official said today.
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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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Haryana Doubles Fine For Stubble Burning, Rs 1.65 Lakh Collected In Fines
In a stricter move to curb air pollution, the Haryana government has doubled the fine for stubble burning, now for two acres of land the farmers will have to pay an environmental compensation fee of Rs 5,000 up from Rs 2,500
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Centre Doubles Fines On Stubble Burning Amid Delhi's Air Quality Crisis
The Centre has doubled the stubble burning fine in Delhi and adjoining areas in view of the fast-plummeting Air Quality Index in the region.
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Haryana Says It Has Taken Stringent Measures Against Stubble Burning
The Haryana government has taken stringent measures against stubble burning, issuing 1,256 challans against the offenders, imposing more than Rs 32 lakh in fines and filing 72 FIRs, Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal said on Wednesday.
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Haryana Cracks Down On Stubble Burning Offenders, Imposes Fines Of Over 25 Lakh
Amplifying its crackdown against stubble-burning offenders, the Haryana government has issued 939 challans and imposed fines of over Rs 25.12 lakh, officials said on Friday.
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Gurugram Farmers Found Burning Stubble Will Be Fined Rs 2,500 Per Acre
In an effort to curb stubble burning in the district, the Gurugram administration on Wednesday said the defaulters will be fined Rs 2,500 per acre.
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29 Farmers Fined In UP's Muzaffarnagar For Stubble Burning
29 farmers were fined Rs 2,500 each by authorities in neighbouring Shamli district for allegedly burning crop residue in their fields, officials said on Tuesday.
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PM's Office Holds Review Meeting With States To Tackle Delhi Pollution
Top officials from Delhi, Punjab and Haryana listed out the measures adopted by them to tackle air pollution over the past 24 hours in a review meeting held by the Prime Minister's Office on Monday. These included imposing fines on farmers involved in stubble burning and sprinkling water in "pollution hotspots" across the states.
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3000 Farmers Fined In Punjab, Delhi CM Playing Politics: Amarinder Singh On Pollution
Amid the people in national capital chocking on toxic air, the Punjab government has acted against nearly 3,000 farmers for burning stubble, said Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday, while accusing his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal of doing little beyond "playing" politics to address the problem.
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Delhi Air Pollution Live Updates: Capital's Air Quality "Unhealthy" Today
Pollution in Delhi worsened today as the air quality reached the 'unhealthy' category as stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has begun. Burning of paddy straw every year in the months of October and November in Punjab and Haryana is one of the major contributors of air pollution in Delhi and its neighbouring cities. The smoke and fine particulate...
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'No Choice': Lack Of Solutions Fosters North India's Air Quality Crisis
The ban on stubble burning in Punjab - an attempt to control air pollution levels in north India - has left the state's farmers in a fix. They say they need to clear crop residue to sow the next crop even if it is at the risk of hefty fines or even a jail term. The farmers said they have no choice but to defy the National Green Tribunal's order, as...
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Despite Fines And Subsidies, Haryana Farmers Continue Burning Crop Stubble
Farmers in Haryana are flouting the ban on crop residue burning, despite the threat of steep fines by local authorities. Seventeen incidents have been reported in Panipat district alone. The agriculture department and the state pollution control board claim they held awareness camps in September at 198 villages in Panipat
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Penalty Imposed In 1,406 Cases Of Stubble Burning In Haryana
Cracking the whip on farmers who continue to defy orders on burning paddy stubble, authorities in Haryana have initiated action against 1406 violators, and recovered a fine of Rs 13.75 lakh so far, a senior official said today.
