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Punjab Records Over 300 Cases Of Stubble Burning Since September 15
The number of stubble burning incidents in Punjab has reached 308, with Tarn Taran and Amritsar districts accounting for the majority of such cases, according to the Punjab Pollution Control Board data.
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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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Punjab Prepares Rs 500-Crore Action Plan To Check Stubble Burning
The Punjab government has prepared an action plan with an outlay of Rs 500 crore for providing machinery to farmers and taking other measures to check stubble burning in the state, said agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian.
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Day After Supreme Court Report, Punjab Reports Over 2,000 Farm Fires
More than 2,000 farm fires were reported from Punjab on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court issued directions to ensure stopping of crop residue burning "forthwith".
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Punjab Reports Over 3,000 Stubble Burning Incidents Today, Highest So Far
Punjab on Sunday reported 3,230 farm fires, the highest in a day so far this season, while the air quality in large parts of Haryana was recorded in 'very poor' and 'severe' categories.
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Official Goes To Stop Stubble Burning In Punjab. Here's What Farmers Did Next...
A group of farmers allegedly forced a government official, who was part of a team to prevent farm fires, to set a heap of paddy stubble on fire in Punjab's Bathinda district. The incident drew condemnation from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
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Air Quality Concerns As Punjab Stubble-Burning Returns Ahead Of Winter
The fields of Punjab are again black with burnt stubble ahead of winter. The air is smoky, likely toxic. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi had blamed Punjab's farm fires for air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) in 2021.
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Centre's Efforts Reduced Stubble Burning In Punjab: Environment Minister
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday said stubble burning could be reduced in Punjab this year because the Centre got bio-decomposer sprayed in the agrarian state under corporate social responsibility initiatives.
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Human Rights Body Seek Detailed Report From Punjab On Stubble Burning
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) held a high-level review meeting via video conference with Punjab Chief Secretary and state government officials regarding the increasing air pollution and sought a detailed report on the stubble burning.
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Stubble Burning Incidents In Punjab Cross 30,000 Mark
Farm fire incidents crossed the 30,000 mark in Punjab with the state witnessing 2,487 stubble-burning cases on Monday.
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Stubble Burning Up By 160% In Rajasthan, 20% In Punjab: Union Minister
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that air pollution-related stubble burning cases have witnessed a rise by 160 per cent in Rajasthan and 20 per cent in Punjab this October as compared to October 2021.
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Punjab Official Went To Village To Inspect Stubble Burning, Held Hostage
A revenue official (Patwari) who was out to inspect stubble burning was held hostage by farmers for over 24 hours at the Jeewan Wala village of the Faridkot district in Punjab.
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Stubble Burning Rampant In Punjab, Farm Fires Jump Nearly 100% In A Day
Punjab witnessed 3,634 farm fires on Wednesday in another major hike in stubble burning incidents and the highest number so far this season.
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"Farmers Forced To Burn Stubble In Punjab Because...": AAP's Gopal Rai
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai today accused the BJP of targeting farmers in Punjab for stubble burning because of their earlier protests against three contentious farm laws of the Centre, which have since been repealed.
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"Don't Burn Stubble, Get Rs 1 lakh": AAP Leader's Unique Offer To Punjab
AAP MLA Sandhwan announced that he will give Rs 1 lakh to every village panchayat where farmers shun the practice. The promised amount will be given from the MLA's discretionary quota, said an official statement.
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Punjab Records Over 300 Cases Of Stubble Burning Since September 15
The number of stubble burning incidents in Punjab has reached 308, with Tarn Taran and Amritsar districts accounting for the majority of such cases, according to the Punjab Pollution Control Board data.
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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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Punjab Prepares Rs 500-Crore Action Plan To Check Stubble Burning
The Punjab government has prepared an action plan with an outlay of Rs 500 crore for providing machinery to farmers and taking other measures to check stubble burning in the state, said agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian.
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Day After Supreme Court Report, Punjab Reports Over 2,000 Farm Fires
More than 2,000 farm fires were reported from Punjab on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court issued directions to ensure stopping of crop residue burning "forthwith".
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Punjab Reports Over 3,000 Stubble Burning Incidents Today, Highest So Far
Punjab on Sunday reported 3,230 farm fires, the highest in a day so far this season, while the air quality in large parts of Haryana was recorded in 'very poor' and 'severe' categories.
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Official Goes To Stop Stubble Burning In Punjab. Here's What Farmers Did Next...
A group of farmers allegedly forced a government official, who was part of a team to prevent farm fires, to set a heap of paddy stubble on fire in Punjab's Bathinda district. The incident drew condemnation from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
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Air Quality Concerns As Punjab Stubble-Burning Returns Ahead Of Winter
The fields of Punjab are again black with burnt stubble ahead of winter. The air is smoky, likely toxic. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi had blamed Punjab's farm fires for air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) in 2021.
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Centre's Efforts Reduced Stubble Burning In Punjab: Environment Minister
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday said stubble burning could be reduced in Punjab this year because the Centre got bio-decomposer sprayed in the agrarian state under corporate social responsibility initiatives.
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Human Rights Body Seek Detailed Report From Punjab On Stubble Burning
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) held a high-level review meeting via video conference with Punjab Chief Secretary and state government officials regarding the increasing air pollution and sought a detailed report on the stubble burning.
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Stubble Burning Incidents In Punjab Cross 30,000 Mark
Farm fire incidents crossed the 30,000 mark in Punjab with the state witnessing 2,487 stubble-burning cases on Monday.
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Stubble Burning Up By 160% In Rajasthan, 20% In Punjab: Union Minister
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that air pollution-related stubble burning cases have witnessed a rise by 160 per cent in Rajasthan and 20 per cent in Punjab this October as compared to October 2021.
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Punjab Official Went To Village To Inspect Stubble Burning, Held Hostage
A revenue official (Patwari) who was out to inspect stubble burning was held hostage by farmers for over 24 hours at the Jeewan Wala village of the Faridkot district in Punjab.
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Stubble Burning Rampant In Punjab, Farm Fires Jump Nearly 100% In A Day
Punjab witnessed 3,634 farm fires on Wednesday in another major hike in stubble burning incidents and the highest number so far this season.
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"Farmers Forced To Burn Stubble In Punjab Because...": AAP's Gopal Rai
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai today accused the BJP of targeting farmers in Punjab for stubble burning because of their earlier protests against three contentious farm laws of the Centre, which have since been repealed.
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"Don't Burn Stubble, Get Rs 1 lakh": AAP Leader's Unique Offer To Punjab
AAP MLA Sandhwan announced that he will give Rs 1 lakh to every village panchayat where farmers shun the practice. The promised amount will be given from the MLA's discretionary quota, said an official statement.
