NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, plans to meet Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister…
Tag: Stubble Burning
Punjab witnesses 3,105 cases of stubble burning in single day
NEW DELHI: A day after Diwali, Punjab witnessed 3,105 instances of paddy crop remains burning…
Punjab to depute 8,000 nodal officers to keep stubble burning in check
CHANDIGARH: Punjab government has decided to depute nodal officers in 8000 stubble burning village hotspots…
Stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana worsens the AQI of Delhi
NEW DELHI: In spite of the ban and efforts from the government to stop farmers…
Stubble burning increased this year: EPCA
NEW DELHI: Bhure Lal, chairperson of Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on November 16, said that…
Punjab, Haryana HC seeks response to petition on stubble-burning
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on October 29, 2018, asked the centre and…
Delhi’s air pollution on verge of turning severe
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air was on the verge of turning severe in the morning on October…
Delhi’s air quality remains poor for the third consecutive day
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality was categorized “very poor” again on October 21 and October…
Punjab farmers burning stubble may be barred from contesting panchayat elections
CHANDIGARH: “We are seriously considering a proposal to make farmers ineligible for contesting panchayat elections…
Environment Ministry Launches a Regional Project to Tackle Stubble Burning
In another significant step to combat climate change, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved a regional project on ‘Climate Resilience Building among Farmers through Crop Residue Management’ under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC).