Latest News on Crop Burning
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Mar 06, 2019
Stubble burning costing India $152.9 billion in health expenses over five years: Study
Respiratory illness is one of the leading causes of death in India, with a huge economic burden. -
Dec 27, 2018
Firefighters called to battle air pollution in Delhi by spraying water from rooftops
New Delhi recorded one of the highest pollution levels of the year on Sunday with the air quality index. -
Nov 18, 2018
Delhi air quality remains 'very poor' as city wakes up to haze; light rain brings brief respite from pollution
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi remained in the 'very poor' category at 326 on Sunday, according to the data compiled by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). -
Nov 02, 2018
Delhi air quality remains very poor; stubble burning in Uttar Pradesh recorded for first time this season
The overall Air Quality Index of Delhi was recorded at 370, which falls in the "very poor" category, according to data by the CPCB. -
Oct 29, 2018
Delhi pollution: Supreme Court prohibits plying of 15-year-old petrol, 10-year-old diesel vehicles in NCR
The apex court directed that a list of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles be published on the website of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) -
Oct 26, 2018
Punjab, Haryana officials claim steep decline in crop burning during kharif season, reduction of pollution
Stubble-burning in agrarian Punjab and Haryana in October and November leads to environment pollution over north India, particularly in Delhi. -
Oct 15, 2018
Delhi air quality remains poor for third consecutive day due to crop burning, drop in wind speed
The overall air quality index (AQI) in Delhi recorded at 4 pm on Monday was 218 which falls in the poor category, according to SAFAR. -
Oct 13, 2018
Stubble burning: Punjab govt's 'harsh policies' caused 600 farmers to commit suicide, claims Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, on Friday accused the Punjab government of implementing harsh policies, due to which around 600 to 700 farmers have committed suicide. -
Oct 13, 2018
Arvind Kejriwal slams Haryana, Punjab govts over stubble burning, says their 'criminal' inaction will turn NCR into gas chamber
Kejriwal's remarks came after Environment Minister Imran Hussain posted some photographs of rampant stubble burning, with an appeal to the Centre and state governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to "urgently find long-term solutions" to crop burning -
Sep 29, 2018
Punjab government to appoint nodal officers in 8,000 paddy-growing villages to check stubble burning
The villages have been identified by the Punjab agriculture department as those where paddy stubble is traditionally being burnt, according to an official spokesperson.
