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October 25, 2025, 07:32 PM - 2 min read
To address the pressing concern of deteriorating air quality due to stubble burning, an integrated renewable energy company has launched an initiative that uses a fuel aggregator to convert paddy waste into clean electricity
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October 22, 2025, 05:38 PM - 3 min read
Meanwhile, in Barnala, 8.10 per cent of the area under paddy cultivation has been harvested, followed by 8 per cent in Moga and 17 per cent in Sangrur.
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October 21, 2025, 06:59 PM - 3 min read
As the national capital witnessed severest of toxic air the morning after Diwali despite curbs in place, Delhi government faced double edged criticism, with a harsh snub from its arch rival at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as well as Congress, slamming it for "failure" to stop pollution in the city.
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October 21, 2025, 01:17 PM - 3 min read
The day after Diwali, New Delhi woke up to a thick and heavy layer of smog as the air quality deteriorated to the 'Very Poor' category on Tuesday morning, with most monitoring stations marked in the 'Red Zone' of pollution.
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October 19, 2025, 02:48 PM - 3 min read
Among the recorded cases, Rs 5.60 lakh has been imposed as environmental compensation in 113 cases so far. Of this total amount, Rs 4.15 lakh has been recovered.
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September 17, 2025, 02:42 PM - 4 min read
The Supreme Court warned that farmers burning stubble could face jail, with CJI BR Gavai stressing deterrence was essential to curb pollution in northern states.
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December 18, 2024, 09:42 PM - 2 min read
The Subordinate Legislation Committee of Rajya Sabha, chaired by Milind Deora, reviewed the stubble-burning rules amid growing air quality concerns. Officials from various ministries were consulted to improve the effectiveness of these regulations, originally issued by the MoEFCC in April 2023.
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November 7, 2024, 07:19 PM - 3 min read
The central government has recently doubled the fines imposed on farmers for burning crop residue, an effort aimed at addressing the worsening air quality in Delhi and surrounding National Capital Region (NCR).
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November 3, 2024, 03:56 PM - 2 min read
The state registered the current season's biggest spike in farm fires on Friday with 587 cases. Sangrur had reported the highest number of 79 cases.
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November 2, 2024, 08:13 AM - 2 min read
According to Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data, 3,537 farm fire cases occurred in Punjab from September 15 to November 1.
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October 31, 2024, 08:26 AM - 3 min read
With a decrease in the number of farm fires, local pollutant sources continue to be the primary contributors to the deterioration of Delhi's air quality, accounting for 95 per cent of PM2.5 levels, according to a recent analysis.
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October 30, 2024, 09:44 AM - 2 min read
From September 15 to October 29, Punjab has seen 2,356 farm fire cases as compared to 5,254 such incidents in the corresponding period last year, according to the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data.
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