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Air pollution: Punjab farmer not burning stubble to get Rs 2,500 an acre

To seek the compensation, farmers have to submit a self-declaration proforma with the panchayat concerned by November 30 for claiming compensation

Delhi pollution: Stubble burning major contributor in 2019, says CPCB Secy

He suggested undertaking a special drive in the city to remove construction and demolition waste and garbage every year before October.

UP govt to set up biofuel plants to address issue of stubble burning

Will set up 1-2 biofuel plants in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh

10 Greater Noida farmers booked, fined Rs 35,000 each for burning stubble

Delhi-National Capital Region has been grappling with hazardous levels of air pollution since late October

Centre accepted in SC stubble burning caused Delhi pollution, claims AAP

AAP Rajya Sabha MP and senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said the BJP should apologise to the people of Delhi for politicising a sensitive issue like pollution.

Stubble burning: Authorities look for solutions; PM Modi reviews situation

All India Bhartiya Kisan Union Coordinator Yudhvir Singh said farmers will take time to switch to other crops but the government should promote crop diversification by providing some incentive.

Air pollution: 'We are helpless', say Punjab farmers on stubble burning

'The government should give us subsidy on machinery which we buy from other than the empanelled suppliers', says a farmer

It's public health emergency in Delhi but hardly a solution in sight

The share of stubble burning from the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana in Delhi's pollution rose to 46% on Friday, the highest this year

Air quality turns 'severe' in Delhi-NCR; public health emergency declared

The EPCA asked implementing agencies to take immediate stringent action to stop stubble-burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana

Nasa images show increased stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana: Delhi govt

Wind direction shows stubble plume could increase from Punjab and Haryana, and Delhi facing adverse air quality despite the cleanest Diwali night in the last many years, says Delhi govt

Best of BS Opinion: A lesson from Pak, decoding the air emergency, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Worse days ahead for Delhi air as farm fires increase in Punjab, Haryana

The Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR, on Monday predicted that the share of smoke from stubble burning in Delhi's PM 2.5 concentration is likely to jump to 25 per cent on Tuesday

Environment body asks SC to direct Haryana, UP against burning of waste

In a special report submitted to the court, the EPCA said it found massive quantities of plastic, industrial and other waste dumped and burnt in vacant areas across pollution hotspots in NCR

Stubble-burning in Punjab & Haryana contributing 30% to Delhi air-pollution

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) officials said Haryana and Punjab are monitoring the fire incidents, including stubble-burning, and apprising them of the situation on a daily basis

Stubble burning: This formula could have saved Delhi its smog menace

CII, NITI Aayog said farmers need to be aided financially to shift to an alternative method of dealing with agriculture waste