Tag: burning
Delhi Air Turns 'very Poor' As Stubble Burning Begins
With the smoke from the burning of paddy stubble in Punjab and Haryana blowing to the national capital and its surrounding regions, the air quality of the region dipped to the 'very poor' category on Wednesday. This marks the beginning of the highly-polluted season that goes on to last for about three months. ....
Javadekar Flags Off 50 CPCB Teams To Curb Pollution In Delhi-NCR
To check the rising pollution levels across Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), Union Minister of Environment Prakash Javadekar on Thursday flagged off 50 teams of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for conducting field visits to the various hot spots to ensure checks on pollution. The field visits starting on October 15 will continue till February 28 next year. ....
Stubble Burning Contributing 40% To Delhi's Pollution
The Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitoring agency SAFAR on Sunday said that stubble burning has peaked in the states neighbouring Delhi and its share in the pollution level in the national capital rose to 40 per cent. ....
Delhi: Firefighting At Gazipur Landfill On As Toxic Fumes Fill Air
Firefighting operations at east Delhi's Ghazipur landfill continued on Wednesday morning as toxic fumes from the burning garbage filled the air. No injuries were reported from the spot. ....
Stubble Now Keeping Protesting Farmers Warm
Stubble is now literally providing warmth without burning to thousands of protesting farmers of Punjab and Haryana, who have been spending chilly nights for the past six days after travelling hundreds of miles to mark their planned protest at the borders of the national capital against new farm laws. ....
Centre To SC: Since Dec 3 Stubble Burning Not An Issue For Pollution In Delhi
The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that since December 3, stubble burning is not an issue for air pollution in Delhi. The top court asked the Centre to apprise it of the steps taken so far by the Commission of Air Quality in the National Capital Region and adjoining areas to address air pollution.....
