Here are the top news, analysis and views today at 5pm Learn all about the latest news and other news updates from the Hindustan Times. Four militants killed in two encounters in Kulgam Kashmir, Pulwama Four militants, including two belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), were killed in two separate encounters in …
Read More »Despite the strong winds, why is Delhi’s air quality on the slide? – delhi news
Despite the average wind speed of 15-16 km / h, the air quality in Delhi remained poor on Thursday for the second day in a row. According to the daily bulletin of the Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi posted an AQI value of 208, putting it in the ‘poor’ area. …
Read More »Delhi Gets Green War Space To Reduce Pollution Levels This Winter
Delhi posted an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 208 at 3pm, which falls into the poor category. (Proceedings) New Delhi: Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai opened a “green war room” at the Delhi Secretariat on Thursday to monitor measures being taken to reduce pollution levels in the city this winter. …
Read More »As stubble burning season begins, agricultural fires increase
Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: October 8, 2020 1:43:44 pm The first six days of October saw five times the number of stubble burning incidents in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh than in the corresponding period last year, official data shows. (Representative image) The first six …
Read More »Stubble burns, Haryana farmers say they have no choice
Sukhi Ram, 36, a farmer from Chanarthal Village in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district, hired three workers to harvest his rice crop and separate the straw. It took two days to finish the harvest and another five days for the harvest residues to completely dry out and catch fire. Ram, who cultivates …
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