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The festive season is here, as is the threat of air pollution suffocating northern India again, particularly the National Capital Region (NCR). The Covid-19 pandemic has added another chilling dimension to the annual unrest this time. While there is hope that the next season will be cleaner than recent years, …

Every year as the air gets colder and the festive season draws near, the residents of Delhi prepare for a new outbreak of pollution. But this year, Aam Aadmi chief minister and party chief Arvind Kejriwal appears to be turning no stone unturned to ensure air quality remains within the …

Initial results from the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) on trials on the efficacy of a microbial consortium to break down rice stubble show that the latter can break down in 25 days amid reports from the national capital region of Delhi (NCR) and several other northern countries. Western …

Delhi’s air quality was recorded as ‘bad’ this morning but is likely to improve slightly due to wind speed. New Delhi: Air quality in the national capital was recorded in the ‘poor’ category this morning but is likely to improve slightly due to favorable wind speeds, according to government agencies. …

New Delhi / Karnal / Chandigarh: This year, stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has not decreased mainly due to the reluctance of the local administration to act against violators due to continued protests by farmers in the two states. The result: Delhi and its neighboring areas are grappling with …

Weather conditions for the dispersal of pollutants are more adverse this year compared to last year, officials from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said at a technical briefing on air pollution on Friday, suggesting that the Pollution levels could be relatively higher this year. Last year in September and …

NEW DELHI: Concerned about the possibility of smoke from stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana drowning the NCR, the Supreme Court on Friday he appointed a one-man committee under the former SC judge Madan Lokur monitor stubble fire and take preventive measures with the help of the chief secretaries of …

On Friday, the Supreme Court formed a one-member committee headed by one of its former judges, Judge Madan B Lokur, to carry out physical surveillance of agricultural fires in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh that cause pollution. air traffic in Delhi and the national capital region. (NCR) and submit …

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today appointed retired judge Madan B Lokur to monitor stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh amid increasing pollution in and around Delhi. “We are only concerned that the citizens of Delhi NCR can breathe fresh and clean air,” the high court said. The …

By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: October 14, 2020 10:25:38 am Kejriwal said governments should stop the blame game and work together to tackle the problem of burning crop residues. Launching the Pusa decomposer trial for stubble management on around 700 hectares of farms in Delhi, Chief …