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NASA data shows how pollution on Diwali caused by stubble burning, not firecrackers: Read details that disprove Media campaign against Diwali
Raju Das -
NASA fire map confirms that stubble burning has already reached its peak, which is the major reason for air pollution in the NCR region
Share of stubble burning in Delhi air pollution may go up from 8% to 45% in the next three days
Share of stubble burning in Delhi air pollution may go up from 8% to 20% by Thursday, and to 35-45% by Friday and Saturday
Breathing toxic air? Thank China, if this report is to be believed
Power, steel, petrochemical, transportation and Agriculture sectors in China are biggest contributors of greenhouse gases
Delhi’s air quality already in ‘very poor’ category, but governments target only Diwali, ignore stubble burning
While several state governments across India focus their target against the Hindu festival of Diwali to 'show' that they are concerned about air pollution, the air quality of Delhi is silently demonstrating that blaming Diwali for air pollution is nothing but lazy and irresponsible.
As Punjab farmers begin to burn stubble, Delhi air quality dips to ‘very poor’
Earlier last month, Delhi government had banned firecrackers this Diwali citing 'air pollution' even though studies have shown firecrackers contribute negligible to air pollution as compared to stubble burning.
While states ban Diwali firecrackers to ‘control pollution’, NASA satellite images show stubble burning already started in Punjab and Haryana
Stubble burning seen in Punjab and Haryana seem to be following the trend observed in corresponding periods over the last five years
UP: Yogi govt withdraws 868 cases against farmers, were lodged for violating govt orders against stubble burning
As per reports, the Yogi government is also considering scrapping of the fine the government imposes for violation of stubble burning guidelines.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ‘inaugurates’ Delhi’s ‘first smog tower’, except, it may not be the first
East Delhi MP and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir in January 2020 had installed and inaugurated a first-of-its-kind giant air purifier in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar market.
Supreme Court dumps IIT study that showed firecrackers are not a major cause of pollution, dismisses plea challenging ban on sale
Supreme Court said that one does not need IIT to say that firecrackers are bad for health, dismissed IIT-Kanpur study on causes of air pollution
Farmer Protests: Govt agrees to two of four demands, farmers not to be punished for burning stubble, electricity subsidy to continue
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the talks with farmers were held in a very good environment and it concluded on a positive note.