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Punjab CM appeals farm unions not to block roads as farmers sit-in protest, demand withdrawal of FIRs for stubble burning

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2023

Farm union leader Balwinder Singh has warned the state government that if their demands are not met then a permanent demonstration will be staged.

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Delhi LG VK Saxena slams AAP govt for inaction on air pollution, says ‘politics can wait, other states can’t be blamed for rising pollution...

OpIndia Staff - 16 November, 2023

In a series of tweets, Delhi LG while slamming Delhi CM said that blaming other states for the rising pollution in Delhi is not the solution.

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Punjab records 2,544 stubble-burning incidents in 24 hours, 2nd highest of the season even as blame of poor AQI stays with Diwali

Anurag - 16 November, 2023

Despite Supreme Court's directive, Punjab Government failed to control stubble burning as 2,544 incidents were reported on 15th November.

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After a brief halt during the SC hearing, stubble burning in Punjab is back with a vengeance as Delhi chokes: 1600 fires raging across...

Anurag - 14 November, 2023

While AAP leaders are blaming Diwali and Hindus for poor AQI in Delhi, the farmers in Punjab have resumed stubble burning

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Bollywood toolkit to defame Diwali? Varun Dhawan, Neha Sharma and others share an old post to blame Diwali for pollution in Mumbai and Delhi

OpIndia Staff - 14 November, 2023

Bollywood celebs Varun Dhawan, Neha Sharma shared an old post about pollution in Delhi and Mumbai, two days after Diwali.

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Parali, Diwali and media – How the Hindu festival is blamed for poor AQI in Delhi but stubble burning gets free pass from Indian...

Anurag - 13 November, 2023

Notably, 987 new stubble-burning instances were reported in Punjab on the day of Diwali despite the Supreme Court's strict instructions to the Bhagwant Mann-led state government to stop stubble-burning at any cost.

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Cracker ban fails in Delhi, but morning AQI levels are still half of what Punjab farm fires caused in NCR a week before

Anurag - 13 November, 2023

Stubble burning in Punjab had more effect on Delhi AQI compared to Diwali fireworks

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93% of 22,644 stubble burning events from September 15 to November 7 took place in Punjab, Haryana’s share was 7%

ANI - 9 November, 2023

For the period from September 5t to November 7, a total of 22,644 stubble-burning events have been recorded, out of which 20978 (93 pc) were in Punjab and 1605 (7 pc) in Haryana

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