Punjab is a state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, and the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west. Read More
Farmers in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana that are considered the granaries of India are forced to burn paddy residue in the open owing to lack of technology for its management and no cash incentive to dispose it scientifically, believe ag ...
Deputy Chief Minister Msh Sisodia on Saturday said that stubble burning was a major contributor to pollution levels in Delhi and asked when the Central Government would put an end to this practice in Haryana and Punjab. ...
The cases of crop residue fire a major air pollutant in Delhi-NCR saw a 30 per cent rise in Punjab after the harvest season this year compared to last year. ...
A heavy smog is holding crores of men, women and children captive in Delhi-NCR. Majorly constituted of dust and smoke from stubble burning this grey cover appears unlikely to retreat in the next few days. ...
Former cricketer and East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir on Friday hit out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying will the CM honestly tell what he has done to curb pollution or he will just do press conferences and send his Twitter goons to attack ...
Following the declaration of public health emergency with the alarming plunge in the capital's air quality, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that the state government fully supports the environment regulatory bodies and will t ...
As the national capital struggles with the ongoing pollution crisis post-Diwali, Dr Arvind Kumar, chairman of Respiratory Department of Sri Ganga Ram Hospital here, has termed the situation as a 'super collective failure'. ...
As Delhi-NCR chokes because of pollution, many are blaming it on stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana for it. However, the Centre has told the Supreme Court in an affidavit that crop stubble burning has declined nearly 41% ...
