Till October 20, while Punjab recorded 2,482 cases of stubble burning against 1,980 last year (2018), an increase of around 25 per cent, Haryana witnessed 2,048...
In a bid to prevent air pollution caused by stubble burning, the agriculture department of Punjab has undertaken a task of providing advanced machinery to the...
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) officials visited industrial units and observed that the large scale use of diesel as fuel for generators caused air pollution...
Under the provision of Punjab Plastic Carry Bags (Manufacture, Usage and Disposal) Control Act, 2005, the state government had banned the use of plastic carry bags...
In a bid to cur pollution caused by the practice of stubble burning, Worldwide Fund for Nature India is working in collaboration with a private firm...
As the government aims to increase the use of renewable energy in order to reduce carbon emissions and curb pollution, 14 academic institutions in Punjab install...
The state cabinet of Punjab chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has approved a plan for the conversion of brick kilns into kilns with cleaner technology...
The Chief Minister has said the Punjab government would take the help of all financial organisations to ensure that canal or river water is supplied to...
As per a study by International Food Policy Research Institute, in five years, the economic loss due to burning of crop residue and firecrackers is estimated...
The Supreme Court on January 20 asked Punjab and Haryana governments to consider granting subsidy to the farmers to stop stubble burning, the key reason for...
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh announced that he has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the chief secretary, for the regular monitoring of pollution levels in...
With a target to bring down stubble burning cases by 90 per cent this year, the government of Punjab has signed a memorandum of understanding for...
