Farmers burn stubble to prepare a field for cultivation, at a village in Nadia.
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AAP MLA and Chairperson of Environment Committee of Delhi Assembly Atishi along with two members arrives to meet Chairperson of the Air Quality Commission regarding stubble burning...
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Farmers burn paddy stubble at a village in Patiala district.
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A farmer burns paddy stubble in a field, in Jalandhar.
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A farmer burns paddy stubble in a field, on the outskirts of Mohali.
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A farmer burns paddy stubbles in a field along the National Highway 205, in Rupnagar district.
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A farmer burns paddy stubble in a field, in Chandigarh.
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A farmer burns paddy stubble in a field, in Jabalpur
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Farmers burn paddy stubble in their fields near Bahadurgarh in Patiala district.
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A farmer burns paddy stubble in a field, in Patiala. Farmers continue the practice, a contributor to air pollution in the winter season, despite several steps taken by the governme...
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A farmer burns paddy stubble in a field, in Amritsar district. Farmers continue the practice, a contributor to air pollution in winter season, despite several steps taken by the go...
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A farmer burns paddy stubble in a field, in Amritsar district. Farmers continue the practice, a contributor to air pollution in winter season, despite several steps taken by the go...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the launch of the process of sprinkling newly-developed bio-decomposer solution on farm fields to prevent stubble (Paraali) burning in the n...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launches the process of sprinkling newly-developed bio-decomposer solution on farm fields to prevent stubble (Paraali) burning in the national ...
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A farmer burns paddy stubble at a farm, on the outskirts of Amritsar. The pollution and smokey haze around the adjoining states of Punjab and Haryana, especially New Delhi has been...
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A man cycles on a road along a farm where farmers had burnt paddy stubble on the outskirts of Amritsar. The pollution and smoky haze around Punjab, Haryana and New Delhi has been l...
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A farmer burns paddy stubble at a farm on the outskirts of Amritsar. The pollution and smokey haze around the adjoining states of Punjab and Haryana, especially New Delhi has been ...
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A farmer burns stubble in a paddy field ahead of the World Environment day, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Vijayawada.
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A farmer burns stubble as he clears a field for plantation, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Jabalpur.
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A farmer burns paddy stubble at a farm, near Faridabad.
Crop residue or stubble burning is banned in Punjab and Haryana, but satellite images show a substantial increase in farm fires that add to the air pollution in north India, especially Delhi.
The Central Pollution Control Board has issued a notice to Delhi government over other polluting activities like improper waste disposal being carried in the national capital.
The Hackathon has been organised by state-owned Energy Efficiency Service Ltd and NVVN (NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam), a wholly-owned subsidiary of state-owned power giant NTPC Ltd
Punjab government official said, "farmers are not happy" as the ruling dispensation has not disbursed the financial incentive to prevent stubble burning.