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CII adopts 100 villages in Punjab, Haryana to mitigate pollution caused by stubble burningBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2019
To curb alarming pollution levels in north India, especially during winter months, CII on Sunday said it has adopted over 100 villages and 100,000 acres of farm area in Punjab and Haryana to enable zero crop residue burning. The industry body has adopted Ludhiana, Barnala and... Read more.. |
Niti Aayog working on policy to end crop residue burningBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 26, 2019
Government think-tank Niti Aayog will soon come out with a policy roadmap to promote alternative use of crop residue, which farmers continue to burn in the fields despite a ban in some states to... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air pollution mitigation , crop residue , crop residue burning , environmental sustainability , India , Niti Aayog , stubble burning |
Fighting Air Pollution: Rs 1,151 crore fund to boost in-situ management of crop residue in Delhi and NCRBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 8, 2018
Seeking to provide a cost-effective and eco-friendly solution to farmers to deal with the problem of stubble burning that results in raising air pollution levels in the capital and neighbouring... Read more.. |
Formulate comprehensive policy to stop stubble burning: NGTBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 21, 2018
The National Green Tribunal today directed Delhi and four northern states to formulate a comprehensive policy for providing incentives and infrastructural assistance to farmers to stop them from... Read more.. |
Air Pollution: Centre approves Rs 100 crore project to tackle stubble burningBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 2, 2018
Seeking to handle issue of stubble burning in a comprehensive and coordinated manner, the environment ministry has approved launching of a regional project to tackle the menace that adversely... Read more.. |
How much crop residue can be used as fuel in power plants: NGT asks NTPCBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2017
The National Green Tribunal today directed the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to inform it how much agricultural residue, in "pellet" form, it can use as raw material along with coal... Read more.. |