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In Delhi’s ‘urban villages’, farmers say unable to get subsidy, loan, compensationSubscriber Only
December 10, 2020 04:57 IST
Confusion over land mutation means many unable to get farms registered in their name
Thu, Dec 10, 2020
‘Crop burning season over, why is Delhi air still bad?’Subscriber Only
December 07, 2020 04:56 IST
On a single day this November, the contribution peaked to 42% and remained above 15% on 12 days, which could be the result of a higher number of stubble burning cases in Punjab this year.
Mon, Dec 07, 2020
Stubble burning, crackers on Diwali and dip in mercury made Delhi’s air quality worse than last NovemberSubscriber Only
December 01, 2020 02:53 IST
Delhi also recorded nine severe air quality days this past month — highest since November 2016, when there were 10. Last November, there were seven such days.
Tue, Dec 01, 2020
Farm fires down but Delhi’s air quality set to turn ‘very poor’Subscriber Only
November 29, 2020 02:57 IST
In the past two days, Delhi's air quality index (AQI) had improved significantly, reaching moderate on Friday from severe on Wednesday, owing to strong winds which flushed out pollutants.
Sun, Nov 29, 2020
Panel red-flag: Delay in tree felling nod impacting YamunaSubscriber Only
November 28, 2020 03:10 IST
Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials informed the Committee during a meeting on November 4 that application for felling 860 trees to build Rithala STP was made over 11 months ago and has been pending for approval with Environment Minister Gopal Rai’s office since September 17.
Sat, Nov 28, 2020
Delhi: Notice to CPWD over tree removal, transplanting in non-designated areaSubscriber Only
November 27, 2020 03:01 IST
A forest department official, on condition of anonymity, said, “We have asked CPWD to confirm this violation and explain the circumstances under which it happened... We will take action as required under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994.”
Fri, Nov 27, 2020
Rs 2 crore fine, Rs 4.15 lakh recovered: PPCB data on Punjab farm firesSubscriber Only
November 08, 2020 06:04 IST
On Saturday, Central government’s air quality monitoring system SAFAR estimated that around 32% share of PM2.5 pollutant in Delhi’s air — which has been ‘severe’ since three days — was from farm fires in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and other neighbouring areas.
Sun, Nov 08, 2020
Delhi: Sale of green crackers low, traders cite Covid, expenseSubscriber Only
November 04, 2020 01:14 IST
Only shops with licences granted by Delhi Police can sell these firecrackers. So far, 167 licences have been granted against 260 applications — higher than 62 licences granted in 2019, as per police data.
Wed, Nov 04, 2020
Explained: How spike in ammonia levels in Yamuna affected Delhi water supplySubscriber Only
November 02, 2020 13:21 IST
The supply was restored back to normal by Sunday as the concentration of ammonia reduced, and the polluted water was mixed with cleaner water at various points in the DJB’s network.
Mon, Nov 02, 2020
Delhi’s water supply hit, DJB asks UP to expedite work on canalSubscriber Only
November 01, 2020 02:04 IST
Supply from the canal is crucial for two DJB water treatment plants at Sonia Vihar and Bhagirathi, having a total capacity of 250 million gallons per day (MGD), officials said.
Sun, Nov 01, 2020
On way out, EPCA lists what remains — starting with curbing crop burningSubscriber Only
October 30, 2020 02:21 IST
More than 22 years after it was set up on the orders of the Supreme Court, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has been superseded by a bigger, more powerful, and more representative body.
Fri, Oct 30, 2020
In trial run, Delhi farmers see hope in PUSA stubble control techSubscriber Only
October 29, 2020 02:06 IST
Trial of this technology on about 800 hectares of field in Delhi was inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Prakash's farm on October 13.
Thu, Oct 29, 2020
In plan to restore Najafgarh lake, ponds in 100 acres of farm landSubscriber Only
October 26, 2020 05:04 IST
The proposed project is similar to the one it is undertaking at North Delhi's Palla, where a 25-acre pond, up to a depth of 1.7 metres, was created on the Yamuna floodplains to recharge groundwater through overflow from the river.
Mon, Oct 26, 2020
Stubble burning, calm winds push capital’s AQI to ‘very poor’, no respite over weekendSubscriber Only
October 24, 2020 05:10 IST
Light winds and stagnant meteorological conditions will continue till Monday and air quality over Delhi-NCR is likely to remain ‘very poor’ over the weekend.
Sat, Oct 24, 2020
Explained: As pollution peaks in Delhi, a look at pollutants you should be worried ofSubscriber Only
October 23, 2020 18:56 IST
Delhi is once again experiencing high levels of air pollution. What are the particles found in the air, and what is their health impact?
Sat, Oct 24, 2020
Delhi AQI better than 10 NCR towns: DataSubscriber Only
October 23, 2020 02:31 IST
High levels of air pollution is witnessed every year in Delhi-NCR from October until around February, as a result of local sources of emissions, stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, and unfavourable meteorological conditions such as low wind speed and low temperatures.
Fri, Oct 23, 2020
Delhi: Unfavourable Met factors meant worse September, OctoberSubscriber Only
October 17, 2020 04:40 IST
Rain helps in settling down dust and other pollutants suspended in the air. Ventilation index — the sum of mixing depth and wind speed, which is used to forecast the atmosphere’s potential to disperse pollutants — also remained low this year.
Tue, Oct 20, 2020
Some hope: Peak stubble burning may not overlap with adverse weather in capitalSubscriber Only
October 17, 2020 04:37 IST
Speaking at a press briefing, Gargava said the reasons behind this include a slight shift in the harvest season, higher fire counts so far as compared to the previous year, and comparatively less area under cultivation of non-basmati variety of rice, or paddy, which leaves stubble in fields after harvest.
Sat, Oct 17, 2020
Amid worsening pollution levels, Centre and Delhi govt spar over stubble burningSubscriber Only
October 16, 2020 01:56 IST
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar Thursday said the contribution of emissions from farm fires in neighbouring states to Delhi's air quality, at present, was only 4% and the remaining was from local sources: "On one side there is stubble burning, on the other side waste is burned by both people and sometimes karamcharis.
Fri, Oct 16, 2020
IIT-D flags toxic ultrafine particles in Delhi air, need to study impact on bodySubscriber Only
October 12, 2020 02:44 IST
Authored by experts from IIT Delhi’s Civil Engineering and Biological Sciences department, the study is titled ‘Insights on the biological role of ultrafine particles of size PM<0.25: a prospective study from New Delhi’.
Mon, Oct 12, 2020
Explained: From humble fungi, the promise of cleaner air in New Delhi this winterSubscriber Only
October 08, 2020 13:41 IST
IARI has developed 'decomposer' capsules, which when mixed in a water solution and sprayed on land, gets to work on paddy stubble, softening and decomposing it to the extent it can mix with soil and act as compost. Theoretically at least, it does away with the reason farmers set fire to fields ahead of the rabi sowing.
Sat, Oct 10, 2020
Delhi’s poor air struggle restartsSubscriber Only
October 08, 2020 02:48 IST
Calm wind speed and lower temperatures are causing accumulation of pollutants from internal sources within Delhi and also external sources, including from increasing farm fires in Punjab and Haryana.
Thu, Oct 08, 2020
In letter to Kejriwal, farmers say MSP not being followed at Delhi’s mandis, seek his interventionSubscriber Only
October 07, 2020 04:55 IST
The letter was submitted in person by Bharatiya Kisan Union’s Delhi unit president Birender Dagar after Kejriwal had reviewed the process for developing a decomposer solution for paddy stubble management at a centre in a village at Najafgarh.
Wed, Oct 07, 2020
EPCA opposes paying farmers for not burning paddy stubbleSubscriber Only
October 01, 2020 01:05 IST
EPCA’s submission moves away from a directive by the apex court in November last year to the three States, to pay Rs 100 per quintal of paddy crop to farmers as an incentive for not burning the crop stubble.
Thu, Oct 01, 2020
‘Irreparable damage’: Forest dept asked to remove 85 trees from monument at Delhi zooSubscriber Only
September 26, 2020 01:52 IST
Inordinate delay in granting permission for removal of trees despite repeated written requests amounts to a “deliberate attempt” to imperil and destroy a protected monument, Delhi’s archaeological department head Vikas Maloo told the forest department in a letter on August 21.
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