Punjab: Despite dip in farm fires, air quality poorer than last year
Rain in second week of November last year had improved air quality, says an official of the Punjab Pollution Control Board.
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Mumbai: Bandra Kurla Complex chokes as pollution levels soar
The Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), one of Mumbai’s key commercial hubs, is becoming a major pollution hotspot, with air quality ...
Ludhiana’s Buddha Nullah pollution: Officials vouch to ramp up action over violations
The authorities concerned were asked to take strict action against dairy owners and other violators contributing to the ...
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Uranium-exploration operations stopped in Kappatralla Reserve Forest in AP
Kurnool: Andhra Pradesh has stopped the Uranium-exploration and mining operations in Kappatralla Reserve Forest in Kurnool ...
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Centre eases rules: ‘White Category’ industries no longer need State Pollution Board approval
In a major regulatory relief to non-polluting industries, the Center has announced that industries categorised under the ‘White Category’ by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will no longer ...
No stubble burning detected in 45% cases reported via satellite imagery
The huge mismatch between the farm fire numbers based on remote-sensing imagery and those observed upon physical verification of these sites has flummoxed teams of the Commission for Air Quality ...
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Eight hotspot districts account for 62% of total farm fire cases in Punjab
While Amritsar has reported 643 cases followed by Patiala 476 and Kapurthala 286. Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) ...