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An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe. (Photo: File | Representational)

Air quality dips to 'very poor' in Delhi-NCR

The overall AQI deteriorated further and touched the 268 mark, which falls in the poor category.

16 Oct 2019 10:08 AM IST

Mann said farmers grow crops which leave stubble as they get minimum support price (MSP). (Photo: ANI)

Don't blame farmers for stubble burning, says AAP's Bhagwant Mann

Leaders said that government should explore ways of using stubble in biogas and cardboard manufacturing to encourage...

22 Nov 2019 2:59 PM IST

The burning of paddy straw and wheat every year during October, November and April months is one of the major contributors of air pollution in Delhi.

You sit in ivory towers and let people die, SC slams states on air...

Can you permit the country to go back by 100 years,' observed a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra.

6 Nov 2019 5:11 PM IST

Noting that the pollution situation has worsened in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Centre, as well as the governments of Punjab and Haryana, should give a timeline to stop stubble burning. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi to undergo odd-even, no surge in cab fares; 50L masks to be...

The offices of various departments of Delhi govt will open at 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM.

1 Nov 2019 7:32 PM IST

A farmer burns straw stubble after harvesting a paddy crop, in a field on the outskirts of Amritsar on October 16, 2020. (AFP)

SC ex-judge to check stubble burning curbs across three states

Stubble burning in agricultural fields is a major source of choking air pollution in Delhi-NCR during winter every year

17 Oct 2020 11:55 AM IST

Stubble burning is the source of much of the pollution in Delhi and Punjab. (PTI)

From crop stubble to something useful, INST has the solution to...

Mohali-based nanoscience institute is working on ways to turn crop waste into bricks

3 March 2020 4:44 AM IST

Smoke and flames rise from burning paddy stubble at a field, near Patiala, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | AAP Faces Stubble Issue in Punjab; Poll Worries for...

Mr Kejriwal's party is heading the government in Punjab and Delhi and is facing flak in both states on this grave...

11 Nov 2023 11:51 PM IST

A thick smog blankets the capital city of Delhi, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Air pollution level is Delhi-NCR has started rising owing much to stubble (parali) burning in adjoining states. (PTI0

Air pollution: SC directs Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan to stop...

The court also directed the Delhi government to ensure that municipal solid waste was not burnt in the open

8 Nov 2023 1:15 AM IST