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Punjab
No scientific evidence linking Punjab farm fires to Delhi's pollution
Posted on 18 Jul, 2024 04:33 PMNo scientific evidence links Punjab farm fires to Delhi's pollution, says NGT member
![Stubble burning (Image: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-07/Stubble_Burning_%2814015289698%29.jpg?itok=s03QqYMv)
Accountability in pollution control: NGT's ruling in Varanasi
Posted on 16 Apr, 2024 08:43 PMNGT penalises Chief Environmental Officer for Ganga pollution in Varanasi
![Ganges river at Varanasi (Image: JM Suarez, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-04/Ganges_river_at_Varanasi_2008.jpeg?itok=4bJFFIB0)
FAQ - Stubble burning in India: Causes, effects, and solutions
Posted on 01 Apr, 2024 08:48 AMEvery winter, in the bustling city of Delhi and its neighbouring areas, a thick layer of smog settles and the air there is heavy with pollution - the consequence of a widespread agricultural practice known as stubble burning.
![Burning of rice residues after harvest, to quickly prepare the land for wheat planting, around Sangrur, Punjab (Image: 2011CIAT/NeilPalmer; CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-03/stubble%20burning.jpg?itok=36qC3vtl)
Ganga woes unveiled: NGT panel investigates polluted waters during Prayagraj's Magh Mela
Posted on 30 Jan, 2024 08:51 PMNGT forms committee to address polluted water discharge in Ganga River at Prayagraj
![There are significant environmental compliance issues at Prayagraj (Image: Ninara, CC BY 2.0 DEED)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-01/ganga.jpg?itok=hdBWgxpT)
Tamil Nadu may charge fees for commercial groundwater extraction: Upcoming revisions to State Water Policy
Posted on 15 Nov, 2023 09:19 AMTamil Nadu’s initiative to enhance water policy and management: Updates expected by January
![Need to push for tough laws to restrict groundwater overextraction (Image: Rawpixel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/ntpc.jpg?itok=stn1RhUp)
India's updated ESG reporting format and rules
Posted on 31 Jul, 2023 11:51 AMIndia’s updated sustainability reporting format and rules for ESG ratings providers
![India has rigorous environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure norms (Image: WallpaperFlare)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/environmental-protection-nature-conservation-ecology-eco.jpg?itok=2Tmd_C4n)
How to save Punjab from floods?
Posted on 29 Jul, 2023 12:18 PMThese days, Punjab is in the grip of floods. In more than 1,400 villages in 19 districts of Punjab, water from Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, and Ghaggar is causing heavy damage to crops, houses, people, and other belongings. The state government has evacuated more than 25,000 people to safer places to avoid the flood.
![Green regulations and environmental warnings are often disregarded by our planners. (Image: Rawpixel, CC0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/flood.jpg?itok=LDSJoQfD)
ActionAid Association provides emergency relief to communities battered by floods in India
Posted on 21 Jul, 2023 09:35 AMNorthern India was battered by heavy rains over the past two weeks, with New Delhi marking its wettest day on July 9th, 2023, in more than 40 years, according to officials and local media.
![ActionAid provides relief as the flood situation in north India wreaked havoc on the lives and livelihoods of people (Image: ActionAid Association)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/ActionAid_0.jpg?itok=k8Efz8UB)
Prepaid cards for power to save groundwater
Posted on 01 Apr, 2023 04:49 PMHouse panel suggests prepaid cards for power to save groundwater
![Over exploitation of groundwater is due to wide cultivation of water guzzler paddy and sugarcane crops (Image: Thamizhpparithi Maari, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-04/A_Pump_irrigation.jpg?itok=raUuFXgl)
PepsiCo India extends pilot initiative in Punjab to address stubble burning
Posted on 21 Mar, 2023 12:39 PM![PepsiCo’s Biochar Program helping farmers manage stubble burning](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-03/biochar.jpg?itok=Te38ASDl)