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Stubble burning down 75% in Punjab, yet BJP-Delhi govt blame farmers

By TNI Team October 24, 2025 75% decline Aam aadmi Party AAP agricultural pollution air pollution air quality Air Quality Index AQI Ashwini Sharma BJP Central government clean air climate policy construction dust crop burning crop residue data analysis Delhi Government Delhi leaders Delhi NCR Delhi Pollution Environment Minister environmental issue environmental progress Environmental Responsibility farmers Government accountability industrial pollution Manjinder Singh Sirsa ncr North India political blame game political contradiction pollution blame pollution comparison Pollution control pollution crisis pollution data pollution debate pollution mitigation pollution reduction pollution sources pollution statistics Public Health punjab Punjab BJP punjab farmers Punjab government Ravneet Bittu seasonal pollution smog Stubble Burning stubble management Sunil Jakhar vehicle emissions

Delhi’s air pollution persists despite a 75% drop in Punjab’s stubble burning. Political accusations persist, with Delhi officials blaming Punjab farmers. The article questions if Delhi’s own pollution sources are overlooked, given Punjab’s cleaner air quality and the data showing reduced burning.

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Maharaja Agrasen Trust to Launch Medical University, Expand Healthcare Reach in NCR

By Atul Krishan April 11, 2025 23-story structure 600 students 700 MBBS seats automated parking Bahadurgarh beds Cancer Hospital car parking system charitable hospital charitable work Delhi hospitals Delhi NCR Dwarka East Punjabi Bagh Education elections five hospitals future projects haryana health services Healthcare hospital expansion Infrastructure legacy Maharaja Agrasen Hospital Maharaja Agrasen Trust Mata Narayani Devi MBBS students Medical College Medical University Meena Gupta Najafgarh ncr NCR hospitals new courses New Delhi Nursing College PR representative president Punjabi Bagh social activist Subhash Gupta the new indian top choice underprivileged patients Virender Garg world-class institution ₹60 crore

From 340 to 550 Beds: Maharaja Agrasen Hospital’s Major Expansion Plans Revealed

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Enthusiasts spot rare birds during Delhi Winter Bird Count 2024

By Sumit Kumar December 2, 2024 Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary bird enthusiasts bird-watching groups Chandu-Budhera Delhi Winter Bird Delhi Winter Bird Count Eurasian Griffon National Capital Region ncr population Slender-billed Gull

NEW DELHI: Over 100 bird enthusiasts from across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) came together on Sunday for the Delhi Winter Bird Count 2024.…

Opinion

Poor infrastructure in NCR adding to rising monsoon death toll

By TNI Team September 17, 2024 collapsing balcony monsoon deaths ncr poor infrastructure rising death toll structural collapses

The tragic death of Anand Kashyap in Adhyapak Nagar, Nangloi, due to a collapsing balcony, highlights a critical issue plaguing the National Capital Region (NCR)…

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Delhi drowns: Heavy rainfall causes chaos

By Atul Krishan June 28, 2024 delhi waterlogged IMD forecast ncr severe rain submerged roads trafiic congestion

New Delhi: This Friday morning, Delhi and the surrounding National Capital Region (NCR) were drenched by heavy rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had already…

The Bench clarified that contempt of court proceedings would be initiated against the officials of the Delhi government if an affidavit containing the details sought by the November 11 order is not submitted by December 18 (TNI Archive Photo by Sumit Kumar)

Politics

SC directs Kejriwal govt to redirect ad budget to RRTS project

By Kushan Niyogi November 21, 2023 ad budget Delhi metro transport ncr New Delhi rrts project Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court directed the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi to transfer its advertisement budget for the current year to…

AAP pins Delhi's pollution crisis on Haryana, says 'Punjab 500 km away' (Photo by: Sumit Kumar)

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Delhi flouts Diwali cracker ban, wakes up to hazardous AQI

By Joymala Bagchi November 13, 2023 Air Quality Index AQI climate change Delhi Delhi Government fire cracker ban ncr

NEW DELHI: As Delhi witnessed a dip in the Air Quality Index on Sunday, the national capital’s air turned hazardous once again as Delhiites flouted…

Health

Dengue type 2 in Delhi causing severe infection, multi-organ dysfunction: Expert analysis

By Saumya Shukla November 1, 2023 bjp haryana Delhi Dengue haryana Health ncr

NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR is grappling with a severe public health crisis as dengue cases witness a concerning upsurge. While this vector-borne disease often doesn’t receive the…

Incidents of dog attacks in NCR have increased in recent times, forcing many societies to take necessary steps. (Photo for representative purpose only. Photo courtesy Twitter @Ayesha86627087)

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Dog Menace In Societies: Man’s Best Friend Divides Opinion

By Alok Singh October 18, 2022 dog bites dog menace Ghaziabad ncr noida pet dogs stray dogs

The gruesome mauling of a seven-month-old toddler by stray dogs in a gated society in Noida, Uttar Pradesh brought back the focus on the increasing dog menace in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR).

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Stubble burning down 75% in Punjab, yet BJP-Delhi govt blame farmers

Enthusiasts spot rare birds during Delhi Winter Bird Count 2024

Poor infrastructure in NCR adding to rising monsoon death toll

Delhi drowns: Heavy rainfall causes chaos

SC directs Kejriwal govt to redirect ad budget to RRTS project

Delhi flouts Diwali cracker ban, wakes up to hazardous AQI

Dengue type 2 in Delhi causing severe infection, multi-organ dysfunction: Expert analysis

Dog Menace In Societies: Man’s Best Friend Divides Opinion

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