Air pollution is an all-India crisis, with many parts of North India recording severe air pollution, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said, reiterating what his Delhi counterpart and party leader Arvind Kejriwal said at a press conference today. The Punjab leader also there was bumper paddy crop, which resulted in a huge amount of stubble. "We are taking steps like there are 1.20 lakh machines to bury stubble. Panchayats have also passed resolutions to stop stubble burning. We promise by November next year, stubble burning will reduce," he stressed.
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Holi was the hottest day recorded so far in March, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Rising air pollution in Mumbai is now being linked to 57% of lung cancer cases, the Maharashtra government told the state assembly.
The Mamata Banerjee-led government plans to set up an 800-km long greeen corridor, which will work as a "bioshield" - a forested area that would act as a "Green Wall" - along the Jharkhand border to intercept pollutants entering Bengal.
The United Nations announced the approval of the first carbon credits under a global market aimed at reducing emissions, a mechanism that has faced scrutiny over greenwashing concerns.
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