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Center-Left Owned by The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.AAP-BJP blame game erupts over Delhi pollution, stubble burning
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Delhi minister Kapil Mishra has warned of a sudden rise in stubble‑burning incidents in Punjab during Diwali, linking it to Delhi’s worsening air quality. AAP officials countered that smoke from Punjab cannot reach Delhi quickly, turning the issue into a blame game between the two parties. The dispute has fed a broader debate on the air‑emergency in northern India and on pollution‑enforcement challenges in Delhi and Punjab. City‑wise data from the CPCB, recorded at 4 pm on 9 November, show Delhi‑NCR still a pollution hotspot while other regions, including Chennai, also recorded sharp deterioration.
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New Delhi: The BJP defended its data on pollution a day after AQI crossed 2,000 for the first time in the NCR, blaming farm fires for the problem. On the other side, AAP accused the BJP of data manipulation. For most of the day on Monday, the AQI hovered around 400 across various parts of the city…
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Even if green firecrackers produce relatively lower emissions than conventional ones, they are not pollution free
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have locked horns over Delhi's worsening air pollution, with the former accusing the Delhi government of manipulating Air Quality Index (AQI) data, while the latter alleged a conspiracy behind the sudden spike in stubble-burning…
— India TV
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New Delhi: The BJP defended its data on pollution a day after AQI crossed 2,000 for the first time in the NCR, blaming farm fires for the problem. On the other side, AAP accused the BJP of data manipulation. For most of the day on Monday, the AQI hovered around 400 across various parts of the city…
