Explainer: Punjab, Haryana See Less Farm Fires, But Delhi Needs An Action Plan To Curb Pollution
byChandigarh: A new analysis using the NASA Earth VIIRS data to count farm fires and wind and temperature profile data from the Central Pollution…
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Clear Dues Of Sugarcane Growers, Punjab Minister Directs Mill
byChandigarh: Dues of Rs 41 crore of sugarcane farmers in the Doaba region in Punjab pending against Golden Sandhar Mills Ltd in Phagwara will…
ED raids on Punjab AAP legislator’s premises, other places
byThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches at several places in Punjab, including on the premises of AAP MLA Kulwant Singh, as part…
Haryana Attacks Surplus Paddy Straw Issue With Subsidies, Crop Diversification
byChandigarh: The agrarian state of Haryana is tackling the tricky issue of crop residue by offering farmers subsidies ranging from 50 to 80 percent…
MAKING OF CHANDIGARH: A VINTAGE HISTORY
byA new book titled “Making of Chandigarh: A Vintage History” co-authored by Sarbjit Bahga, a Chandigarh-based architect, and Arun Mirchandani, a Delhi-based archivist, has…
Haryana CM Honours Asian Games Winners
byChandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday felicitated the state’s athletes and coaches who won medals in the recently held 19th Asian…
Fire In Chandigarh PGI’s Nehru Hospital, 424 Patients Evacuated
byChandigarh: A fire broke out in Chandigarh PGI’s Nehru Hospital and 424 patients were evacuated, officials said on Tuesday, adding that the patients requiring…
Haryana Bats For Solar Water Pumps In Farms To Cut Input Costs, CO2 Emissions
byChandigarh: Agrarian state Haryana has saved 441 million units of electricity and 3.5 lakh tonnes of CO2 with the installation of 63,733 solar pumps…
Remembering Urmila Eulie Chowdhury – India’s First Woman Architect, on Her 100th Birth Anniversary
byUrmila Eulie Chowdhury (4 October 1923 – 20 September 1995) was India’s first qualified woman architect, teacher, and writer. Some historians believe that she…
Shutting Visa Service For Canadians Will Impact Lakhs Of Punjabis: Sukhbir Badal
byChandigarh: As India on Thursday suspended visa services in Canada citing “operational reasons”, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal on Thursday said, “This is…