The Delhi High Court's orders notwithstanding, paddy stubble in farmlands across Punjab and Haryana are going up in smoke, triggering a pollution alarm in the national capital.
As many as 54 fresh cases of dengue were reported from the tricity and surrounding areas today, including 17 from Mohali district, 28 from Chandigarh and nine from Panchkula.
A team of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) today failed to take any samples from the record room located underground in the district court complex to check the air quality.
The Environment Protection Control Authority (EPCA), set up by the Supreme Court to save the environment in the country, has directed Punjab and Haryana to implement the action plan drafted for che
Even though the Health Department and Patiala Municipal Corporation are on their toes to control the outbreak of dengue and chikungunya, the number of dengue cases has gone up to 375 and chikunguny
LUDHIANA: At a time when the count of dengue and chikungunya cases has seen a steep rise in the past two months, municipal corporation's fogging exercise seems to made little difference in checking
The total number of dengue patients in the district has reached 341, with as many as 37 more persons testing positive for the disease in the past three days.