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Did stubble burning fuel Delhi’s third wave?

New research claims that the practice of stubble burning may have been a key driver of Delhi’s third wave of COVID-19 infections.  The study, published in Urban Climate, identified a tenfold increase in the national capital during the biomass burning season which sees agricultural workers in the neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab burn the …

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Stubble-burning smog to blame for increased COVID death rate, says Delhi’s Health Minister

Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain has attributed the high COVID-19 death rate in the national capital to pollution caused by stubble-burning in neighbouring states. However, the Minister said that he expected a downtrend to be seen in the next two to three weeks.  Jain told reporters that the pollution in Delhi came as a result …

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