Delhi's AQI can increase by 104 points — Thanks to the farm firesAir pollution: A study reveals that rice stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana significantly increases Delhi's air pollution. Despite a dro...
23 Oct, 2024, 03.00 PM IST
Delhi stares at pollution haze as paddy harvest still to pick up full paceDelhi-NCR's AQI has exceeded 300, with paddy harvesting in Punjab and Haryana not yet at full pace. Rising farm fires in hotspot districts ...
21 Oct, 2024, 06.45 AM IST
Stubble Burning Season Starts: Get ready for bad air in Delhi-NCR from next monthThe stubble burning season has commenced with 124 farm fires recorded between September 15 and 23 in neighboring states. Experts predict an...
24 Sep, 2024, 12.50 PM IST
Stubble burning, a major cause of Delhi air pollution, a solvable problemStubble burning, a major source of air pollution in northern India, contributes to 25-30% of air quality issues in Delhi. SAP's Deputy Chai...
22 Nov, 2023, 12.02 PM IST
Punjab clocks 634 fresh farm fire cases, police say over 1,000 FIRs registeredPunjab recorded 637 and 740 farm fires on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. With the fresh cases, the total number of farm fires recorded ...
20 Nov, 2023, 10.08 PM IST
Delhi pollution crisis: AAP-BJP slugfest continues over stubble burning in states ruled by themDelhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva claimed there were over 3,000 stubble burning incidents in AAP-ruled Punjab on Sunday while Delhi Chi...
06 Nov, 2023, 03.34 PM IST
Haryana minister slams Punjab govt over stubble burning; AAP hits backHaryana Agriculture Minister Jai Prakash Dalal criticized the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab for the ongoing stubble-burning incidents ...
04 Nov, 2023, 02.18 PM IST
Stubble fire down 32%; Punjab sees 30% declineIn total, from 77,967 farm fire counts recorded in the peak stubble burning season in 2021, between September 15 and November 22, the figur...
24 Nov, 2022, 01.02 AM IST
Stubble burning: Bhagwant Mann instigating farmers, levelling false allegations against Centre, claims Haryana CM KhattarMann on Wednesday slammed the BJP-led Centre for "targeting" Punjab farmers for farm fires, alleging that the saffron party wanted to aveng...
03 Nov, 2022, 07.18 PM IST
Machines, bio decomposers used less in Punjab: central pollution studyThe assessments said there were successful field experiences with bio-decomposers in UP, Haryana and even Delhi, but "no efforts were made ...
02 Nov, 2022, 11.24 PM IST
Farm fire incidents down 25 pc compared to last year, one-tenth of Punjab: Haryana CM KhattarManohar Lal Khattar also said an expert committee has been formed to look into the proposition of buying paddy straw from farmers at minimu...
31 Oct, 2022, 07.27 PM IST
Significant decrease in no. of stubble-burning events in Punjab, Haryana and 8 NCR districts of UPThe Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and Adjoining Areas said according to a report based on the protocol framed by the ...
15 Oct, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
Stubble burning down by more than half till nowStates have scaled up awareness and education drive to convince farmers to stay off burning paddy residue. Bio decomposers to naturally rid...
13 Oct, 2021, 11.28 PM IST
NASA spots Punjab, Haryana stubble fires on satellite, follow yearly patternsExperts say that it is too early to compare data as the effects of the monsoon are still at play, with Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pra...
03 Oct, 2021, 02.00 PM IST
Hectic meet between Ministry and Air Quality commission to reduce burning of farm stubbleThe Commission on Air Quality Management (CAQM) has also expressed concern that incidents of stubble burning in Terai may hit the air quali...
31 Aug, 2021, 07.49 AM IST
Stubble burning likely to continue for a week before subsidingStubble burning is now likely to subside, but the total number of such incidents may remain high this year, said officials.
12 Nov, 2018, 09.13 PM IST
Pollution alert in Delhi after Haryana, Punjab crop burningWhile burning of paddy in kharif poses graver concern in winters due to concentration of toxic residue, the pollution is well distributed i...
04 May, 2018, 07.06 AM IST