We are unnecessarily being targeted, defamed for Delhi air pollution, say Punjab farmersPunjab farm leaders have asserted that industries, vehicles, and construction contribute more than stubble burning are responsible for Delh...
07 Nov, 2023, 02.54 PM IST
Delhi: Get ready for seasonal 'poor' air quality from this weekend as farm fires rise and winds calm downExperts have indicated that the current impact of stubble burning on Delhi's air quality is minimal, but this may change as wind conditions...
05 Oct, 2023, 11.18 AM IST
Punjab records 8,147 farm fire incidents from September 15 to October 27The state saw 1,111 crop residue-burning incidents on Thursday, with Tarn Taran, Sangrur and Patiala accounting for 40 per cent of those. F...
27 Oct, 2022, 10.36 PM IST
Punjab farmers shun machines to treat stubble"The usage is very low. Just about 30-35% machines were used till the last harvest season in March-April," said a pollution board member, a...
15 Oct, 2022, 10.44 PM IST
Stubble burning: More than 700 farm fires recorded in PunjabFrom September 15 till October 10, a total of 718 farm fire incidents have been recorded, as per the data. On the same day in 2020 and 2021...
10 Oct, 2022, 09.19 PM IST
Awareness, machines, engaging students, religious places: Punjab plans its stubble-burning fightWith pollution level in Delhi shooting up during the winter months, the issue of stubble burning often led to a blame game between the Delh...
17 Sep, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
Stubble burning: 56,000 machines to be distributed, massive awareness prog, says ministerA massive awareness drive would be launched in the rural belt of Punjab in coming days comprising officials of the rural development and pa...
11 Sep, 2022, 09.06 PM IST
51% cut in stubble burning this season against corresponding period last year: Air quality panelThe panel said enforcement agencies have inspected 8,575 sites in Punjab, Haryana and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and an environmental c...
03 Nov, 2021, 03.51 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
More to Delhiās pollution than crop burningCrop residue burning is one part of the problem. A seasonal source of particulate matter pollution, crop residue burning is a demonstration...
27 Oct, 2020, 04.54 PM IST
Punjab announces Rs 2500 per acre for not burning stubbleThe beneficiary of this compensation should be the farmer who owns up to 5 acres of land in his name, his wife and children under 18 years ...
13 Nov, 2019, 09.53 PM IST
Fortum, Haryana University to make textile fibre from paddy strawSome farmers burn crop residues and destroy them, causing environmental pollution.
06 Sep, 2019, 10.57 PM IST
How Krishi Vigyan Kendra is helping farmers to avoid stubble burningThe Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Booh village in Tarn Taran district has been working with farmers in the region to impart technical knowl...
20 Oct, 2018, 11.22 PM IST
Defiant farmers take oath across villages in Malwa to burn paddy stubblePaddy has been sown in over 29.5 lakh hectares in Punjab, including 4.5 lakh hectares under the aromatic basmati crop.
07 Oct, 2017, 11.16 AM IST
Vans to raise awareness about adverse effects of crop burningPunjab's agriculture department in collaboration with Petroleum Conservation Research Association today flagged off two vans to educate far...
11 Sep, 2017, 10.26 PM IST
Ban on stubble burning not fully implemented: GovernmentWhile meetings of Environment Minister Dave with state environment ministers were held on many occasions, four secretary-level meetings hav...
29 Nov, 2016, 08.03 PM IST
States ignore national policy on crop residue management; Indulge in stubble burningHad the Delhi’s neighbouring states adhered to the guidelines of the two-year-old national policy for management of crop residue (NPMCR), t...
09 Nov, 2016, 12.07 AM IST