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PUNJAB STUBBLE BURNING
Delhi's pollution battle could face another challenge: Punjab records more stubble fires than last year as paddy harvesting gathers pace- Mahindra begins commercial rollout of MaxSeeder to tackle stubble burning
- Delhi winter pollution could be worse this year: 47 farm fires already recorded, Super El Nino, late Diwali and delayed harvesting likely to complicate things
- No NGT ruling favoured environmental parties in H1 2026: AnalysisAn analysis found that the National Green Tribunal did not rule in favour of environmental or public-interest parties in any of their 16 me...19 Sep, 2026, 06.32 PM IST
- 'Not in favour of FIRs against farmers over stubble burning': Punjab CM MannPunjab CM Bhagwant Mann said he does not favour FIRs against farmers for stubble burning and called for a Rs 3,000-per-acre incentive to ma...19 Sep, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
- 70 per cent of change in winter pollution in north India explained by western disturbances: StudyWestern disturbances may explain seventy percent of winter air pollution variations. More frequent storms typically bring cleaner air to no...11 Sep, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
- 7 months, 7 fronts: States draw up action plan for pollution seasonStates submitted action plans for Delhi-NCR's pollution season. Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav reviewed these plans for implementatio...04 Sep, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
- Manjinder Singh Sirsa calls Kejriwal 'Anpadh,' slams Saurabh Bharadwaj over Punjab's stubble burning postDelhi's air quality remains poor. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa labelled Arvind Kejriwal illiterate. This follows a political ...22 Oct, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
- Stubble burning in Punjab? Not this year, govt unveils aggressive new strategy to stop it coldPunjab is implementing a tech-driven strategy to combat stubble burning, utilizing satellite surveillance and real-time alerts. The initiat...27 Jul, 2025, 10.18 AM IST
- Centre rejects Punjab govt's stubble funding demandThe BJP-led central government and the AAP-led Punjab government are at odds over funding incentives to prevent stubble burning, with the i...03 Nov, 2024, 11.53 PM IST
- Stubble burning cases have reduced from 7,000 in 2021 to 2,300 in 2023: Haryana State Pollution Control Board Secretary Pradeep KumarThe Haryana State Pollution Control Board reports a significant drop in stubble burning cases, from 7,000 in 2021 to 2,300 in 2023. Farmers...22 Oct, 2024, 11.21 AM IST
- Cases of stubble burning coming down, says Delhi Minister Gopal RaiSupreme Court on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the hazardous air quality in the national capital, while directing that farmers shoul...09 Nov, 2023, 12.23 PM IST
- India Inc playing firefighter as stubble burning turns air toxicStubble burning by farmers in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab leads to massive increase in air pollution across North India, and has beco...03 Nov, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
- Punjab aims to reduce stubble-burning incidents by 50 per centAccording to an official release here, the plan for paddy crop residue management was discussed at a high-level meeting in view of the comi...07 Feb, 2023, 10.03 PM IST
- Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Gurdaspur account for 60 per cent of stubble burning cases in PunjabPaddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is one of the reasons behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital r...24 Oct, 2022, 10.44 AM 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
- Centre rejects Punjab's Rs 2,500/acre cash sops to stop stubble burningThe 'incentive' in the Punjab government's proposal was to cost '1,875 crore, of which the central share would be '1,125 crore and Punjab a...07 Sep, 2022, 08.21 AM 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 can exacerbate COVID situation in north: ExpertLast year's stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana had contributed to 44 percent of the pollution in NCR Delhi, according to System of Air Q...20 Sep, 2020, 07.06 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
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