According to the air quality forecast provided by IMD/IITM, Delhi's overall air quality is likely to stay in the 'Very Poor' category in th...

Punjab recorded 174 stubble-burning incidents between September 15 and October 13, 2026, up from 134 during the same period last year. Sate...

Delhi’s winter air pollution could face added pressure this year as stubble-burning season begins, with 47 farm fires already recorded acro...

Punjab 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...

States submitted action plans for Delhi-NCR's pollution season. Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav reviewed these plans for implementatio...

Punjab farm leaders have asserted that industries, vehicles, and construction contribute more than stubble burning are responsible for Delh...

Mann on Wednesday slammed the BJP-led Centre for "targeting" Punjab farmers for farm fires, alleging that the saffron party wanted to aveng...

The assessments said there were successful field experiences with bio-decomposers in UP, Haryana and even Delhi, but "no efforts were made ...

"However, the way the Centre has bluntly denied (the request)... it has impacted the entire campaign (against stubble burning) in the state...

Stubble burning is considered a key contributor to air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Paddy straw burning is practised widely in Punjab, Haryana a...

With pollution level in Delhi shooting up during the winter months, the issue of stubble burning often led to a blame game between the Delh...

The '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...

The Commission on Air Quality Management (CAQM) has also expressed concern that incidents of stubble burning in Terai may hit the air quali...

Punjab agriculture department spokesperson said that nearly 1000 farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh would be part of this confe...

Stubble burning is now likely to subside, but the total number of such incidents may remain high this year, said officials.

This year, the challenge is stiffer for other reasons too: paddy was sown in a wider area and late in the kharif season, which means farmer...

Around 32000 applications have been received so far for availing subsidy to purchase farm machinery for managing stubble in the state.