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Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan shares agricultural experience, urges farmers to adopt traditional farming methodsSharing his experience in a post on X, Chouhan noted that before the main paddy transplantation, dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata) was grown in ...
Stubble burning to be top contributor in Delhi as AQI to slip into 'very poor'Delhi braces for a smog-laden future as air quality plummets. With stubble burning emerging as the leading culprit for the surge in PM2.5 l...
Stubble burning caused 10% of PM2.5 pollution in Delhi from Oct 8 to Dec 7: GovtStubble burning contributed 10.6% to Delhi's PM2.5 pollution from October 8 to December 7, peaking at 35%. Winter conditions exacerbate pol...
Farmers shift stubble burning to late afternoon to evade satellite detection; DSS unveils new plan for monitoringTo combat Delhi's air pollution, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) is upgrading its stubble burning monitoring system. Th...
Delhi Pollution: How Punjab farmers are outsmarting world's most advanced space agency NASA?Despite a decrease in reported stubble burning incidents in north-west India and Pakistan, experts have raised concerns over a possible shi...
Delhi's air quality deteriorates to 'very poor' category on ThursdayNew Delhi's air quality fell to 'very poor,' with AQI exceeding 330 in several areas. Environment Minister Gopal Rai highlighted concerns o...
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...
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...
SC seeks tough measures to combat stubble burning crisis; asks govt to deny MSP to offendersThe Supreme Court advocates halting crop purchases for stubble burners, aiming to tackle air pollution. Highlighting the MSP's link to law ...
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...
View: Stubble-burning is not an insignificant source of pollution, and a ‘simple’ solution existsOne way is to redesign the combine harvesters to cut the paddy straw from the plant’s base to remove the stem. The straw can either be sold...
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...
Steep rise in stubble burning incidents in Punjab this yearEvery year at the onset of winters, crop residue burning or stubble burning begins in Punjab and Haryana leading to heavy air pollution in ...
Pollution levels higher in Delhi this Diwali compared to last year: CPCB"Diwali was in mid-November this year which has unfavourable meteorological conditions for dispersal of pollutants as compared to 2019 when...
View: How to control air pollutionLet’s start with the contribution of stubble burning to air pollution in Delhi-NCR. While we can bicker over the numbers, stubble burning i...
Local factors also contributing to air pollution & not just farm fire: SecyUnion Environment secretary RP Gupta says local factors have been contributing to the poor air quality and not just stubble burning.
Being in denial will not help, Arvind Kejriwal to Prakash Javadekar on stubble burningTaking to Twitter, the chief minister sought to know why pollution has suddenly increased in Delhi-NCR in the last fortnight if stubble bur...
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...
Stubble burning from Punjab, Haryana contributed to 32% of pollution in Delhi on Saturday: SAFARThe report, which analyses the impact of pollutant PM2.5, showed that the highest contribution since October 11 by stubble burning was seen...
Centre, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi should solve stubble burning problem together: KejriwalAddressing a gathering at an event here, Kejriwal said banning entry of trucks, construction activities and introducing odd-even is not the...