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Govt to formulate plan to stop incidents of stubble burning: Agriculture ministerThe Indian government will create a plan to end stubble burning. This initiative aims to improve air quality in Delhi-NCR and protect soil ...
Jain Irrigation, Ankur Scientific partner on agri waste-to-energy project in MaharashtraJain Irrigation Systems Ltd and Ankur Scientific are joining forces for a new project in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. This initiative will convert...
Farmers in Punjab recycle crop waste, aim to reduce pollutionIn Punjab, many farmers have joiined the fight against seasonal air pollution by sending their crop stubble to recycling facilities. This m...
Centre doubles fine for stubble burning; challans to go up to Rs 30,000The Centre doubled the penalties for stubble burning in Delhi and NCR due to worsening air quality. Farmers with less than two acres will p...
India arrests 16 farmers, Pakistan 70 for stubble burning as air pollution reaches severe levelSixteen farmers in Haryana were arrested for illegal stubble burning, adding to New Delhi's severe air pollution. Despite emergency measure...
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...
SC seeks straw burning report from panel on air qualityThe Supreme Court has asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to provide an explanation by Friday regarding alleged stubble ...
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...
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...
'Carrot and Stick': How Haryana plans to curb stubble burning, reduce pollution this yearHaryana has developed a comprehensive plan to tackle the issue of stubble burning during the upcoming paddy harvest season. The state has i...
Stubble burning fine set to be notified; between Rs 2,500 to Rs 15,000 per incidentOfficials said the milder 'environmental compensation' structure than the one proposed in 2020, which came into effect on Friday, is in kee...
Air pollution: Punjab sees 12.59 pc rise in stubble burning events in last 50 days, says ICAR dataOn Friday alone, a total of 2,945 stubble-burning events were detected in six states, out of which a maximum of 2,437 incidents were in Pun...
Stubble burning fine set to be notified; between ₹2,500 to ₹15,000 per incidentThe draft rule to the CAQM Act, 2021, proposes 2,500 'environmental compensation' per incidence of stubble fire for a farmer owning less th...
Stubble burning: Delhi govt forms a 15-member panel to ascertain impact of Pusa bio-decomposerEnvironment Minister Gopal Rai said the panel will have five MLAs, and officials from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, and Agr...
Stubble burning: Pusa bio-decomposer successful; will tell SC, says KejriwalPusa bio-decomposer is a solution developed by the scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, which can turn crop resi...
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...
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...
PMO panel on Delhi air reviews crop burning optionsWith the Sri Lankan cricket team's dramatic protest against playing conditions highlighting the mounting embarrassment over Delhi's polluti...
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...
Significant level of stubble burning in Haryana, Punjab: CentreThe Centre and Delhi government were engaged in a blame game earlier this month when Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asserted that stu...