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Punjab aims at reducing farm fires by 63%, Haryana targets zero burningPunjab and Haryana are aiming to reduce stubble burning, a major cause of air pollution in Delhi-NCR during the pollution season. Punjab is...29 Aug, 2023, 11.45 PM IST- ADB sanctions Rs 754 crore loan to waste-to-energy maker SAEL IndustriesSAEL intends to construct 3.5 gigawatts of green energy capacity as part of a five-year plan. It will add 100 megawatts of new biomass and ...23 Mar, 2023, 09.11 AM IST
- Norfund invests Rs 500 crore for undisclosed stake in SAELDelhi-based SAEL has the largest capacity of waste-to-energy generation plants of around 160 gigawatts. The company uses stubble left as a ...15 Jan, 2023, 07.40 PM IST
- Stubble fire down 32%; Punjab sees 30% declineIn total, from 77,967 farm fire counts recorded in the peak stubble burning season in 2021, between September 15 and November 22, the figur...24 Nov, 2022, 01.02 AM IST
- 20% of fuel used in brick kilns to be paddy straw, directs Punjab governmentHayer said in-situ and ex-situ crop residue management is being done by the state government to help farmers in stubble management and deal...13 Nov, 2022, 06.46 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
- Punjab lags on bio-decomposer use: Review DataStubble management is key to checking air pollution and expanding the net of bio-decomposers is considered an important and environment fri...12 Oct, 2022, 11.38 PM IST
- Magnitude of stubble problem grows larger: Govt reviewStubble burning is considered a key contributor to air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Paddy straw burning is practised widely in Punjab, Haryana a...01 Oct, 2022, 09.13 AM IST
- Verve Renewables to collect 1.5 lakh tonnes farm waste for power generation in HaryanaCurrently, the company is collecting bales of paddy straw from over 50,000 acres of land in Punjab and Haryana, and supplies them to the 25...24 Nov, 2020, 03.37 PM IST
- 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...15 Oct, 2020, 02.18 PM IST
- IIT Madras working on project that will help reduce stubble burningPaddy straw is commonly known as ‘stubble’ and is thought to be responsible for spikes in pollution across many Northern cities including D...13 Dec, 2019, 05.34 PM IST
- More stubble burning this year compared to last year: EPCA chairpersonStubble burning in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana is one of the major causes for poor air quality in Delhi.16 Nov, 2018, 03.51 PM IST
- Bid to fight air pollution: NTPC to use crop stubble in fuel mixA large number of farmers particularly in Punjab and Haryana are burning the farm stubble/straw, which causes air pollution, in the absence...17 Nov, 2017, 01.00 AM 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
- IOC to set up Rs 600-crore plant for ethanol productionThe plant will use plant waste, stubble, husk and straw to produce 100 kilo litres of ethanol every day.01 May, 2017, 06.50 PM IST
- 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...21 Nov, 2016, 07.10 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
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