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- Weather swings, monsoon risks, and the growing threat to mango, apple cropsThe agriculture industry has evolved historically through adaptation and resilience, and now it is time to speed up this transformation, em...
- PM pollution increased by 20% in Indo-Gangetic Plain, Himalayan region, North-East: StudyPollution levels in North India and the Himalayas have risen sharply. Particulate matter pollution increased over 20 percent in the Indo-Ga...
- India eyes higher farm output this year, confident of supporting global food supply amid uncertainty: DARE Secy JatICAR is advancing conservation agriculture and climate-resilient wheat research, focusing on water-use efficiency, farmer incomes, and nutr...
- Madhya Pradesh nears unwanted record, set to surpass Punjab in stubble burning casesMadhya Pradesh is seeing a sharp rise in farm fires. The state recorded over a thousand incidents on November 11 alone. This surge places i...
- "Haryana CM should stop doing politics," says Punjab Minister as blame game continues over stubble burningPunjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema criticized Haryana Chief Minister Khattar for playing politics instead of supporting farmers regarding ...
- 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...
- Pakistan says it will take up burning of crops' residues with India at diplomatic levelPakistan plans to address the issue of "stubble burning in Indian Punjab" impacting air quality in Lahore with India at the diplomatic leve...
- 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...
- Winter is coming to north, so is toxic airQuality of air may worsen in Delhi after a week due to stubble burning & lower temperature.
- Air pollution from stubble burning costing India $30bn annually: StudyAir pollution due to crop residue burning in northern India is a leading risk factor of acute respiratory infections and causes an estimate...
- Air pollution from stubble burning costing India USD 30bn annually: StudyThe study that estimates -- for the first time -- the health and economic costs of CRB in northern India also found that CRB leads to an es...
- Niti Aayog working on policy to end crop residue burningAgricultural straw is mostly used as fodder for cattle or for making cardboard in areas where farmers harvest their crop by hand.
- Nasa images show an India dotted with firesSome of these dots may be forest fires but Hiren Jethva, research scientist at Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center, says fires in central Indi...
- Reduced stubble burning betters Delhi air quality this yearReports from the ground suggest that Punjab and Haryana's firm approach seems to be working but major challenges lie in the days ahead as f...
- 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...
- Efforts are on to reduce black carbon content in airThis in turn adversely affects rivers, and the higher rate of melting can mean overflowing rivers and flooding impacting agriculture.
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