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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 ...- Quality and branding: The twin pillars of India’s global horticulture pushA coordinated push involving policy support, private investment, and technology adoption can help India shift from volume-driven to value-l...
- India must cut fertiliser import dependence, leverage AI and precision tech: ICAR chiefIndia is seeking self-reliance in fertilizers. Experts propose a multi-pronged approach using artificial intelligence and precision nutrien...
- Punjab records 3,284 stubble burning from Sept 15 to Nov 6, Haryana witnesses 206The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) noted a marginal decrease in Punjab's stubble burning incidents between September 15 and N...
- Haryana govt says stubble burning incidents down 29% this yearHaryana's 29% reduction in stubble burning is attributed to government initiatives, including financial aid and incentives for farmers, str...
- Indian Biogas Association pitches for Rs 30k cr investment for compressed biogas plantsIndian Biogas Association Chairman Gaurav Kedia pointed out that there are obstacles to procurement, such as unappealing economics, which m...
- Stubble pollution: Centre's stand on Delhi air likely to point at PunjabThe Centre is not in favour of reworking the MSP for paddy or other crops, ET gathers. The agriculture ministry holds that the fixed MSP wh...
- 1,695 farm fires reported in Delhi, its adjoining states, Punjab: CAQMHaryana has logged 244 fire events as compared to 1,026 in 2021 and National Capital Region (NCR) districts of Uttar Pradesh have recorded ...
- Awareness, machines, engaging students, religious places: Punjab plans its stubble-burning fightWith pollution level in Delhi shooting up during the winter months, the issue of stubble burning often led to a blame game between the Delh...
- More to Delhi’s pollution than crop burningCrop residue burning is one part of the problem. A seasonal source of particulate matter pollution, crop residue burning is a demonstration...
- 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.
- NTPC to use biomass to co-fire coal-based power plants, cut emissionsNTPC plans to burn biomass like scrap lumber, forest debris, crop residues, manure and some types of waste residues along with coal to gene...
- Air quality better in North India, but that may changeThe Centre and northern states have taken measures this year to discourage farmers from a practice that they follow to prepare fields betwe...
- Haryana government inks pact with Indian Oil Corporation to set up bio-CNG plantsChairman, Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) Shailendra Shukla signed the MoU on behalf of the state government, while Ex...
- Niti Aayog proposes 15-point action plan to deal with air pollutionThe draft action plan titled 'Breathe India' includes encouraging electric vehicles, phasing out private diesel vehicle and development of ...
- Working to ensure that farmers who don't own land get agriculture loans: PM ModiThe PM said crop residue burning has harmful effects, and if the crop residue is instead returned to the soil through machines, it will hav...
- IndianOil to start production of biomass-based ethanolAccording to the release, it was informed that IndianOil has proposed to procure over two lakh tonne of rice straw, that is total productio...
- Punjab failed to fully use crop residue fundPunjab government has not utilised funds to the tune of Rs 97.58 crore allocated by the agriculture ministry for 2016 and 2017 for crop res...
- Parliamentary panel pulls up Agriculture Ministry for fodder crunchIt also observed that the area under fodder cultivation is only about four per cent of the cropping area, and it has remained static for a ...
- What are you doing to deal with crop burning: NGT asks statesNational Green Tribunal, which has fixed fines on farmers for burning crop stubble to prevent smog over Delhi and its neighbourhood, has di...
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