Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is one of the reasons behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital r...

5,166 ha paddy area was burnt in Punjab by September 20 and it rose to 34,360 ha by October 4 and 92,624.28 ha by October 14. Delhi-NCR has...

From September 15 till October 10, a total of 718 farm fire incidents have been recorded, as per the data. On the same day in 2020 and 2021...

With pollution level in Delhi shooting up during the winter months, the issue of stubble burning often led to a blame game between the Delh...

Paddy straw burning is a matter of grave concern in NCR and adjoining areas. Ex-situ utilisation of paddy straw is an important strategy am...

Crop residue burning is one part of the problem. A seasonal source of particulate matter pollution, crop residue burning is a demonstration...

The beneficiary of this compensation should be the farmer who owns up to 5 acres of land in his name, his wife and children under 18 years ...

Lakhs of children studying in schools situated in rural areas participated in the anti-stubble burning rallies organized in the respective ...

The Chief Minister pointed out that harvesting of paddy crop had already started in the state.

Government employees in Punjab have also have been told to create awareness among farmers about the damage it causes.

Paddy has been sown in over 29.5 lakh hectares in Punjab, including 4.5 lakh hectares under the aromatic basmati crop.

While meetings of Environment Minister Dave with state environment ministers were held on many occasions, four secretary-level meetings hav...

Earlier, when harvesting was manual, the crop waste was sold by farmers to paper mills for use as raw material. However, with most harvesti...

The Punjab government said it will cost Rs 11,000 cr over years to combat the situation while experts said the use of harvesters, which lea...

Swaminathan said paddy straw can be used for making animal feed, cardboard, paper and other products. He will soon send a detailed note to ...

The fires that raged through Punjab since the last week of October — deliberately caused by farmers to clear paddy stubbles and ready the f...