Late rain spells this year delayed sowing of paddy in large parts of Punjab, also prolonging the usual harvest period. While most of the ha...

Stubble burning by farmers in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab leads to massive increase in air pollution across North India, and has beco...

According to an official release here, the plan for paddy crop residue management was discussed at a high-level meeting in view of the comi...

Mann on Wednesday slammed the BJP-led Centre for "targeting" Punjab farmers for farm fires, alleging that the saffron party wanted to aveng...

The assessments said there were successful field experiences with bio-decomposers in UP, Haryana and even Delhi, but "no efforts were made ...

According to Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data, 1,761 farm fires were reported in Punjab on Sunday. Of these, Sangrur recorded the highest ...

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...

"However, the way the Centre has bluntly denied (the request)... it has impacted the entire campaign (against stubble burning) in the state...

Stubble burning is considered a key contributor to air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Paddy straw burning is practised widely in Punjab, Haryana a...

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...

The 'incentive' in the Punjab government's proposal was to cost '1,875 crore, of which the central share would be '1,125 crore and Punjab a...

The Commission on Air Quality Management (CAQM) has also expressed concern that incidents of stubble burning in Terai may hit the air quali...

According to GS Gill, Nodal Officer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, the incidents of stubble burning were reported mainly in Sangrur, Bath...

Last year's stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana had contributed to 44 percent of the pollution in NCR Delhi, according to System of Air Q...

Punjab agriculture department spokesperson said that nearly 1000 farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh would be part of this confe...

This year, the challenge is stiffer for other reasons too: paddy was sown in a wider area and late in the kharif season, which means farmer...

While burning of paddy in kharif poses graver concern in winters due to concentration of toxic residue, the pollution is well distributed i...