Machinery should be given at subsidized rates and sold to cooperative sectors: Farmer leader Prem Singh BhanguFarmer leaders in Haryana say they are forced to burn stubble due to lack of subsidized machinery. They demand subsidized equipment and com...
19 Oct, 2024, 11.57 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh sees 46% less stubble burning under CM Yogi Adityanath's tenureUttar Pradesh has seen a 46% decline in stubble burning incidents under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's tenure, dropping from 8,784 in 201...
02 Oct, 2024, 08.16 PM IST
"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 ...
22 Nov, 2023, 12.03 PM IST
UP govt mulling stringent legal action as stubble burning cases spikeThe delay in harvest can be a troubling sign for the air quality if stubble-burning incidents continue, he said. "The temperatures will dro...
06 Nov, 2022, 12.00 PM IST
Stubble burning: Bhagwant Mann instigating farmers, levelling false allegations against Centre, claims Haryana CM KhattarMann on Wednesday slammed the BJP-led Centre for "targeting" Punjab farmers for farm fires, alleging that the saffron party wanted to aveng...
03 Nov, 2022, 07.18 PM IST
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...
17 Sep, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
Stubble burning fine set to be notified; between ₹2,500 to ₹15,000 per incidentThe draft rule to the CAQM Act, 2021, proposes 2,500 'environmental compensation' per incidence of stubble fire for a farmer owning less th...
09 Sep, 2022, 12.56 AM IST
View: How to control air pollutionLet’s start with the contribution of stubble burning to air pollution in Delhi-NCR. While we can bicker over the numbers, stubble burning i...
29 Oct, 2020, 10.29 AM IST
Stubble burning in Punjab may worsen air qualityFarmers are prohibited to burn the farm residue as it worsens Delhi's air quality.The stubble burning practice is not only responsible for ...
24 May, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
States raise Covid-19 concern to check stubble burningEven though much of the stubble of wheat is used as animal fodder but farmers resort to open field burning to get rid of the leftover stalk...
04 May, 2020, 10.30 PM IST
CII adopts 100 villages in Punjab, Haryana to mitigate pollution caused by stubble burningOver 3,000 school students in Punjab, and youth and corporate volunteers are joining CII in this movement to enable zero stubble burning.
20 Oct, 2019, 12.21 PM IST
- Farmers to participate in national conference on Crop Residue Management
Punjab agriculture department spokesperson said that nearly 1000 farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh would be part of this confe...
08 Sep, 2019, 05.29 PM IST
North India stares at pall of smoke as stubble burning kicks offAs Punjab and Haryana begin burning crop stubble, skies will again darken in Delhi and adjacent areas.
21 Oct, 2018, 10.46 AM IST
Punjab government staff burning paddy straw to face disciplinary actionGovernment employees in Punjab have also have been told to create awareness among farmers about the damage it causes.
09 Oct, 2018, 08.56 PM IST
Stubble burning relies on farmers’ awareness, vigil as mechanisation inadequate this seasonThis 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...
18 Sep, 2018, 08.06 PM IST
PMO panel on Delhi air reviews crop burning optionsWith the Sri Lankan cricket team's dramatic protest against playing conditions highlighting the mounting embarrassment over Delhi's polluti...
05 Dec, 2017, 02.54 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