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STUBBLE BURNING SEASON
Govt to formulate plan to stop incidents of stubble burning: Agriculture minister- Bad air season begins in North India; Delhi’s air still clean, but experts say don’t relax
- Stubble burning cases have reduced from 7,000 in 2021 to 2,300 in 2023: Haryana State Pollution Control Board Secretary Pradeep Kumar
- Stubble Burning Season Starts: Get ready for bad air in Delhi-NCR from next monthThe stubble burning season has commenced with 124 farm fires recorded between September 15 and 23 in neighboring states. Experts predict an...24 Sep, 2024, 12.50 PM IST
- Cases of stubble burning coming down, says Delhi Minister Gopal RaiSupreme Court on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the hazardous air quality in the national capital, while directing that farmers shoul...09 Nov, 2023, 12.23 PM IST
- 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...03 Nov, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
- Mostly local factors behind rising Delhi pollution even as stubble burning goes up in PunjabDespite the Punjab government's commitment to making certain districts stubble burning-free, such incidents were reported. However, local s...30 Oct, 2023, 02.23 PM IST
- With stubble burning season back, India Inc steps in to mitigate the impact on air pollutionWith stubble burning season back leading to deteriorating air quality across North India, close to a dozen large companies are stepping in ...30 Oct, 2023, 01.30 PM IST
- Centre aims zero stubble burning in current season: TomarThe Centre aims to work towards achieving zero paddy stubble burning incidents in the current season, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh T...04 Aug, 2023, 02.49 PM IST
- Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Gurdaspur account for 60 per cent of stubble burning cases in PunjabPaddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is one of the reasons behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital r...24 Oct, 2022, 10.44 AM IST
- CII and Indian Oil Corporation launch project 'Vayu Amrit' in Sangrur to mitigate stubble burningStubble burning is a major cause of air pollution in the northwest, especially Delhi-NCR during winters. The CII runs a crop residue manage...19 Oct, 2022, 06.44 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
- Farm fire share in Delhi's pollution 40 per cent, but oppositions in denial: Gopal RaiAccording to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR, the share of stubble burning in Delhi's pollution rose to 40 perce...02 Nov, 2020, 01.09 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
- Stubble burning in UP, Punjab, Haryana reduced by 19% since 2018: GovtThe government reported a considerable reduction in stubble burning in the states Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh this year, about 19% le...24 Nov, 2019, 08.10 PM IST
- How Krishi Vigyan Kendra is helping farmers to avoid stubble burningThe Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Booh village in Tarn Taran district has been working with farmers in the region to impart technical knowl...20 Oct, 2018, 11.22 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
- ‘Full ban on stubble burning hard’Delhi last year suffered a massive spike in air pollution levels, including a severe smog episode on November 6, following the stubble burn...26 Jul, 2017, 11.03 AM IST
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