Centre doubles fine for stubble burning; challans to go up to Rs 30,000The Centre doubled the penalties for stubble burning in Delhi and NCR due to worsening air quality. Farmers with less than two acres will p...
07 Nov, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
Centre rejects Punjab govt's stubble funding demandThe BJP-led central government and the AAP-led Punjab government are at odds over funding incentives to prevent stubble burning, with the i...
03 Nov, 2024, 11.53 PM IST
Stubble burning cases have reduced from 7,000 in 2021 to 2,300 in 2023: Haryana State Pollution Control Board Secretary Pradeep KumarThe Haryana State Pollution Control Board reports a significant drop in stubble burning cases, from 7,000 in 2021 to 2,300 in 2023. Farmers...
22 Oct, 2024, 11.21 AM IST
Supreme Court slams Commission for Air Quality management over lack of inaction on stubble burningThe Supreme Court has criticised the Commission for Air Quality Management for not taking action against stubble burning. The court highlig...
03 Oct, 2024, 01.22 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
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
'Carrot and Stick': How Haryana plans to curb stubble burning, reduce pollution this yearHaryana has developed a comprehensive plan to tackle the issue of stubble burning during the upcoming paddy harvest season. The state has i...
08 Sep, 2023, 05.27 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
Stubble burning fine set to be notified; between Rs 2,500 to Rs 15,000 per incidentOfficials said the milder 'environmental compensation' structure than the one proposed in 2020, which came into effect on Friday, is in kee...
29 Apr, 2023, 09.44 AM IST
Air pollution: Punjab sees 12.59 pc rise in stubble burning events in last 50 days, says ICAR dataOn Friday alone, a total of 2,945 stubble-burning events were detected in six states, out of which a maximum of 2,437 incidents were in Pun...
04 Nov, 2022, 08.03 PM IST
Stubble burning not a 'political issue', states should work towards curbing it, says Agri MinIn lieu of the stubble burning process in four major north Indian states, including Punjab, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Fr...
04 Nov, 2022, 02.12 PM IST
Nearly 40,000 stubble burning incidents reported in Punjab so far this yearAccording to GS Gill, Nodal Officer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, the incidents of stubble burning were reported mainly in Sangrur, Bath...
05 Nov, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
Stubble burning: Pusa bio-decomposer successful; will tell SC, says KejriwalPusa bio-decomposer is a solution developed by the scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, which can turn crop resi...
04 Nov, 2020, 07.57 PM IST
Being in denial will not help, Arvind Kejriwal to Prakash Javadekar on stubble burningTaking to Twitter, the chief minister sought to know why pollution has suddenly increased in Delhi-NCR in the last fortnight if stubble bur...
15 Oct, 2020, 02.18 PM IST
SC asks states about arrangements made to prevent stubble burning01 Aug, 2020, 12.36 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
Significant level of stubble burning in Haryana, Punjab: CentreThe Centre and Delhi government were engaged in a blame game earlier this month when Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asserted that stu...
21 Nov, 2016, 07.10 PM IST