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
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
Stubble burning hits peak, Delhi chokesLate rain spells this year delayed sowing of paddy in large parts of Punjab, also prolonging the usual harvest period. While most of the ha...
16 Nov, 2023, 11.50 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
Punjab farmers strike gold selling stubble balesIn Punjab, many farmers have found a profitable solution to the issue of stubble, a farming byproduct often burned and blamed for pollution...
29 Oct, 2023, 11.14 AM 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
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
Magnitude of stubble problem grows larger: Govt reviewStubble burning is considered a key contributor to air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Paddy straw burning is practised widely in Punjab, Haryana a...
01 Oct, 2022, 09.13 AM IST
Govt planning to use stubble for biofuels, manure: Union minister Bhupender YadavUnion Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav made these remarks in his intervention during a discussion on the iss...
10 Dec, 2021, 05.26 PM IST
Hectic meet between Ministry and Air Quality commission to reduce burning of farm stubbleThe Commission on Air Quality Management (CAQM) has also expressed concern that incidents of stubble burning in Terai may hit the air quali...
31 Aug, 2021, 07.49 AM 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
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
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