Even though the administration is trying to curb stubble burning, the farmers in the state continue to defy the ban on the practice amid a lack...
Farm2energy, a startup in Punjab provides solution to the air pollution through establishing bio-energy plants and offering residue handling services to the farmers resulting in reducing...
The Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has directed the Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh to constitute the task force to study and suggest measures to address issues...
Despite implementing a ban on burning paddy straw, farmers in Punjab and Haryana have decided to go ahead with the farm fires resulting in deterioration of...
Stubble burning is a major cause of air pollution in Punjab and Haryana and also in Delhi but many farmers are defying the ban on stubble...
The three mobile applications will help farmers access equipment for crop residue management and monitor tree plantation
According to government figures, stubble burning was a major cause of air pollution that blanketed Delhi last November, which was termed as a "health emergency"
After missing two deadlines to go ODF – December 2017 and June 2018, urban areas of Punjab finally achieve open defecation free status
As paddy harvesting is nearing, Punjab has started looking for solution to crop residue burning problem through farm mechanisation, coupled with an aggressive awareness drive among...
To mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, 12,700 villages in Punjab will plant 550 saplings
With rural Punjab’s open defecation free status complete, urban parts of the state to join the ODF list by October
Patiala will build 20 community toilets this month in three areas of the city and declare itself open defecation free
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
