Surjeet Singh of Sadhugarh village has been sowing wheat directly into the hard soil of his fields amid the residue paddy stubble without ever burning it...
In view of increasing air pollution, governments has been educating farmers about the problems of burning stubble as well as providing subsidies for equipment to handle...
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh extended his sympathies towards the farmers but urged them to follow the NGT orders and not burn stubble
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
Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain tweeted photographs of stubble burning across the Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway, says stubble burning may be widespread in the country side of...
Farmers in the northern states of India complain of lack of infrastructure for safe disposal of stubble, plans to continue burning stubble
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"
Despite a prohibition on the burning of the farm residue, the farmers in Ludhiana are set to go against the orders and continue burning stubble this...
To put a check on stubble burning that increases the level of air pollution every year and make people aware about the harmful practice, Punjab government...
In the meeting of environment ministers and officers of various departments of Delhi and four neighbouring states, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan emphasised collective action by...
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...
The Parliamentary panel noted that weak enforcement of statutory ban in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh had resulted in continuation of stubble burning
NGT has given Centre a time period of six weeks to submit a report on its plan to provide financial assistance to farmers to stop them...