As only a little time is left for sowing wheat and with 30 per cent of paddy yet to be harvested, stubble burning incidents have shot up in Punjab over the last few days further intensifying the air pollution problem ...
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To study deteriorating air quality of Delhi, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan had called a crucial meeting of ministers and officials from Delhi's neighbouring states which was skipped Ministers from Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan ...
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Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) data reflects that 7503 cases of stubble-burning have been reported until October 26 this year which was 13,364 and 19,879 in the corresponding period of 2017 and 2016 respectively ...
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A study published in ‘Journal of Cleaner Production’ this month found that 488 metric tonnes of the total crop residue was generated in India in 2017 and about 24 per cent of it was burnt in agricultural fields, mainly in Punjab and Harayna resulting in emissions of air pollutants, including greenhouse gases
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Punjab Agriculture Secretary K S Pannu said that the state is doing its best to curb stubble burning and is expecting not more than 12,000 stubble burning incidents this season
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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 of financial incentives
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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 overall costs for the farmers
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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 since 2001 ...
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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 of treating industrial effluents, solid waste management, and ways to proactively engage with the public at large in this cause
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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 the stubble, the experts think this is not enough
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Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh extended his sympathies towards the farmers but urged them to follow the NGT orders and not burn stubble ...
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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 burning, claiming they are "compelled" to do so in the absence of any financial support from the government
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