In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Environment Mahesh Sharma said that a reduction of 11 per cent in Punjab and 29...
Android based mobile application ‘e-PEHaL’ developed by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, monitors tree plantation and growth of trees in different parts of the state
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
