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Coming soon: Poor air days in Delhi

September 30, 2022 7:11 am

According to the forecast issued by the Air Quality Early Warning System Thursday, the air quality is likely to be in the ‘moderate’ to ‘poor’ category on October 2. Surface winds, mostly coming from the Northwest direction, are likely to be calm in the morning hours of October 1 and 2, the forecast indicates.

Delhi: Up to Centre, states to do their bit on crop burning, says Delhi HC

October 23, 2020 2:52 am

During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma pointed to a news item about the effect of Covid-19 on patients’ lungs and said hundreds of people are going back to hospitals due to stubble burning.

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Crop residue burning: Why Happy Seeder isn’t a happy proposition

October 31, 2019 5:11 am

Stubble management machines, unlike tractors, lie idle for most time, making it an unviable investment

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Heavy stubble burning in 24 hours deteriorates air quality, 10 areas record severe pollution

October 29, 2018 10:05 pm

An overall Air Quality Index of 367 was recorded, which falls in the very poor category, according to data of the Central Pollution Control Board.

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Putting out fires

October 16, 2018 1:23 am

Curbing stubble burning will require financial incentives to farmers, inducing behavioural changes. It’s a long haul ahead.

Farmers: Companies benefit from govt subsidies, not us

October 14, 2018 4:08 am

The farmers alleged that instead of giving Rs 200 per quintal bonus to the farmers, the govenment preferred to add to profits of agriculture manufacturing companies in the name of subsidy.

Death by breath: Why farmers say cheaper to pay fine for crop burning

October 13, 2018 6:53 am

According to farmers in Haryana, there has been a surge of around 25 per cent in diesel prices in October 2018 compared to the same time last year.

Crop burning in Punjab, Haryana: Machine distribution, info campaigns on to curb stubble burning

September 29, 2018 4:09 am

While chief ministers of Punjab and Haryana have put out video appeals to farmers, the message on the ground has also been to alert farmers that the state will come down heavily on them if any burning takes place this year.

To combat air pollution, Pune scientists offer cost-effective alternative to crop burning

November 28, 2018 1:55 pm

The larger aim of the team, however, is to curb the secondary pollution caused by crop burning and help farmers earn some additional money from the waste generated from their own land.