NGT asks Punjab, Haryana, UP about steps to tackle crop burning this year
5 years, 6 months ago

NGT asks Punjab, Haryana, UP about steps to tackle crop burning this year

India Today  

The National Green Tribunal has asked Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh how they intend to tackle the problem of crop burning, a major contributor to air pollution in Delhi, this year. The direction by the tribunal came pursuant to news reports on deaths caused in the national capital due to air pollution and crop burning being one of the reasons for the poor air quality. It said that according to news reports, 25-30 per cent of the air pollution in the national capital region was caused due to crop burning in Punjab, Haryana, UP and Delhi. In the proceedings, the NGT also referred to a report filed by the Agriculture Ministry in June this year regarding a central scheme to promote agricultural mechanisation for managing crop residue on site in Punjab, Haryana, UP and National Capital Territory of Delhi.

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Solely blaming farm fires for Delhi’s pollution pangs not right
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Solely blaming farm fires for Delhi’s pollution pangs not right

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s air quality has turned extremely bad again with the Air Quality Index hovering between severe and very severe category. The year-wise data shows that stubble fire incidents increased during Covid-19 pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 even though the air pollution level in Delhi did not spike as it happened in 2023 and 2024. The data and historical perspective …

Ecostani: Solely blaming stubble burning for Delhi’s pollution is incorrect
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Ecostani: Solely blaming stubble burning for Delhi’s pollution is incorrect

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s air quality has turned extremely bad again with the Air Quality Index hovering between severe and very severe category. The year-wise data shows that stubble fire incidents increased during Covid-19 pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 even though the air pollution level in Delhi did not spike as it happened in 2023 and 2024: This clearly indicates a delink …

Recycling crop stubble is the simplest solution for Delhi’s annual smog problem
1 month ago

Recycling crop stubble is the simplest solution for Delhi’s annual smog problem

Hindustan Times  

Even as Delhi and the rest of India’s National Capital Region continues to be covered by thick smog, with Air Quality Index still in dangerous zones, we are yet to find a sustainable solution to this annual and largely man-made disaster. An estimated three-fourth of this are used as fodder for cattle and as fuel for a wide range of …

Stubble burning: ₹1.47-crore fine collected from Punjab, Haryana farmers
1 month ago

Stubble burning: ₹1.47-crore fine collected from Punjab, Haryana farmers

Hindustan Times  

An environmental compensation of over ₹1.47 crore has been collected from farmers for burning stubble in Punjab and Haryana until November 30, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. Union minister of state for environment Kirti Vardhan Singh told the Rajya Sabha that to curb paddy residue burning, officials inspected 10,791 agricultural fields in Punjab and 1,406 in Haryana, imposing penalties …

Farm fires rise in M.P., drop in Punjab, Haryana: IARI data
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

Farm fires rise in M.P., drop in Punjab, Haryana: IARI data

The Hindu  

It was neither Punjab nor Haryana — the two States caught in the political slugfest for burning stubble — but Madhya Pradesh that recorded the highest number of stubble burning incidents this year, according to data released by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute on Saturday. In fact, the total number of farm fires dropped in Punjab and Haryana but rose …

Punjab reports 70 per cent reduction in stubble burning, highlights Ex-Situ management efforts
1 month, 1 week ago

Punjab reports 70 per cent reduction in stubble burning, highlights Ex-Situ management efforts

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Admitting that a surge in stubble burning incidents occurred due to the shorter window of 15 to 20 days between harvesting and sowing of wheat crops. Over 6.2 million tonnes of paddy straw were managed through ex-situ methods this year, contributing to the expected management of 19.52 million tonnes of paddy straw through various means in 2024. In a …

Why sulphur dioxide emission controlled slipped off priority charts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why sulphur dioxide emission controlled slipped off priority charts

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India’s national capital region is back in the news for its hazardous levels of air pollution. However, a major constituent of the fine particulate matter, PM2.5, has secondary aerosols such as sulphur, nitrate and ammonia, whose main source is coal-fired thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR. A new analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air …

Union Minister ML Khattar says no use use in blaming others, amid Delhi's severe air crisis
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Minister ML Khattar says no use use in blaming others, amid Delhi's severe air crisis

Op India  

Amid deteriorating air quality in Delhi, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday emphasized that both the state and central governments are actively working to combat air pollution, saying there is “no use in blaming” others. Deputy Commissioner Bathinda Shaukat Ahmed Pare said that in 2023 about 2700 incidents were recorded, whereas this year, 670 incidents of stubble burning were …

Thermal power plants: A pollution worry for Delhi
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thermal power plants: A pollution worry for Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Emissions from Delhi-NCR-based 12 coal-fired power plants are more deadly than the emissions from the burning of paddy straw in Punjab and Haryana. Thermal power plants produce multiple times more dangerous particulate matter and Sulphur Dioxide than burning agri-residue does. According to a new analysis of sources of deadlier particulate matter and a comparison between NCR-based TPPs emissions …

Delhi chokes on toxic air, stubble burning contributes 38% to pollution
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi chokes on toxic air, stubble burning contributes 38% to pollution

India Today  

Delhi’s air quality plummeted to a 'severe' category over the past few days, with stubble burning contributing a staggering 38 per cent to the city’s pollution on Friday—its highest share so far in 2024. For several consecutive days, stubble burning has accounted for over 30 per cent of Delhi’s pollution, with contributions steadily rising from 30.8 per cent on November …

Stubble burning contributed to over 30% of Delhi's pollution levels: Data
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Stubble burning contributed to over 30% of Delhi's pollution levels: Data

India Today  

Delhi experienced severe air quality for the third consecutive day on Friday, with the Air Quality Index being recorded at 409, according to data by the Central Pollution Control Board. One of the major reasons behind the increase in pollution levels in the capital is stubble burning, which contributed to 31 per cent of pollution in the capital region. CONTIRBUTION …

Punjab records highest single-day spike with 730 stubble burning cases
2 months ago

Punjab records highest single-day spike with 730 stubble burning cases

Hindustan Times  

A day after the Union government doubled the fines issued against farmers for burning stubble up to ₹30,000 depending on the size of their farmlands, Punjab recorded the highest single-day spike of 730 cases on Friday taking the state’s total farm fire count to 6,029. A day after the Union government doubled the fines issued against farmers for burning stubble …

Stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana | Caught in the cross (farm) fire
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2 months ago

Stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana | Caught in the cross (farm) fire

The Hindu  

Smoke swirls through the air in Punnawal village, Sangrur district, Punjab. “So, I cut the stubble using machines and collected some from nearby fields too, but the buyer was paying so little that I lost over ₹50,000 in diesel and tractor running.” This year, the smoke from at least 4,755 fires across Punjab has drifted across the Gangetic plain, and …

Farmers Blamed for Delhi's Air Pollution: A Call for Direct Action
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers Blamed for Delhi's Air Pollution: A Call for Direct Action

Firstpost  

The article highlights the issue of air and water pollution in Delhi and the role of farmers in the problem. It proposes a direct benefit transfer of Rs 2,500 per acre to paddy farmers to incentivize them to adopt sustainable practices and reduce stubble burning. The government should also promote organic farming to address the root causes of pollution.

Haryana Farmers Face Market Curbs as Stubble Burning Continues
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana Farmers Face Market Curbs as Stubble Burning Continues

Hindustan Times  

Farmers in Haryana face market curbs due to crop residue burning. The government has issued orders to all deputy commissioners and directors of agriculture to take action against farmers found burning crop residue and impose restrictions on them from selling crops in mandis through the e-kharid portal for the next two seasons.

Farm fires start early this year
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Farm fires start early this year

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh: Farmers in Punjab have started setting ablaze their residual crop much before the anticipated dates, as evidenced by 31 cases of stubble-burning reported from Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Nawanshahr districts since September 15, according to data collected by the Punjab Pollution Control Board. The crisis begins with the farm fires in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, where farmers …

Winter crop stubble burning in North India: A matter beyond the fields
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Winter crop stubble burning in North India: A matter beyond the fields

Hindustan Times  

India is headed into winter in a few weeks, which is why it’s timely to recall that stubble burning accounts for 30-35% of Delhi-NCR’s air pollution during October and November. The practice has led to a persistent air quality issue that is driven by the burning of crop residue at this time, mostly in the neighbouring states of Punjab and …

U.P. preparing action plan to curb burning of crop residue
3 months, 3 weeks ago

U.P. preparing action plan to curb burning of crop residue

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is preparing an action plan to curb the annual crop residue burning by farmers. Principal secretary, agriculture, Ravindra said, “The months of October and November see a significant increase in incidents of burning of crop residue every year. Ganga Lalwani vs. Union of India and others, mandated the prevention of air pollution caused by burning crop residue. …

'Bio-decomposer will be sprayed free of cost to stop stubble burning': Delhi environment minister
3 months, 4 weeks ago

'Bio-decomposer will be sprayed free of cost to stop stubble burning': Delhi environment minister

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Aiming to curb pollution during the upcoming winter months, the Delhi government has decided to spray bio-decomposers free of cost to decompose stubble in farmlands. Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai, following a high-level meeting with officials and experts, announced that so far 841 farmers have already signed up for the initiative aimed at curbing pollution and promoting sustainable …

Why Delhi’s air quality remains in the red despite a fall in stubble burning
1 year, 1 month ago

Why Delhi’s air quality remains in the red despite a fall in stubble burning

Live Mint  

Sangrur/Sirsa: The air quality in Delhi saw no improvement in November despite a significant fall in stubble burning in neighbouring states, pointing to weather patterns as the probable culprit for what has ballooned to an air pollution crisis in the national capital region. This, it said, is “primarily owing to highly unfavourable meteorology and climate conditions prevailing over the region …

Haryana CM takes a dig at Punjab government over stubble burning
1 year, 1 month ago

Haryana CM takes a dig at Punjab government over stubble burning

The Hindu  

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on November 21 took a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party-led government in Punjab after the Supreme Court’s advice to Punjab to learn from Haryana’s approach surrounding incentives given to farmers to curb stubble burning. Mr. Lal said the Haryana government’s serious approach to the issue of stubble burning, and the collaborative efforts with farmers …

Can only seek their mercy: Delhi LG as farms smoulder in Punjab
1 year, 1 month ago

Can only seek their mercy: Delhi LG as farms smoulder in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

In a scathing criticism of the Aam Aadmi Party governments in Delhi and Punjab over the ongoing pollution crisis, lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Thursday said that “nothing concrete” has been done in the national capital to tackle the issue, while Punjab was “playing truant” as farm fires rage in the neighbouring state. In a series of posts on social …

Solution for Air Pollution? IIT-Delhi Fortifies Plan to Replace Iron Rods With Stubble-Made Materials
1 year, 1 month ago

Solution for Air Pollution? IIT-Delhi Fortifies Plan to Replace Iron Rods With Stubble-Made Materials

News 18  

Imagine a shift in the construction game. “We are working to find solutions for the problem of air pollution in Delhi-NCR due to stubble burning and also, greenhouse gas emission caused due to the production of steel and other synthetic construction materials,” Vasant Matsagar, professor and head of the project at IIT Delhi, told News18. While the team has been …

Punjab records over 1,700 farm fires, 'very poor' AQI in parts of Haryana
1 year, 1 month ago

Punjab records over 1,700 farm fires, 'very poor' AQI in parts of Haryana

Hindustan Times  

Punjab on Tuesday reported 1,776 stubble-burning incidents, taking the total number of farm fires to 28,117 while air quality indices in Haryana and the border state were in 'poor' and 'very poor' categories. Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is considered one of the reasons behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR.) Paddy straw burning in …

Stubble trouble | Decoding the smog blanket over Delhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Stubble trouble | Decoding the smog blanket over Delhi

The Hindu  

It’s the first week of November and Delhi is blanketed in smog. ‘We burn stubble out of compulsion’ As stubble burning is a significant factor, though not solely responsible for the spike in pollution, as Tripathi says, it also dominates conversations in Punjab. In Rupnagar district’s Rolu Majra village, Pargat Singh, in his 70s, who has cultivated paddy in a …

NGT raps Punjab over air pollution, asks to ‘point out one city where situation has improved’
1 year, 2 months ago

NGT raps Punjab over air pollution, asks to ‘point out one city where situation has improved’

India TV News  

Air pollution: National Green Tribunal on Friday rapped the Punjab Pollution Control Board over pollution in various cities of the state and said that they are “engulfed in smoke”, while also observing what is shown in report and satellite image does not match. NGT pulls up Punjab Pollution Control Board “Is there any improvement in any place?”, “Point out one …

Centre faults Punjab’s farm fires for Delhi’s air pollution problem
1 year, 2 months ago

Centre faults Punjab’s farm fires for Delhi’s air pollution problem

The Hindu  

With Delhi’s air pollution plummeting precipitously and no respite expected in the weeks ahead, a meeting chaired by the Union Cabinet Secretary and senior officers of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi on November 8 concluded that the current crisis was “majorly” on account of stubble burning. Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said on X on Thursday that “.93% of …

Haryana CM on air pollution: 'Can help Kejriwal, Mann on stubble burning issue'
1 year, 2 months ago

Haryana CM on air pollution: 'Can help Kejriwal, Mann on stubble burning issue'

India TV News  

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday lamented that politics is being played on the matter of 'stubble burning' by the AAP government in Delhi and Punjab. It directed Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan to ensure that crop residue burning was stopped "forthwith", amid a spike in pollution levels in Delhi-NCR. Several cities in neighbouring Haryana, Rajasthan, and …

Punjab stubble burning woes deepen as farmers reject technology: Ground report
1 year, 2 months ago

Punjab stubble burning woes deepen as farmers reject technology: Ground report

India Today  

The Punjab government's plan to combat stubble burning by distributing Crop Residue Management machines appears to be encountering obstacles on the ground. Despite the Punjab government's claims of deploying over 1 lakh CRM machines, including 44 thousand supersede and 13 thousand happy seeders, farmers are struggling to access and effectively use the technology. The government's efforts to curb stubble burning …

Delhi AQI NCR GRAP Stage 3 CAQM VK Saxena Gopal Rai Haryana Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Delhi Air Pollution Latest Updates
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi AQI NCR GRAP Stage 3 CAQM VK Saxena Gopal Rai Haryana Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Delhi Air Pollution Latest Updates

ABP News  

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena held a meeting to discuss interim measures, such as urging neighbouring states, especially Punjab, to control paddy stubble burning. The meeting also advised people to remain indoors, employ public transport if necessary, and optimise the use of road sweepers, water sprinklers, and anti-smog guns, as per a Raj Niwas statement cited by PTI. "It …

No takers for decomposers in Punjab, Haryana even as stubble burning on the rise
1 year, 2 months ago

No takers for decomposers in Punjab, Haryana even as stubble burning on the rise

India Today  

The farmers in the paddy heartland of Punjab and Haryana have shown minimal interest in adopting the Pusa bio-decomposer, a technology developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, amid allegations of paddy stubble burning. PUNJAB FARMERS DIDN'T GET BIO-DECOMPOSER SPRAY The AAP-led government in New Delhi recently announced that it will arrange a free bio-decomposer spray facility for farmers …

Is Punjab's crop burning polluting Lahore's air? Pak plans to discuss with India
1 year, 2 months ago

Is Punjab's crop burning polluting Lahore's air? Pak plans to discuss with India

Firstpost  

During a meeting with interim Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar here, Punjab caretaker chief minister Mohsin Naqvi informed him that the main reason for the spread of smog in Lahore is the burning of residues of crops in Indian Punjab Pakistan on Tuesday said it will raise with India at the diplomatic level the issue of stubble burning in Indian …

Significant drop in number of stubble-burning incidents in Punjab, Haryana this year: CAQM
1 year, 2 months ago

Significant drop in number of stubble-burning incidents in Punjab, Haryana this year: CAQM

Firstpost  

According to CAQM, in the period between September 15 and October 29, the cumulative number of farm fires in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and NCR areas of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh has reduced from 13,964 in 2022 to 6,391 in 2023. The total number of stubble-burning incidents in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and NCR areas of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh has decreased …

In graphics | NASA issues warning as farm fires return to Delhi, NCR
1 year, 2 months ago

In graphics | NASA issues warning as farm fires return to Delhi, NCR

Firstpost  

The National Capital Region and Delhi are witnessing declining air quality with each passing day as winter approaches. This is because of crop residue or stubble burning in neighbouring states like Punjab and Haryana The National Capital Region and Delhi see declining air quality as winter approaches. For the next four to five days, Delhi’s air quality is expected to …

Haryana: Zero incidents of stubble burning in 5 districts, plans underway to use stubble in biogas production
1 year, 2 months ago

Haryana: Zero incidents of stubble burning in 5 districts, plans underway to use stubble in biogas production

Op India  

The Haryana government, led by Manohar Lal Khattar, has come up with a smart solution to address the problem of stubble burning in the state. Now, farmers in the state will not only receive money for their crop residue but also have the option to convert the stubble into compressed biogas. The Haryana government is providing an incentive of ₹1,000 …

Punjab battles crop burning amid Delhi-NCR's air quality concerns
1 year, 2 months ago

Punjab battles crop burning amid Delhi-NCR's air quality concerns

India Today  

In the wake of mounting concerns over rising pollution levels in Delhi NCR, efforts to curb crop burning in Punjab and Haryana are underway amid persistent challenges. Despite the Commission for Air Quality Management's initiatives, instances of crop burning in Punjab have been increasing, raising worries about air quality in the national capital region. In 2021, Punjab witnessed almost 79,000 …

Punjab govt.’s anti-pollution promise set for ‘field trial’
1 year, 3 months ago

Punjab govt.’s anti-pollution promise set for ‘field trial’

The Hindu  

As paddy harvesting gains momentum in parts of Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party government’s immediate challenge is to curb stubble burning – which every year causes a spike in air pollution in the northern States, including the national capital. While the Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab government has committed to reducing paddy stubble burning incidents by at least 50% this year …

Delhi air pollution scare during winters returns as Punjab farmers begin stubble
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi air pollution scare during winters returns as Punjab farmers begin stubble

Live Mint  

Two days after LG VK Saxena raised the issue of air pollution in Delhi due to stubble burning in neighbouring states, videos have surfaced where farmers are burning stubble in a field in Daduana village of Amritsar on 28 September. This latest video ignited the issues related to the Delhi air pollution scare during winter, as stubble continues to burn …

Haryana banks on in-situ methods to put a stop to farm fires this year
1 year, 3 months ago

Haryana banks on in-situ methods to put a stop to farm fires this year

Hindustan Times  

Seven months back while presenting the Budget on February 23, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar had patted farmers for “widely responding” to the state government’s call for reducing farm fires and bringing down active fire location events by 48 % during the 2022 paddy harvesting season. Encouraged by its incentive-driven policies to contain farm fires, the Haryana government’s target …

Punjab to offer balers on subsidy amid push for ex-situ management of paddy stubble
1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab to offer balers on subsidy amid push for ex-situ management of paddy stubble

Hindustan Times  

With the focus shifting to ex-situ management of paddy stubble, Punjab is all set to provide big size balers on subsidy to farmers during the upcoming paddy harvest season in the months of October and November. In-situ management involves incorporating the stubble into the soil using machines, while ex-situ management involves lifting the stubble from the fields and supplying it …

India strives to cut stubble burning to zero to curb pollution
1 year, 5 months ago

India strives to cut stubble burning to zero to curb pollution

The Hindu  

India is committed to ending crop burning this year, the government said, after agriculture and environment ministry officials met on Thursday to review progress towards preventing the major source of pollution during the winter months. Farmers in the northern states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh typically burn crop waste after harvesting in October to clear their fields before they …

Clearing the fog on stubble burning
1 year, 7 months ago

Clearing the fog on stubble burning

Hindustan Times  

Punjab has been in the news of late for, among other things, the issue of stubble burning after harvesting. Apart from the obvious and immediate impact on soil fertility, stubble burning also releases harmful, toxic gases and particulates into the air, causing air pollution and poor air quality in the neighbouring region. The government has promoted technology like the Pusa …

Air pollution blights India’s capital
2 years ago

Air pollution blights India’s capital

Al Jazeera  

A smokey brown haze blankets India’s northern plains and the national capital, New Delhi, every year as winter sets in, affecting the health of millions of people, but the authorities have found few solutions to the pollution crisis and are literally unable to clear the air. In recent days, the Air Quality Index in the capital of 20 million people, …

Delhi NCR pollution: Stubble burning happening due to failure of four state governments, says NHRC
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi NCR pollution: Stubble burning happening due to failure of four state governments, says NHRC

India TV News  

Highlights NHRC said farmers are burning stubble under compulsion & it's due to failure of 4 state govts NHRC recently asked chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, UP and Delhi to appear before it on Nov 10 State governments have to provide harvest machines to get rid of those stubble: NHRC Delhi NCR pollution : After hearing the responses of the …

Opinion: Toxic Smog To Indifferent Govt — Why Delhi Is Suffering
2 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: Toxic Smog To Indifferent Govt — Why Delhi Is Suffering

ABP News  

In India, rapid industrialisation has wrought intense levels of air pollution that present serious social, economic, and political problems. While leaders across India have responded with measures designed to improve air quality, our Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Kejriwal seems indifferent. Delhi’s AQI level is standing at a chronic 560+, and all we keep seeing as …

OPINION | Delhi air pollution: Kejriwal on the defensive
2 years, 2 months ago

OPINION | Delhi air pollution: Kejriwal on the defensive

India TV News  

The national capital region continued to reel under highly toxic 'severe' category of air pollution for the third straight day on Saturday. On Friday, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann folded their hands at a press conference and admitted their inability in preventing farm stubble fires. This was the same Kejriwal who had last year …

‘Punjab stubble burning turned Delhi to gas chamber,’ says LG. Mann responds
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Punjab stubble burning turned Delhi to gas chamber,’ says LG. Mann responds

Hindustan Times  

fkStubble burning in Punjab has once again turned Delhi into a “gas chamber”, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has told Bhagwant Mann in a letter as the national capital sees the AQI going from bad to worse. The Delhi LG - in his letter - said that “people of Delhi are suffering for no fault of theirs” as he …

As Delhi gasps, Arvind Kejriwal admits stubble burning in Punjab is major reason for bad air
2 years, 2 months ago

As Delhi gasps, Arvind Kejriwal admits stubble burning in Punjab is major reason for bad air

The Hindu  

As a thick haze draped the National Capital Region on Friday, with the air quality index continuing in the “severe” category for the second straight day, the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab admitted responsibility for failure to curb the stubble burning that was a significant contributing factor to the pollution. In a joint press conference with Punjab Chief Minister …

Delhi air quality degrades as stubble burning continues in Punjab and Haryana
2 years, 2 months ago

Delhi air quality degrades as stubble burning continues in Punjab and Haryana

Live Mint  

Even before the arrival of the winter season, Delhi’s air quality is degrading every day as stubble burning continues in Punjab and Haryana. In Delhi, Anand Vihar’s air quality was recorded in ‘severe’ category as the absence of wind weakened the dispersion of pollutants owing to weak winds, stated Central Pollution Control borad. He also regarded stubble burning as the …

Stubble burning share in Delhi’s pollution jumps to 38 per cent , highest this season
2 years, 2 months ago

Stubble burning share in Delhi’s pollution jumps to 38 per cent , highest this season

Firstpost  

According to an analysis by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, people in the national capital breathe the worst air between 1 November and 15 November — the period when stubble burning peaks New Delhi: The share of stubble burning in Delhi’s PM2.5 pollution jumped to 38 per cent on Thursday, which, experts said was the reason behind the thick layer …

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