Centre to revamp farm fire detection method, take Isro help amid false data row
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Centre to revamp farm fire detection method, take Isro help amid false data row

India Today  

Amid alleged manipulation of stubble burning data by officials, the Centre is preparing to overhaul its approach to identifying and addressing farm fires and will introduce a "paddy burnt area" system to complement the existing "fire count" method starting next year. The move aims to enhance the accuracy of stubble burning data, which has been marred by a reported error rate of 20-25 per cent under the current "fire count" system. By integrating the paddy burnt area data with traditional fire counts, authorities hope to significantly reduce inaccuracies in reporting. The paddy burnt area method involves a reporting delay of approximately five days and struggles with accuracy under cloudy conditions.

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Farm fires rise in M.P., drop in Punjab, Haryana: IARI data
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3 weeks, 2 days 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 …

Smokescreen or reality? The truth about stubble burning in Punjab
4 weeks ago

Smokescreen or reality? The truth about stubble burning in Punjab

India Today  

Every year, as a toxic haze engulfs Delhi, the spotlight shifts to neighbouring states like Punjab, where stubble burning is widely blamed for the worsening air quality. EVADING SATELLITES: THE 4 PM LOOPHOLE In Sangrur, Vipin, a land records officer and president of the Sangrur Block Patwari Union, openly admits to advising farmers to burn stubble after 4 PM to …

Stubble burning contributed to over 30% of Delhi's pollution levels: Data
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Haryana Farmers Face Market Curbs as Stubble Burning Continues
2 months 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.

Air quality dips in Gurugram, admin to penalise farmers found burning stubble
2 years, 2 months ago

Air quality dips in Gurugram, admin to penalise farmers found burning stubble

Hindustan Times  

The district administration on Wednesday said any farmer found burning crop residue will be penalised at the rate of ₹2,500 per acre and appealed to farmers not to burn stubble as it is leads to pollution in the city. A senior district administration said that the objective of the appeal was to ensure that directions issued by Commission for Air …

Indian Agricultural Research Institute says stubble burning in Punjab is at three-year low; Uttar Pradesh records rise
2 years, 2 months ago

Indian Agricultural Research Institute says stubble burning in Punjab is at three-year low; Uttar Pradesh records rise

The Hindu  

Though early days, the number of crop fires reported out of Punjab are at a three-year low, suggests data from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute that tracks such fires via satellite. Uttar Pradesh, however, saw a rise in instances, shows the data till October 6, with 80 crop burning events recorded in the State this year as opposed to 52 …

Stamp out farm fires, urgently
2 years, 3 months ago

Stamp out farm fires, urgently

Hindustan Times  

The dreadful season of farm fires is upon us, and there are ominous signs that there will be no respite from hazardous air pollution in Delhi and its surrounding regions this winter. According to the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, which started recording farm fires on September 15, Punjab reported 22 paddy stubble burning incidents in the last four days. In …

Stubble burning half of what it was last year, says Central air quality panel
3 years, 1 month ago

Stubble burning half of what it was last year, says Central air quality panel

Firstpost  

The panel said enforcement agencies have inspected 8,575 sites in Punjab, Haryana and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and an environmental compensation of around Rs 58 lakh has been imposed for crop residue burning New Delhi: Incidents of stubble burning have come down by over 51 percent this season so far compared to the corresponding period last year, according to …

Stubble burning: Air quality commission asks states to follow protocol developed by ISRO
3 years, 4 months ago

Stubble burning: Air quality commission asks states to follow protocol developed by ISRO

Hindustan Times  

The Commission for Air Quality Management asked Delhi and its neighbouring states to adopt a protocol developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation for estimation of crop residue burning fire events. “In view of the compelling need to monitor and control air pollution from stubble burning, the commission hereby directs the government of NCT of Delhi to ensure adoption and …

SC Constitutes One-Member Committee to Monitor Farm Fire Pollution
4 years, 2 months ago

SC Constitutes One-Member Committee to Monitor Farm Fire Pollution

The Quint  

Earlier this month, Prakash Javadekar flagged off 50 inspection teams of the Central Pollution Control Board for field visits in Delhi-NCR to keep a watch on pollution hotspots during the winter season. Satellite images released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration showed the city’s air quality may further deteriorate owing to consecutive stubble burning incidents. Data from the Delhi …

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