The researchers have maintained that for the maintenance of body weight of animals and nutritional needs, paddy straw alone is not sufficient and it should be supplemented with compulsory minerals and green fodder. The state government of Punjab has proposed a solution to the recurrent problem of stubble burning that causes severe pollution not only … Read more
The official said that the government should promote such actions and also pitch in with free diesel for those small and marginal farmers who cannot afford it. As the harvest season of Punjab’s major Kharif crop rice is about to start in a few weeks, the state government has appointed more than 8000 nodal officers … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi‘s air quality was recorded in the “poor” category on Thursday morning and is likely to deteriorate further amid a dip in the minimum temperature. A change in the wind direction has also increased the share of stubble burning in the city’s pollution slightly. Delhi’s air quality index was recorded at 272 at … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi has reported more than 6,000 COVID-19 cases daily in the past few days and 13 per cent of this increase has been estimated to be due to air pollution, the Indian Medical Association said on Saturday. Stating that N-95 masks and air purifiers may not provide full time protection, the doctors’ body … Read more
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the COVID-19 situation is deteriorating in Delhi due to the rising air pollution as he appealed to people not to burst firecrackers, and join him and his ministers instead in a ‘Laxmi Pujan’ programme to be organised by the AAP government this Diwali. Addressing an online … Read more
NEW DELHI: The average air quality across the capital turned hazardous on Thursday morning, reaching ‘severe’ levels as burning of harvest residue in northern India soared to the highest this season. Average Air Quality Index rose to 508 by noon on Thursday as unfavourable wind carried toxic fumes nearly 5,000 fires in farms of Punjab, … Read more
Stubble burning from neighbouring states contributed to the ‘very poor’ AQI of Delhi. (PTI Photo) According to a bulletin from SAFAR, the air quality failed to improve as expected even when the wind conditions were better because of the high stubble burning Delhi continues to experience ‘very poor’ quality air as farm fires increased to … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday targeted the BJP and the Congress over the issue of stubble burning, saying the share of farm fires in Delhi’s pollution has soared to 40 percent but opposition parties were in denial. According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ air quality monitor, SAFAR, the share of … Read more
New Delhi: The share of stubble burning in Delhi‘s pollution rose to 40 per cent on Sunday, the maximum so far this season, according to a central government air quality monitoring agency. The Ministry of Earth Sciences’ air quality monitor, SAFAR, said 3,216 farm fires were spotted over Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on … Read more
Stubble burning: Farmers burn tonnes of stubble and a huge amount of energy gets wasted every year. Every year stubble burning becomes a talking point due to its adverse impact on Delhi Air Quality Index and Air Pollution. While government agencies are adopting a number of measures, an innovative idea of converting stubble into a … Read more