Wind, dust, and farm fires are worsening the situation with the officials predicting poor air quality days till October 11. (Reuters photo) As the air gets colder and denser, more smog-filled days are in store for Delhi-NCR, the pollution watchdog has said. Adding to the Capital’s winter woes are the unending cycles of stubble burning … Read more
The ‘Pusa Decomposer’ has the capacity to degrade paddy straws in the field and convert them into compost in a rapid manner. This does not pose any issues for the sowing of wheat crops, IARI scientists said. (Reuters image) Stubble burning pollution in Delhi, North India: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has announced that Microbe-based … Read more
Chandigarh: The stubble burning which is likely to start later this month ahead of the Rabi crop sowing season can exacerbate the Coronavirus crisis, an agricultural-cum-environment expert has cautioned. “If alternate arrangements to stubble burning are not made, pollutants like particulate matters and toxic gases like Carbon Monoxide and Methane could give rise to severe … Read more