560 cases of stubble burning reported in Ludhiana so far this year

560 cases of stubble burning reported in Ludhiana so far this year

A farmer burns paddy straw stubble in a field on the outskirts of Jalandhar on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI As the Air Quality Index (AQI) in several parts of Delhi-NCR is reeling under the ‘severe’ category, nearly 560 cases of stubble burning have been reported in Ludhiana so far. A fine of about ₹2 lakh 32 thousand has … Read more

Will take 4-5 years to properly resolve stubble burning issue: Punjab pollution control body

Will take 4-5 years to properly resolve stubble burning issue: Punjab pollution control body

Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is a major reason behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and November Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is a major reason behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and November Crop … Read more

Tarn Taran the new stubble burning hotspot of Punjab, reveals satellite imagery

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The stubble burning cases are rising in Punjab every day as the paddy harvesting season nears the peak. The continued burning of paddy straw in Haryana and Punjab contributed to 10 per cent of the total PM 2.5 pollution load in Delhi-NCR on October 19, 2020. Officials from Punjab and Haryana said stubble burning has … Read more

As govts blame farmers for stubble burning, Punjab farmers miffed over no clarity on compensation

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It is that time of the year again when Delhi gets covered in smog and political parties get busy in blaming each other for Delhi’s condition. Visuals of stubble burning from the neighbouring state of Punjab has prompted many to blame the farmers, meanwhile, the government is shielding itself from the blame by listing the … Read more

Stubble burning contributed 6% to Delhi’s air pollution on Oct 15: SAFAR data

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Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana contributed 6 per cent to the air pollution in Delhi-NCR on Thursday, data put out by the central government’s SAFAR website show. A day earlier, this share was just 1 per cent, and had been 3 per cent each on the previous three days. The increase on Thursday coincided … Read more

My statement on stubble burning misinterpreted, says Prakash Javadekar

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Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday claimed that his statement on stubble burning being a minor contributor to Delhi’s air pollution has been misinterpreted by a section of the media. Earlier in the day, the Union minister had said that only 4 per cent of pollution in Delhi-NCR is due to crop residue burning … Read more

Delhi air quality dips, turns ‘hazardous’ as stubble burning begins

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The Delhi air quality on Monday turned ‘hazardous’ at several places with the beginning of stubble burning. According to Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) data, Air Quality Index was recorded at 275 in Anand Vihar, at 263 in Rohini, at 275 in ITO, and 229 in Nehru Nagar; all four in ‘poor’ category on Monday. … Read more