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TopicStubble burning

Topic: stubble burning

Punjab offers million-dollar reward to anyone who can solve stubble-burning problem

Chitleen K Sethi -
Stubble burning is a major cause of air pollution and is blamed for the blanket of smog that covers Delhi in October and early November each year.

To stop stubble burning, Punjab makes it mandatory to affix machine to combine harvesters

Chitleen K Sethi -
Farmers will have to buy ‘super straw management system’ at a subsidised rate; govt sets aside Rs 100 crore in state’s budget presented Saturday.

NGT shrinks in size as friction with government grows, delays appointments

Apurva Vishwanath -
Some recent issues that have caused greater friction between the Centre and the NGT include stubble burning and the cleaning of the river Ganga.

MGNREGA won’t put out crop stubble burning, says govt panel

Anubhuti Vishnoi -
Govt panel visits Punjab and Haryana for on-ground assessment, recommends machine-based solution instead of labour-based one.

I can engage with Kejriwal if he offers funds to compensate farmers: Amarinder Singh

Chitleen K Sethi -
Punjab CM says stubble burning can’t be solved just by two states unless the Centre steps in; stresses need for reuse of crop residue.

Innovation needed to end stubble burning, but Delhi does little to stop pollution in NCR

Siraj Hussain -
There is an urgent need to encourage innovation and educate farmers rather than taking punitive action against already stressed farmers. It is that time of...

Only innovative solutions that don’t burden farmers can end stubble burning

Sucha Singh Gill -
From mixing the stubble into soil, to making manure and use in the packaging industry, there are a lot of ways in which the problem of paddy residue can be solved.

Alien paddy is causing stubble burning, but don’t blame Punjab for Delhi smog this time

K.S. Pannu -
The paddy being grown in Punjab is alien to conditions in Punjab, and the burning of its stubble has had a big impact on the state’s air quality.

Smoke-free Diwali still a pipe dream as fields continue to burn in Haryana

Swapna Merlin -
Haryana government says it is trying various options to curb stubble burning, but 672 cases had been registered till two days before Diwali.

Few takers for Punjab govt’s ‘best’ solution to stubble burning

Swapna Merlin -
Even farmers in the ‘model district’ of Patiala continue to defy court orders to burn stubble, and are demanding incentives to manage crop residue.
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