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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
TopicStubble burning

Topic: stubble burning

SC to hear plea seeking measures to curb Delhi’s worsening air quality amid stubble burning

A bench of CJI Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi posted the case for hearing on 10 November after an advocate mentioned the matter for urgent hearing.

‘No other option’ — as its fields turn black & skies smoky, why Punjab won’t stop burning stubble

Stubble burning in Punjab has increased by 18.5% from last year. Amid a political blame game, farmers claim they have no choice and agriculture officials say their hands are tied.

Will an ‘early’ October Diwali ensure less air pollution? Data from past 5 years says no

Air quality in Delhi-NCR always ranges from 'very poor' to 'severe' post Diwali. Experts say how bad it gets will depend on firecracker/vehicle emissions and weather conditions.

Punjab & Haryana’s 2009 policy to save water worsened air pollution, says ISRO study

The 2009 Act brought in by Punjab and Haryana had no impact on groundwater, shifted the crop harvesting window and stubble burning patterns to low wind season, worsening pollution.

India takes new steps to kick old habits of burning farm waste

Workers in Haryana are encouraging farmers to use a new organic spray to decompose crop residue, rather than set it ablaze, in a bid to deal with stubble burning.

5 states didn’t comply with air quality panel’s order to curb pollution — govt report to SC

Report says that while Delhi has partially followed the steps suggested by the air quality commission, UP, Haryana and Rajasthan have been listed in the 'poorly complied' category.

A solution to stubble burning that gets to its root cause

Encouraging farmers in the western Indo-Gangetic Plain to give up rice will take considerable effort, but the benefits are clear.

Cash sops, machine subsidies & more — why nothing has helped stop stubble burning in Punjab

From cash incentives to biomass power plants, governments have been spending crores to contain farm fires, but have had limited success.

Took steps but need funds — Punjab tells SC, puts stubble-burning ball in Centre’s court

Punjab wants the Centre to provide an incentive of Rs 100 per quintal to farmers for mixing the paddy straw to the soil and stop burning it, lists diversification plan.

Hue & cry over stubble burning baseless: SC pulls up Centre, states on Delhi pollution

New Delhi: The central government Monday claimed stubble burning by farmers contributes to just 10 per cent of air pollution in Delhi, prompting the...

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Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

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India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

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It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.