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TopicStubble burning

Topic: stubble burning

Pusa tablets — the microbial cocktail that gives farmers an alternative to stubble burning

'Pusa capsules', developed by Indian Agriculture Research Institute, can accelerate decomposition process in plants and clear stubble without needing to burn it.

Citing Delhi pollution, MLA Atishi seeks action on ‘criminal negligence’ of Punjab, Haryana CMs

In letter to Commission for Air Quality Management, AAP MLA Atishi says Punjab & Haryana CMs are directly responsible for ‘catastrophic failure' of their govts to curb stubble burning.

AAP wants criminal negligence cases filed against Punjab, Haryana CMs for stubble burning

The pollution caused by stubble-burning has weakened the lungs of people, which were already affected due to Covid-19, AAP Spokesperson and Kalkaji MLA Atishi claimed.

Morning after Diwali, Delhi air quality ‘severe’ but better than last year’s, relief likely

Post-Diwali pollution levels Sunday were marginally lower than what was recorded in 2019 with AQI at 459 at 11 am. Last year, AQI on the day after Diwali in Delhi had touched 506.

How Covid has worsened Delhi’s air pollution crisis

A shortage of migrant farm workers seems to be pushing Punjab's stubble burning season further into the winter months when smog settles most persistently.

We burn stubble ‘out of desperation’ because govt hasn’t found solutions, Punjab farmers say

Farmers say they are bearing the brunt of Punjab govt’s failures. But government says they are looking at several sustainable solutions to curb stubble burning.

Stubble burning could decline this week but Delhi unlikely to get respite from toxic air soon

At 486, Delhi’s AQI in severe category Tuesday, according to CPCB. Pollution monitors hit 500, the maximum reading, in many areas.

All about stubble burning, its alternatives and steps taken by Centre and state govts

A major reason behind Delhi’s worsening air quality is stubble burning by farmers in Punjab and Haryana. But vehicles and industrial emissions also contributors.

Atrocities on farmers over stubble burning extremely condemnable, says Mayawati

The BSP supremo Saturday appealed to the Uttar Pradesh govt to make farmers aware about stubble burning and its impact on air pollution, before initiating any action against them.

Toxic air from farm fires could make North India’s Covid fight deadlier

Air pollution damages lungs and other body tissues, reducing body’s ability to resist coronavirus, which may result in more severe forms of Covid.

On Camera

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

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

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.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

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.