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Friday, August 1, 2025
TopicStubble burning

Topic: stubble burning

Why Punjab’s farmers continue to burn stubble and poison Delhi’s air

Crop burning contributed 44% on 31 Oct to Delhi’s PM2.5 level. The contribution is forecast to be 25% on Tuesday.

Ayodhya verdict: Ronojoy Sen says ‘mixed signals’ & S Palshikar asks will it bring closure

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Why farmers in Punjab, Haryana, UP are not excited about Modi govt’s stubble management app

Poor response to mobile app facility launched 2 months ago to connect farmers to centres renting out agriculture machinery to manage stubble.

Bans can’t banish north India’s toxic air. It needs creative solutions and perseverance

The air crisis needs many creative solutions, including technology and citizen participation. SC order to pay farmers not to burn stubble is the first step.

Stubble trouble: CII chief on making land ‘burn free’, S Sundaresan’s snow leopard solution

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With stubble burning order, Supreme Court walks into executive domain again

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North India’s toxic air: NASA images show just how big the stubble burning problem is

Between 1 and 15 October, around 275 new large fires were observed every day, and the smoke from such fires can be seen hanging over Delhi, Kanpur and beyond.

Don’t politicise pollution, need to sit together & find solution to stubble burning: Kejriwal

In a video message posted on Twitter, Kejriwal said that Delhi did everything they could to reduce pollution but concrete steps have to be taken against stubble burning.

Amar Ujala blames govts for Delhi smog, Dainik Bhaskar says Centre should spend on health

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