Page 20 - Latest Updates on Stubble burning
Air pollution from stubble burning costing India $30 bn annually: Study
The study also estimated the economic cost of exposure to air pollution from crop residue burning at $30 billion or nearly Rs 2 trillion annually
 "Air pollution from stubble burning costing India $30 bn annually: Study")
More stubble burning this year compared to last year: EPCA chairperson
Stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana is one of the major causes for poor air quality in Delhi
 "More stubble burning this year compared to last year: EPCA chairperson")
Delhi pollution: Expensive machines not the only fix for stubble burning
Natural decomposers and digging the stubble deep within the soil itself to let it decay are, for instance, suggested as an alternative to costly machines or the cheap option of burning the stubble
 "Delhi pollution: Expensive machines not the only fix for stubble burning")
Punjab CM meets PM, appeals for compensation to farmers for stubble burning
The prime minister was sympathetic to the problem of farmers, said Singh, who is pressing for Rs 100 per quintal compensation to farmers to check stubble burning
 "Punjab CM meets PM, appeals for compensation to farmers for stubble burning")
Strike at the root
Stubble burning requires an economically feasible solution
NCR braces for smoky days as stubble burning starts in Punjab, Haryana
Farmers in Punjab claim the price of the machines has been artificially inflated this year
Stubble Burning: Farmers blame high cost for limited use of key equipment
Haryana confident of handling the fires; to add over 1,230 new custom hiring centres soon
 "Stubble Burning: Farmers blame high cost for limited use of key equipment")
A burning issue
Why do farmers persist with a practice like stubble burning that has been proved to gravely impair air quality across a radius of hundreds of kilometers?
Australian institute offers technological help to prevent stubble burning
The project will kick off with a workshop hosted by the International Food Policy Research Institute in Chandigarh.
PetroMin pushes OMCs to buy paddy stubble
Plan getting ready for state OMCs to feed at least a dozen bioethanol making units; private sector likely to be involved, ensuring an end to residual crop burning
 "PetroMin pushes OMCs to buy paddy stubble")
Come out with solution to stop crop burning: NGT to government
The NGT was hearing a plea by environmentalist Vikrant Tongad who had sought a ban on burning of agricultural waste and remnants in open fields.
Sops for machinery to tackle stubble burning will fuel crisis: Farm expert
Penalising farmers who play a significant role in ensuring India's food security is not the way forward
Stubborn stubble issue
Farmers should be offered cheap methods to have their fields cleared fast before the next sowing season
