Page 7 - Latest Updates on Stubble burning
Haryana targets to reduce stubble burning by 50%: Dy Commmssioner Jind
Raza further said that 95% of paddy harvesting was already over and the stubble burning instances would get reduced
 "Haryana targets to reduce stubble burning by 50%: Dy Commmssioner Jind")
Stubble burning: Punjab sees 1,068 farm fires, highest in a day this season
On the same day in 2021 and 2022, the state had seen 1,353 and 1,898 farm fires, respectively
 "Stubble burning: Punjab sees 1,068 farm fires, highest in a day this season")
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Stubble burning contribution to Delhi's pollution likely to reduce: Rai
Only around 2,500 stubble burning incidents have been recorded so far, compared to 5,000 such cases during the same period last year
Stubble burning: Centre should provide compensation, says Sukhbir Badal
Haryana Government on Friday released images that they claim are from NASA which shows that there are more than double stubbing burning incidents in Punjab as compared to Haryana on October 25 and 26
 "Stubble burning: Centre should provide compensation, says Sukhbir Badal")
Stubble to become a source of income, employment instead of pollution in UP
The Yogi government has set a target to establish biogas plants in every tehsil, some of which will soon become operational
 "Stubble to become a source of income, employment instead of pollution in UP")
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As Delhi's AQI turns 'very poor', stubble-burning reported in Haryana
"We are forced to set fire to the straw as we have to sow the next crop, we are getting late in it, that is why we have to burn it," a farmer said
 "As Delhi's AQI turns 'very poor', stubble-burning reported in Haryana")
NGT issues notice to Punjab CS, CPCB on pollution caused by stubble burning
Effective implementation of various measures is the key for controlling stubble burning in the state, the bench said on Friday
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Delhi LG expresses concern over spike in stubble fires in Haryana, Punjab
Saxena had written to Mann last year as well when Delhi was choking under pollution caused by smoke from across its borders
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Stubble burning: Delhi govt launches drive to spray bio-decomposer
Farm fires are a major reason behind a spike in air pollution in Delhi-NCR in October-November
 "Stubble burning: Delhi govt launches drive to spray bio-decomposer")
Sunflower seeds to capsicum: Minimum support price fire is raging
The second of a two-part series looks at the policy lacunae that keep farmers from growing other crops which cut out the need to burn stubble
 "Sunflower seeds to capsicum: Minimum support price fire is raging")
The burning problem: Water woes at the centre of Punjab's smoke screen
The first of a two-part series looks at the reasons compelling farmers across Punjab to burn stubble
 "The burning problem: Water woes at the centre of Punjab's smoke screen")
TMS Ep537: Work from home, stubble burning, markets, personal guarantees
Has 'work from home' reached its end? Why are measures to control stubble burning failing? What are markets expecting from Q2 earnings? What are personal guarantees? All answers here
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Stubble burning: Punjab records 32 farm fires on Saturday, lowest in Oct
Punjab had recorded 71 and 62 farm fires on the same day in 2021 and 2022, respectively
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Stubble burning cases top total of the last two years, shows data
The retreat of the southwest monsoon from northern India and an early harvest have contributed to the rise in instances of stubble burning in the six states
 "Stubble burning cases top total of the last two years, shows data")
Gurdaspur district launches novel initiative to curb stubble burning
Not just farmers, villages which report zero stubble burning in the harvesting season will also get the 'vatavaran de rakhe' certificates and will be prioritised for any development project
NHRC raises concern over 'tardy progress' towards zero stubble-burning aim
NHRC chief said, "We have to rise to the situation as millions are choking due to air pollution and cannot allow it to be so perpetually"
Centre allots Rs 600 crore to state govts for paddy straw management
Of this, around Rs 105 crore has already been released to Punjab, which records the highest incidents of stubble burning, while Rs 90 crore has been allocated for Haryana
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Crop burning emissions rose 75% from 2011-2020, finds IISER study
The study pinpointed Punjab as the highest emitter, with 27 per cent of its cultivated area burned in 2020, followed closely by Madhya Pradesh during the same period
 "Crop burning emissions rose 75% from 2011-2020, finds IISER study")