To curb air quality issue, EY Foundation implements cost-efficient solution

A not-for-profit foundation is teaching cost efficient and scalable methods of stubble burning to the farmers in North India for addressing air quality issue before this winter

Come November, several parts of North India will gear up for what’s become the new normal now — smog. This environmental and health hazard has been often linked to the practice of stubble burning that’s common among farmers across north India. Due to the absence of economically viable and convenient solutions, the farmers are left with no choice but to burn their crop remains. According to the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, nearly 23 million tonnes of rice residue is burnt every year, releasing 34 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions,  and engulfing large parts of north India with thick