Stubble Burning

Punjab Farmer Arrested For Burning Crop Waste Let Off After "Promise"

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali | Wednesday February 12, 2020

A Punjab court has let off a farmer found guilty of stubble burning, a practice said to be responsible for the increasing air pollution in Delhi and its surrounding areas, after extracting a promise that he will desist from doing so in the future.

Centre Wants To Make Stubble Source Of Income For Farmers: Union Minister

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 29, 2019

Stubble burning will no longer be an issue for farmers, but a source of income for them, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Kailash Chaudhary said. He said the government is considering making a better use of the stubble, so that it provides income to the farmers.

Haryana Farm Fires Down By 45%, Complete Prevention In 2 Years: Pollution Board

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday November 29, 2019

Haryana recorded around 45 per cent decline in incidents of stubble burning and the problem will be resolved completely in the next two years, state pollution control board member secretary S Narayanan said on Thursday.

After A Year, 1 Firm Accepts Punjab's Stubble Burning Solution Challenge

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 27, 2019

The Punjab State Farmers and Farm Workers Commission last year announced the Rs 7-crore award for anyone who could come up with an economically viable and environment-friendly solution to the problem.

"Better To Get Explosives, Kill Everyone": Supreme Court On Delhi Pollution

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday November 26, 2019

The Supreme Court on Mondaytook a bleak view of the steps being taken to alleviate air and water quality levels in the national capital, and slammed the centre and state governments concerned for playing a blame game at a time when living conditions in Delhi have become "worse than hell".

Farmers Shouldn't Be Blamed For Stubble Burning, Says AAP's Bhagwant Mann

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 22, 2019

AAP lawmaker Bhagwant Mann and Apna Dal leader Anupriya Patel said in Lok Sabha on Thursday that farmers should not be blamed for stubble burning which is being considered as one of the main reasons for air pollution in Delhi and demanded that they should be encouraged to grow crops which do not leave residue

16 Farmers Arrested In Mathura For Stubble Burning

Agra News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 20, 2019

Sixteen farmers have been arrested for allegedly burning stubble, while two revenue officials suspended for dereliction of duty in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, officials said on Tuesday.

Punjab Suspends Payment Of Compensation To Farmers For Not Burning Stubble

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 19, 2019

The Punjab government has suspended payment of compensation to farmers for not burning paddy stubble after complaints that some ineligible people had received the amount, an official said on Tuesday.

Dip In Wind Speed Likely To Turn Delhi-NCR's Air Quality ''Severe'' Again By Thursday

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 18, 2019

The national capital recorded its best air quality in 12 days as moderate winds continued to counter the effect of stubble burning on Monday, officials said.

Step Up Surveillance, Enforcement For Predicted Dip In Air Quality, Delhi Told

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 18, 2019

The Supreme Court-mandated anti-pollution authority, EPCA, on Monday asked Delhi and NCR states to step up surveillance and enforcement to check local sources of pollution and crop burning in view of a predicted dip in air quality in the next two-three days.

Now, Rs 1,000 Reward For Tip-Off On Stubble Burning In Noida

Noida News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 16, 2019

People in Noida and Greater Noida can now send tip-offs to the district administration about stubble burning, inappropriate disposal or burning of waste material via Whatsapp and email, and also get rewarded for sharing such information, officials said on Saturday.

Yogi Adityanath Issues Instructions Against Stubble-Burning In UP

India News | ANI | Saturday November 16, 2019

Yogi Adityanath said the concerned departments must spread awareness among the farmers on stubble burning.

Delhi World's Most Polluted City, Three Indian Cities In Top 10: Report

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday November 15, 2019

New Delhi is the most polluted city in the world with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 527, according to a report by private weather forecasting agency Skymet

"Real Culprit" Of Pollution Is Stubble Burning, Delhi Tells Top Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 15, 2019

"How do people breathe?", the Supreme Court remarked today while expressing concern over rising pollution level in Delhi-NCR and summoned the chief secretaries of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to apprise it about the steps taken to deal with the problem.

Threatened With National Security Act, Says UP Pollution Whistleblower

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday November 14, 2019

Cities in Uttar Pradesh may be topping the air pollution charts this season, but their police seem to have other priorities in mind. A tweet by a differently abled student to draw attention to an instance of stubble burning in his Bareilly neighbourhood backfired recently, with the local police going after him instead of acting on the complaint.