Page 6 - Latest Updates on Stubble burning
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
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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
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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"
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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
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Punjab to give 24,000 crop residue management machines for coming season
Khudian said the department has received as many as 1,58,394 applications from farmers to avail subsidy for Crop Residue Management (CRM) machinery
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Delhi govt demands joint meeting of NCR states on stubble burning
On efforts undertaken by the Delhi govt to curb air pollution, Gopal Rai said, "Delhi govt taking various steps under Winter Action Plan to reduce pollution, such as spraying of Pusa biodecomposer''
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Centre aims zero stubble burning in current season: Agriculture Minister
To achieve this, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi governments presented their action plan and strategies for preventing paddy stubble burning at an inter-ministerial meeting on Thursday
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'Haryana taking steps to convert paddy straw in income source for farmers'
Haryana has been implementing measures to transform paddy straw, which was once seen as an environmental hazard, into a valuable source to enhance farmers' income, Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal said
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Basmati farmlands in Jammu adopt reaper tech to get rid of stubble menace
Seventy per cent of harvesting has been done. The crops were sown after India and Pakistan agreed on a ceasefire in 2021
No more farm fires
Govt must not let agri protests escalate
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Punjab to reduce paddy straw burning cases by 50%,says Chief Secy
Punjab Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua on Tuesday assured the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) that the state will reduce the fire instances by 50 per cent in comparison with 2022
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Delhi govt to run 10-day anti-open burning campaign as pollution spikes
Gopal Rai also appealed to all the agencies and resident welfare associations of Delhi to provide heaters to employees and guards on night duty
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To fight deadly smog, farmers are being encouraged to sell crop waste
Smoke from the burning of crop stubble lingers over most of north India for weeks during the cold months of November and December, with air quality deteriorating to hazardous levels in several areas
30% drop In Punjab's stubble burning cases: How reliable is the data?
Experts say cloudy skies in 2022 and farmers only burning part of the stubble could have led to an underestimation of this year's stubble fires
'Centre's bio-decomposer spray led to decline in stubble burning in Punjab'
Bhupender Yadav also criticised the AAP governments in Delhi and Punjab for adopting a two-sided approach to curb farm fires
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Reduction in active fire counts for kharif season in several north states
The total number of paddy crop residue burning events during Sept 15-October 30 period in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have come down to 53,792 this year
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30% drop in stubble burning incidents in Punjab against last year: Minister
Punjab recorded a 30 per cent drop in stubble burning incidents this season (from September 15 to November 30) as compared to last year, Environment Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said
Chhattisgarh govt charts plan to take on stubble burning threat
Under the campaign, the authorities are appealing to farmers to "donate" the paddy stubble to the "gauthans", the livestock sheds
Pb, Haryana farmers sensitised on stubble management to cut air pollution
With its unique stubble management technology to minimise stubble burning, Canadian smart seeder has sensitised farmers in Punjab and Haryana through winter wheat sowing trials
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