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UP govt to set up biofuel plants to address issue of stubble burning

Will set up 1-2 biofuel plants in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh

UP govt to set up biofuel plants to address issue of stubble burning
Updated On : 13 Nov 2019 | 7:19 PM IST

Stubble burning: Authorities look for solutions; PM Modi reviews situation

All India Bhartiya Kisan Union Coordinator Yudhvir Singh said farmers will take time to switch to other crops but the government should promote crop diversification by providing some incentive.

Stubble burning: Authorities look for solutions; PM Modi reviews situation
Updated On : 05 Nov 2019 | 10:38 PM IST

Air pollution: 'We are helpless', say Punjab farmers on stubble burning

'The government should give us subsidy on machinery which we buy from other than the empanelled suppliers', says a farmer

Air pollution: 'We are helpless', say Punjab farmers on stubble burning
Updated On : 04 Nov 2019 | 10:23 PM IST

Nasa images show increased stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana: Delhi govt

Wind direction shows stubble plume could increase from Punjab and Haryana, and Delhi facing adverse air quality despite the cleanest Diwali night in the last many years, says Delhi govt

Nasa images show increased stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana: Delhi govt
Updated On : 04 Nov 2019 | 1:49 PM IST

Worse days ahead for Delhi air as farm fires increase in Punjab, Haryana

The Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR, on Monday predicted that the share of smoke from stubble burning in Delhi's PM 2.5 concentration is likely to jump to 25 per cent on Tuesday

Worse days ahead for Delhi air as farm fires increase in Punjab, Haryana
Updated On : 28 Oct 2019 | 10:47 PM IST

Haryana will soon be first North Indian state to end stubble burning: Govt

Farmers in Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh burn paddy straws to prepare the field for the next crop around October

Haryana will soon be first North Indian state to end stubble burning: Govt
Updated On : 13 Aug 2019 | 9:53 PM IST

Despite ban, farmers continue to burn stubble in Haryana's Fatehabad

Particles from stubble burning combined with industrial pollution and intensified with vehicle exhaust and dust envelop the region every year as winter approaches

Despite ban, farmers continue to burn stubble in Haryana's Fatehabad
Updated On : 23 Oct 2018 | 3:56 PM IST

Punjab govt harassing farmers in the name of stubble burning, accuses AAP

The party said it will submit memorandums to the deputy commissioners of each district in the state to seek stoppage of undue harassment of farmers

Punjab govt harassing farmers in the name of stubble burning, accuses AAP
Updated On : 14 Oct 2017 | 5:54 PM IST

Demanding subsidy, farmers in Punjab burn stubble to protest govt's order

The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) also came out in support of the farmers and resorted to stubble burning in Karnal

Demanding subsidy, farmers in Punjab burn stubble to protest govt's order
Updated On : 12 Oct 2017 | 12:53 PM IST