Tag: Punjab stubble burning

Not in favour of FIRs against farmers over stubble burning: Punjab CM Mann

September 19, 2026 admin

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stated on Saturday (September 19, 2026) that he does not ‘favour’ FIRs being filed against farmers for stubble burning, and emphasised that paddy growers should receive a cash incentive for not setting their crop residue on fire. Mr. Mann made these remarks just days before the paddy harvesting season in…

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70% Decline In Farm Fires This Season, Says Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian

November 30, 2024 admin

Punjab recorded a total of 36,663 farm fires in 2023. (File) Chandigarh: Punjab recorded a 70 per cent reduction in farm fires this season, said Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian here on Saturday. Punjab reported 10,909 stubble-burning incidents from September 15 to November 30 this year, compared to 36,663 such incidents in the corresponding period…

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Fewer Punjab Farm Fires This Year, But NASA Scientist Has A Warning

October 25, 2023 admin

A NASA scientist told NDTV farm fires may increase in the next two weeks (File) New Delhi: Winter is approaching, so is bad air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). Crop-residue or stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana is likely to add to the city’s worsening air quality index, or AQI….

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Air Quality Concerns As Punjab Stubble-Burning Returns Ahead Of Winter

October 7, 2023 admin

The number of stubble-burning cases reported between September and October this year is as high as 845 New Delhi: The fields of Punjab are again black with burnt stubble ahead of winter. The air is smoky, likely toxic. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi had blamed Punjab’s farm fires for air pollution in…

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