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National Conference on Crop Residue Management held in New Delhi

Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare inaugurated National Conference on Crop residue Management for farmers from states of Punjab, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar...

September 10, 2019

Stubble Burning Incidents Decline in UP, Punjab, and Haryana

In recent years, the north-western Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have witnessed a noticeable reduction in the number of stubble-burning incidents. The practice, once a...

August 14, 2019

Measures to tackle stubble burning

Stubble burning in states such as Haryana and Punjab is a major cause of air pollution in north India in October and November. The stubble burning is one...

January 4, 2019

Stubble Burning: Causes and Prevention

Stubble burning refers to deliberate act of setting the straw stubble that remains after rice, wheat and other grains have been harvested on fire. The stubble burning in the regions of...

December 24, 2018

CCEA approves Rs 1,151 crore Scheme for in-situ management of crop residue to fight air pollution

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved Rs. 1,151 crore Central Sector Scheme for in-situ management of crop residue in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and...

March 8, 2018

Punjab Government Super Straw Management Mandate

The Super Straw Management System (Super-SMS) Mandate is an environmental and agricultural regulation introduced by the Government of Punjab to curb the harmful practice of paddy stubble burning....

February 14, 2018

Punjab government and IOC agreement on bio-gas and bio-CNG plants

The Government of Punjab and the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) entered into a landmark partnership to establish a network of biogas and bio-CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) plants...

January 18, 2018

Environment Ministry launches Regional Project to Tackle Stubble Burning

The Environment Ministry has approved regional project on ‘Climate Resilience Building among Farmers through Crop Residue Management’ under National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC). The project was...

December 29, 2017

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