Page 12 - Latest Updates on Stubble burning
Delhi's deadly air pollution fueled by rice fields that India doesn't need
India exports more than 11 million tons of rice annually, and has about 25 million tons of rice and about 4 million tons of unmilled grain in buffer stocks
 "Delhi's deadly air pollution fueled by rice fields that India doesn't need")
Pay up or put up
The governments of Delhi, Punjab, and Haryana are trying to persuade farmers not to burn the stubble. But the farmers are not stopping. What is the solution?
 "Pay up or put up")
Haryana to provide Rs 100 per quintal to farmers for not burning stubble
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is likely to take a final decision in this regard within a day
 "Haryana to provide Rs 100 per quintal to farmers for not burning stubble")
Give UP, Haryana, Punjab farmers machines to help stop stubble burning: PM
This came on a day the Supreme Court lashed out at authorities for failing to curb severe air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region.
 "Give UP, Haryana, Punjab farmers machines to help stop stubble burning: PM")
A plan to check stubble burning: Kejriwal, Harsimrat share viable options
Punjab had on Tuesday recorded the season's highest farm fire count of 6,668 despite a recent Supreme Court order to completely halt stubble burning
 "A plan to check stubble burning: Kejriwal, Harsimrat share viable options")
Letter to BS: Farmers can make wooden boards out of rice stubble
It is a widely used technology in the West
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")
Delhi air pollution: Plans to curb stubble burning remain a non-starter
Oil companies yet to start procuring stubble, agri-mechanisation remains half-baked
From masks to putting off events, how embassies are coping with Delhi air
The embassy spokesperson said N95 masks are being provided for the staffers, particularly those required to spend time outside
 "From masks to putting off events, how embassies are coping with Delhi air")
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")
Why should we pay other states to stop stubble burning, AAP asks Javadekar
Delhi has been witnessing one of the worst episodes of air pollution for the past few days
 "Why should we pay other states to stop stubble burning, AAP asks Javadekar")
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")
Share of stubble burning in Delhi's pollution down to 17% from 44%
Delhi's air quality is likely to remain "severe" due to calm winds, which is unfavourable for dispersion of pollutants
 "Share of stubble burning in Delhi's pollution down to 17% from 44%")
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")
Construction banned in Delhi from 6 pm to 6 am for 5 days starting Oct 26
The task force also asked the traffic police of Delhi and adjacent NCR towns to deploy additional manpower
 "Construction banned in Delhi from 6 pm to 6 am for 5 days starting Oct 26")
Combating air pollution
Stubble burning requires an economically rewarding solution
Air pollution from stubble burning costing India $30 bn annually: Study
The study also estimated the economic cost of exposure to air pollution from crop residue burning at $30 billion or nearly Rs 2 trillion annually
More stubble burning this year compared to last year: EPCA chairperson
Stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana is one of the major causes for poor air quality in Delhi
 "More stubble burning this year compared to last year: EPCA chairperson")
Delhi pollution: Expensive machines not the only fix for stubble burning
Natural decomposers and digging the stubble deep within the soil itself to let it decay are, for instance, suggested as an alternative to costly machines or the cheap option of burning the stubble
 "Delhi pollution: Expensive machines not the only fix for stubble burning")
Punjab CM meets PM, appeals for compensation to farmers for stubble burning
The prime minister was sympathetic to the problem of farmers, said Singh, who is pressing for Rs 100 per quintal compensation to farmers to check stubble burning
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