Cases of paddy straw burning drop in Punjab's Ludhiana

Oct 19, 2021

Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], October 19 : Cases of paddy straw burning have dropped significantly in Punjab's Ludhiana district, as per the data provided by...

Paddy residue burning reduced in Punjab, Haryana, UP: Centre

Oct 15, 2021

New Delhi [India], October 15 : Paddy residue burning has significantly been reduced in Punjab, Haryana, and eight NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh, said...

Man booked for burning stubble in Punjab's Bathinda

Nov 18, 2021

Bathinda (Punjab) [India], November 18 : Punjab Police on Wednesday registered a case against one person for allegedly burning crop residue in Bathinda.

Govt released Rs 4,237 crore to curb stubble burning; Punjab, Haryana record over 90% drop in farm fires: Union MoS Kirti Vardhan tells LS

Mar 16, 2026

The Centre has taken several measures to curb crop residue burning in North India, a key contributor to deteriorating air quality in the Delhi-NCR...

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: SC says crop residue burning must stop

Dec 13, 2023

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stressed the need to stop crop residue burning, which affects air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and...

Implementing multi-pronged measures to curb air pollution from paddy stubble burning: Govt

Dec 05, 2025

The Minister said that air pollution in NCR results from multiple factors, including vehicular emissions, industrial pollution, construction and demolition dust, biomass burning, municipal...