No one anticipated that an initiative to save groundwater by delaying the annual rice season would aggravate northern India’s ...

The state witnessed only 2.5 mm rainfall in two months.

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Delhi and its adjoining areas are covered in smog and air quality is still in the 'very poor' category. The fourth stage of ...

India's government plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after ...

Officials say satellites are the only way to monitor farm fires since they capture a much larger area. India's space agency procures data from two orbiting NASA satellites that pass over the northern ...

Farmers in India light fires, in violation of laws that bar the practice, to quickly clear crop waste or stubble left behind ...

Punjab on Monday reported 1,251 fresh farm fire cases, the single-day highest this season, taking the state's total count of such cases to 9,655, according to Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data ...

Punjab has reported 147 new cases of stubble burning, with Fazilka district recording the highest at 34 incidents. The season's total has now reached 10,443, significantly lower than last year.

Despite over 10,000 government officials deputed in the field and hundreds of cops on vigil, Punjab witnessed 50 per cent of the total farm fire cases ... daily in North India, publishes news ...

India, November 11, 2024. Reuters. Punjab on Monday reported 1,251 fresh farm fire cases, the single-day highest this season, taking the state's total count of such cases to 9,655, Punjab Remote ...

India plans to monitor toxic farm fires by studying burnt areas, questioning the current method of using orbiting satellites.