Thermal power plants emit sulfur dioxide (SO₂) year-round at levels 240 times greater than stubble burning, a seasonal contributor to air pollution responsible for 17.8 kilotonnes of SO₂ emissions ...

Delhi CM Atishi criticised the Centre for its inaction on stubble burning, worsening air quality in North India. She called it a health emergency, urging the government to focus on solutions rather ...

The fines for stubble burning have been increased by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change in response to the Supreme Court's criticism of the "toothless" sanctions under ...

Kaithal: In a stricter move to curb air pollution, the Haryana government has doubled the fine for stubble burning, now for two acres of land the farmers will have to pay an environmental ...

Become a member now. Last week, the Central government updated its air quality management rules, increasing the penalties for stubble burning, effective immediately. The penalties now stand at Rs ...

The Supreme Court on Monday took critical note that the governments in Punjab and Haryana remained reluctant to act against farmers who resort to stubble burning in the fields, leading to a rise in ...

This amendment, notified on November 6, 2024, by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, doubles the rates of environmental compensation for stubble burning in the National Capital ...

“We tried not setting the field on fire last year and decided to sell the stubble for cattle feed instead,” Jarnail says. “So, I cut the stubble using machines and collected some from nearby ...

Meanwhile, Delhi government has increased the penalty for stubble burning to combat rising air pollution. With the onset of winter, Delhi's pollution woes have increased and are likely to worsen ...

According to these rules, farmers with plots smaller than two acres will be fined ₹5,000 for each incidence of stubble burning incidence, up from ₹2,500. (ANI) The Commission for Air Quality ...

The Centre has doubled the penalty imposed on farmers for burning stubble. Commission for Air Quality Management issued the notification on Thursday which raised the fines to Rs 30,000 from Rs 15,000 ...