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Tourists behind Morni fire to face action under Forest Act

District forest officer (DFO) Vishal Kaushik, who is also the complainant in the police case, said they are assessing the extent of the damage. However, preliminary assessment indicates it was a ground fire. He further explained that if the tourists are found guilty under the Forest Act, they could face a fine of up to ₹1 lakh. A detailed inquiry has been initiated, and the report is expected soon.

According to available information, majority of the fires recorded in Morni area are attributed to stubble burning. DFO Kaushik said 25 to 30 such incidents came to fore last year. (HT File)

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Published on Apr 29, 2025 09:48 AM IST

ByBrijender Gaur, Panchkula

Farmers burning stubble won’t get ₹6,000 benefit, can’t sell at MSP: Mohan Yadav

MP chief minister Mohan Yadav said the new decision will come into effect on May 1. An official said modalities for implementing the order was being discussed

Till April 24, MP recorded 24,953 instances of stubble burning, which is three times of cases registered in 2024 and 42% of cases registered in 2023, as per the government data. (ANI/Representative)

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Published on Apr 25, 2025 04:39 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Madhya Pradesh tops in wheat stubble burning; ₹25 lakh fined, 50 FIRs filed

Prohibitory orders were issued under Section 19(5) of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 in Madhya Pradesh

According to a report by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, more than 15,830 cases were reported in Madhya Pradesh from April 1 to April 18 this year, while Punjab recorded 14 cases, Haryana had 47 cases, and Uttar Pradesh registered 3,607 cases. (Hindustan Times/ Representative photo)

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Published on Apr 19, 2025 03:49 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Zone-wise paddy cultivation from June 1in Punjab: CM Mann

While addressing the gathering at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) during the ‘Sarkar-Kisan Milni’ (government-farmer meet), the CM said farmers from Faridkot, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Muktsar Sahib and Fazilka can start sowing paddy from June 1 adding that their groundwater level is better than the rest of Punjab

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann addressing the gathering here at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) during the ‘Sarkar-Kisan Milni’ (government-farmer meet). (HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 13, 2025 07:18 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Agri varsity experts warn against use of unverified pesticides leading to crop loss

The senior officials, heads of departments and faculty from PAU campus; scientists from Krishi Vigyan Kendras, farm advisory service centres and regional research stations attended the monthly review meeting of the research and extension work of PAU on Wednesday

Makhan Singh Bhullar, director of extension education, urged the field level functionaries to motivate farmers to shift to sowing of non-water intensive rice crop varieties. (HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 03, 2025 07:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Breathing easy in the National Capital Region

The gains for NCR air quality from Punjab, Haryana and UP’s moving away from non-basmati rice for a part of their paddy acreages could be truly consequential

The proposed shift must carefully weigh the implications for the government’s grain reserves, given buffer stock and public distribution requirements

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Published on Apr 01, 2025 08:43 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

Crop shift to alleviate stubble fires: CAQM tells Supreme Court

The commission collated the responses from the states to chart out an action plan ahead of the paddy sowing season that begins in May

Paddy stubble being burnt at an agricultural field near Amritsar, Punjab, in September 2024. (HT archive)

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Updated on Mar 31, 2025 11:36 PM IST

ByAbraham Thomas

SC junks plea to direct Punjab, Haryana to control stubble burning

A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan observed: “When this court has passed several orders on the issue of stubble burning and is still seized of the matter, we do not want to encourage different parties to file applications for intervention and directions, only for the sake of it.

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Published on Mar 31, 2025 07:36 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India

Haryana: Despite ban, use of polythene bags rampant in Haryana, says environment minister

Polythene takes 400 years to decompose, stop using it; blocks 90% sewers, says Haryana environment minister

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Published on Mar 29, 2025 08:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Haryana CM demands GST exemption on 10 agricultural tools from Centre

In a letter sent in this regard to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Saini said the farmers of Haryana play a crucial role in the nation’s food reserves, with the state being a leader in the agricultural sector

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini (PTI)

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Published on Mar 19, 2025 08:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

How Delhi can clean its air substantially in three years

Increased public transport, reducing open burning in NCR, and enforcing pollution control at construction sites will help achieve this goal

We must treat Delhi’s air like a patient in a multi-speciality hospital; it needs coordinated interventions across sectors and high-quality data to assess progress (REUTERS)

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Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:14 PM IST

ByArunabha Ghosh, Karthik Ganesan

To check stubble burning: 500-cr plan for crop residue mgmt in the works in Punjab

A ₹500-crore outlay is being prepared for crop residue management (CRM) in Punjab to handle paddy stubble both in-situ and ex-situ during the upcoming kharif (paddy) harvest, set to begin in October

A <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>500-crore outlay is being prepared for crop residue management (CRM) in Punjab to handle paddy stubble both in-situ and ex-situ during the upcoming kharif (paddy) harvest, set to begin in October.

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Published on Feb 10, 2025 07:08 AM IST

ByGurpreet Singh Nibber

Most of Delhi’s pollution in Oct-Nov locally created: Study

Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana accounts for only 14% of Delhi’s pollution during October-November in the year 2022 according to researchers, led by those at Japan’s Research Institute for Humanity and Nature under the ‘Aakash Project’

The study, published in the journal ‘Climate and Atmospheric Science’, analysed fine particulate matter (PM2.5) data, recorded during the September-November months of 2022 and 2023. (HT File)

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Published on Feb 05, 2025 08:58 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, New Delhi

Stubble burning: SC asks CAQM to hold meet with Punjab, Haryana, UP

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan asked CAQM to consult the states, form its own recommendations, and submit them by March 17.

The court also addressed the issue of support for daily wagers affected by construction bans, noting that Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana had failed to comply with its previous directives. (HT File)

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Published on Feb 03, 2025 10:59 PM IST

ByPress Trust of India, New Delhi

Solely blaming farm fires for Delhi’s pollution pangs not right

The govt should phase out industries out of the region to new modern belts with proper air, water pollution management systems

A farmer burns straw stubble after harvest, at a field on the outskirts of Amritsar on Thursday. (PTI)

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Updated on Dec 19, 2024 07:20 AM IST

ByChetan Chauhan, New Delhi

Ecostani: Solely blaming stubble burning for Delhi’s pollution is incorrect

The government should phase out industries out of the region to new modern industrial belts with proper air and water pollution management systems.

People demand government action over the rise in air pollution in Delhi. (ANI Photo)

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Published on Dec 17, 2024 04:21 PM IST

ByChetan Chauhan

UP chief secy calls for comprehensive strategy to minimise stubble burning

Speaking at a workshop on stubble management and air pollution control in Lucknow on Saturday, Singh stressed the need for coordinated efforts to tackle the issue effectively.

Farmers are setting the stubble on fire in their fields (File)

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Updated on Dec 08, 2024 07:26 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Stubble burning: ₹1.47-crore fine collected from Punjab, Haryana farmers

According to a Delhi Pollution Control Committee analysis, the city experiences peak pollution from November 1 to 15, coinciding with a rise in stubble-burning incidents in Punjab and Haryana.

Farmers with less than two acres of land will now pay an environmental compensation of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5,000, up from <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,500, while those with land between two and five acres will be fined <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10,000 instead of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5,000. (PTI)

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Updated on Dec 06, 2024 07:50 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, New Delhi

Stubble burning not only reason for high pollution: Raghav Chadha in Rajya Sabha

“With every breath, we are unknowingly inhaling the equivalent of numerous cigarettes and bidis. Air pollution isn’t just Delhi’s problem; it’s a crisis affecting the entire region,” Raghav Chadha said.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha speaks in Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Sansad TV)

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Updated on Dec 04, 2024 08:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

5-fold rise in FIRs as Punjab takes a tough stance against farm fires

The tough stance seemed to have paid off as the state recorded a 70% drop in farm fire cases this year. Against 36,663 cases between September 15 and November 30 last year, 10,909 cases were reported this year

The government also fixed responsibility on nodal officers and supervisors, issuing show-cause notices to 1,384 such employees for “dereliction of duty”. (PTI)

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Updated on Dec 03, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar

With 77 cases, Punjab sees dip in farm fires

Meanwhile, according to the Central Pollution Control Board, both Ludhiana and Mandi Gobindgarh recorded the worst air level with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 271, which falls in ‘poor category’, followed by 215 in Jalandhar.

Stubble burning cases in Punjab have come down considerably with 77 farm fires being reported on Sunday, taking the tally to 10,682 cases this kharif season. (PTI File)

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Updated on Nov 25, 2024 05:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Punjab logs 162 stubble burning cases

In some good news, Punjab’s air quality index (AQI) improved slightly though four cities still had its AQI in the “poor” (201-300) category.

At 28, Ludhiana had the highest number of cases followed by Mansa, 19, Fazilka, 16, and Barnala 15. Bathinda, Ferozepur and Moga recorded 14 cases each while Sangrur had 11 cases. (REUTERS)

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Updated on Nov 24, 2024 08:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Only collective action can tackle Capital crisis

Cleaner air is not an impossible dream—it’s a necessary one. For the millions in Delhi and beyond, the time to act is now. Every breath matters, if we have to live a good life

Over the past three decades, Delhi’s vehicle count has ballooned from 2 million in 1990 to over 12 million in 2023, contributing to particulate matter. (HT File)

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Updated on Nov 23, 2024 05:20 AM IST

BySuresh Kumar

SC slams Delhi govt, police on Grap execution

The court will consider on Monday whether to scale down restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap)

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR remains in the 'very poor' category. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 23, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByAbraham Thomas

Stubble burning continues in Punjab amid poor air quality in Delhi

As the air quality in the national capital was reported to be in 'very poor' category with a layer of smog, the stubble burning continued in parts of Punjab.

Smog and pollution on Mayur Vihar Road near Akshardham temple in New Delhi on Thursday. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Nov 22, 2024 12:31 AM IST

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After Nov 18 uptick, police registers 297 FIRs

Authorities have made 265 red entries in land records and imposed a fine of over ₹14 lakh after the state recorded 1,251 cases, the highest single-day spike this season

Commuters ride along a street engulfed in smog in Amritsar on Thursday. (Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Nov 22, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar

Madhya Pradesh reports highest number of farm fires among paddy-growing states

The deterioration of the air quality to the higher end of the “severe” category in the National Capital Region (NCR) this week turned the spotlight back on farm fires

Officials blamed a shift to paddy from mustard and soybean cultivation for the spike in farm fires in Madhya Pradesh. (ANI/Representative)

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Updated on Nov 21, 2024 01:29 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

The problem of finding source of pollution in Delhi persists

Over the past four years, at least three key studies aimed at real-time pollution source identification have either been halted or rendered obsolete.

Smog at Kartavya Path on Wednesday. (Raj K Raj/HT)

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Updated on Nov 21, 2024 05:12 AM IST

ByJasjeev Gandhiok

Delhi’s battle for clean air

Delhi faces its fifth day of severe air pollution, with an AQI of 419, as authorities prioritize distractions over effective, science-based solutions.

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Updated on Nov 20, 2024 07:58 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

Punjab records 270 cases of farm fires, count nears 10k

The cases were recorded in 21 of the total 23 districts in the state. On Monday, as many as 1,251 cases of stubble burning, highest in this Kharif season, were recorded.

Farmers burn stubble in a rice field in Mansa. (REUTERS)

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Updated on Nov 20, 2024 09:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

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MP chief minister Mohan Yadav said the new decision will come into effect on May 1. An official said modalities for implementing the order was being discussed

Prohibitory orders were issued under Section 19(5) of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 in Madhya Pradesh

The senior officials, heads of departments and faculty from PAU campus; scientists from Krishi Vigyan Kendras, farm advisory service centres and regional research stations attended the monthly review meeting of the research and extension work of PAU on Wednesday

The gains for NCR air quality from Punjab, Haryana and UP’s moving away from non-basmati rice for a part of their paddy acreages could be truly consequential

The commission collated the responses from the states to chart out an action plan ahead of the paddy sowing season that begins in May

A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan observed: “When this court has passed several orders on the issue of stubble burning and is still seized of the matter, we do not want to encourage different parties to file applications for intervention and directions, only for the sake of it.

Polythene takes 400 years to decompose, stop using it; blocks 90% sewers, says Haryana environment minister

In a letter sent in this regard to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Saini said the farmers of Haryana play a crucial role in the nation’s food reserves, with the state being a leader in the agricultural sector

Increased public transport, reducing open burning in NCR, and enforcing pollution control at construction sites will help achieve this goal

A ₹500-crore outlay is being prepared for crop residue management (CRM) in Punjab to handle paddy stubble both in-situ and ex-situ during the upcoming kharif (paddy) harvest, set to begin in October

Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana accounts for only 14% of Delhi’s pollution during October-November in the year 2022 according to researchers, led by those at Japan’s Research Institute for Humanity and Nature under the ‘Aakash Project’

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan asked CAQM to consult the states, form its own recommendations, and submit them by March 17.

The govt should phase out industries out of the region to new modern belts with proper air, water pollution management systems

The government should phase out industries out of the region to new modern industrial belts with proper air and water pollution management systems.

Speaking at a workshop on stubble management and air pollution control in Lucknow on Saturday, Singh stressed the need for coordinated efforts to tackle the issue effectively.

According to a Delhi Pollution Control Committee analysis, the city experiences peak pollution from November 1 to 15, coinciding with a rise in stubble-burning incidents in Punjab and Haryana.

“With every breath, we are unknowingly inhaling the equivalent of numerous cigarettes and bidis. Air pollution isn’t just Delhi’s problem; it’s a crisis affecting the entire region,” Raghav Chadha said.

The tough stance seemed to have paid off as the state recorded a 70% drop in farm fire cases this year. Against 36,663 cases between September 15 and November 30 last year, 10,909 cases were reported this year

Meanwhile, according to the Central Pollution Control Board, both Ludhiana and Mandi Gobindgarh recorded the worst air level with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 271, which falls in ‘poor category’, followed by 215 in Jalandhar.

In some good news, Punjab’s air quality index (AQI) improved slightly though four cities still had its AQI in the “poor” (201-300) category.

Cleaner air is not an impossible dream—it’s a necessary one. For the millions in Delhi and beyond, the time to act is now. Every breath matters, if we have to live a good life

The court will consider on Monday whether to scale down restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap)

As the air quality in the national capital was reported to be in 'very poor' category with a layer of smog, the stubble burning continued in parts of Punjab.

Authorities have made 265 red entries in land records and imposed a fine of over ₹14 lakh after the state recorded 1,251 cases, the highest single-day spike this season

The deterioration of the air quality to the higher end of the “severe” category in the National Capital Region (NCR) this week turned the spotlight back on farm fires

Over the past four years, at least three key studies aimed at real-time pollution source identification have either been halted or rendered obsolete.

Delhi faces its fifth day of severe air pollution, with an AQI of 419, as authorities prioritize distractions over effective, science-based solutions.

The cases were recorded in 21 of the total 23 districts in the state. On Monday, as many as 1,251 cases of stubble burning, highest in this Kharif season, were recorded.

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