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Short Stream | ‘The Stubble’ by Shaz Syed

From farm to air.

Updated 110 days ago

Farm fire impact on Delhi pollution drops as paddy burning season ends

This year’s peak is not only lower but also arrived later than previous years (File photo)

Published 232 days ago

Why FIRs over farm fires in Punjab go nowhere: Political hot potato, explained

A farmer burns paddy stubble at a field in a village in Patiala

Updated 246 days ago

In Punjab, most field fire FIRs end without action, reveals data

Farmers burn paddy stubble in a field on the outskirts of Bathinda on Saturday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)

Published 247 days ago

Farm fires rage in Pakistan, no surge in Punjab – for now

The AQI in Delhi climbed to 292 (poor) at 4pm on Saturday, up from 275 a day earlier, marking a deterioration after a brief respite on Friday

Updated 261 days ago

No let-up: Air quality continues to be in ‘poor’ bracket in Punjab, Haryana

Commuters struggle to make their way amid smog in Amritsar on Saturday (HT Photo)

Updated 611 days ago

Punjab records over 1,700 farm fires, 'very poor' AQI in parts of Haryana

Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is considered one of the reasons behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR.

Published 972 days ago

Rain halts stubble burning, just one case reported in Punjab

Labourers at the grain market in Bathinda. (HT File)

Updated 1000 days ago

Kharif crop in Punjab: 200k-hectare fields still to be cleared

This kharif season, paddy was sown on 3.8 million hectares across the state, officials added. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT Photo)

Published 1344 days ago

Union minister accuses AAP-led Punjab govt of turning Delhi into gas chamber

File photo of environment minister Bhupender Yadav.

Updated 1349 days ago

Delhi's AQI poor, share of farm fires still low

The Central Pollution Control Board's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) data showed that at 9.05 am, Delhi's air quality was in the poor category at 242.

Published 1364 days ago

Air We Breathe | Why late rainfall may lead to more intense farm fires

Punjab has already logged 545 farm fires till October 5 this season. (HT Photo)

Updated 1372 days ago

Behind differing farm fire counts: Satellite resolution, methodology

Pollution levels in Delhi improved to the ‘poor’ category on Tuesday, the CPCB's data showed.

Published 1693 days ago

Debate over share of farm fires in toxic air

A farmer burns straw stubble after harvesting a paddy crop in a field near the India-Pakistan wagah border, some 35 Km from Amritsar

Published 1701 days ago

Nasa records 57,000+ stubble fires till Nov 13

A farmer burns straw stubble after harvesting a paddy crop in a field near the India-Pakistan wagah border, some 35 Km from Amritsar on November 13, 2021.

Published 1703 days ago

Inaction on farm fires, slow Grap keep toxic haze hanging

Smog and pollution seen near Humayun's Tomb, in New Delhi.

Updated 1703 days ago

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