IIT Madras inks pact with ExxonMobil to boost biofuel research

The five-year agreement is focused on data analytics, gas conversion and transport and is aimed towards finding low-emission solutions

Punjab is usually blamed for burning paddy stubble; here is the back story to that

Paddy farming in Punjab was started to meet the food grain requirements of the country for which the state has been forced to pay a …

Pollution in news on May 23

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution

How Haryana cut stubble burning this season

Distributing crop residue disposal machines, spreading awareness among farmers and increased sowing of Basmati rice brought about the good results

Uncertainty over air pollution in Delhi over the weekend

Satellite images from November 9 show intense stubble burning in Punjab; with the wind direction likely to change, it could be a choking weekend …

Bihar cracks down on errant farmers for stubble burning

Farmers who burnt stubble will not get subsidies even as many blame mechanisation and dwindling cattle

Air quality turns ‘severe’ in many parts of Delhi-NCR, north India

While Delhi overall had an unhealthy AQI (297), Meerut (359), Panipat (347) and Karnal (322) were marked in ‘severe’ category

Toxic air engulfs Delhi-NCR, worse yet to come

Western disturbance may reach North India on November 1 with dust from Pakistan and the Thar Desert and if wind speeds remain low, the dust will …

Stubble burning season starts in Punjab and Haryana

Nasa’s satellite image showed at least 100 such incidents in Punjab in the last 72 hours

Startup shows how crop residue can generate useful products

Incubated in the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Kriya Labs can convert any agro-residue into paper, tableware, bioethanol or fabric

Today it is hazardous; tomorrow it is going to be deadly

The air quality in Delhi is likely to worsen further with north-westerly wind expected to bring in more toxic smoke from Punjab and Haryana in …

Satellite study finds ammonia hotspots over agricultural areas

Ammonia concentration in the atmosphere over India is the highest in the world due to cattle population and excessive fertilizer use, says study

Delhi air pollution: Hours before the 'emergency'

Apex Court-appointed body on pollution releases advisory, says pollution levels in Delhi-NCR will be ‘severe’ for the next week &…

Crop burning: Dreadful pollution back in Delhi, air quality plunges

Air quality in Delhi and some cities in Uttar Pradesh plunged in the last fortnight as farmers started burning stubble

Paddy burning: NGT orders fine imposition on erring farmers

According to the green tribunal, crop burning is a serious issue which contributes to global warming and causes air pollution

Stubble burning: Focus on 6 Punjab districts, study by Harvard, MIT suggests

Stubble burning in India affecting other south Asian countries too; but most of the impact is within India, say US researchers

Stubble burning: A problem for the environment, agriculture and humans

Although the actual amount of fines charged was not available; farmers continue to burn residues every season

Crop burning in 2018 lesser than previous year, claims govt

The authorities have come out with figures and attribute the decrease to schemes it started for proper management of paddy stubble

Fields on fire: Punjab, Haryana farmers start burning paddy stubble to make way for vegetables

NASA shows 222 incidents of stubble burning in September; Amritsar, Tarn Taran hotspots

Conventional solutions to check air pollution in Asia-Pacific insufficient: UN

Instead critical measures should include –agricultural residue management, ban on open burning of household waste, improve efficiency in …

Pollution emergency in Delhi-NCR: What it means and what to do

Let’s better understand and help reduce air pollution in the national capital, which is observing a 10-day emergency

Stubble burning forces Delhi to breathe ‘poor’ air

Air quality in Capital touches 280 and three areas respire ‘very poor’ quality air, according to CPCB and SAFAR data

Stubble burning bill: Rs 2 lakh crore/year in air pollution

Over five years, economic loss due to burning of crop residue and firecrackers is estimated to be $190 billion, or nearly 1.7 per cent of India&…

Visible improvement in Delhi’s air quality, long way to go to achieve clean air: EPCA

EPCA’s report card says that the Delhi-NCR region must not lose the momentum in this fight to breathe clean air

Can biomass pellets reduce emissions in coal plants?

NTPC’s move to use biomass pellets can prove to be a shot in the arm to thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR