INDIA

Looming threat

Monsoon withdrawal from parts of northwest India has started: IMD

The withdrawal is 28 days late this time, compared to 40 days last year

COVID 19: Punjab’s rural economy takes a big hit

Small farmers, labourers among the worst-hit; wheat harvest under cloud

Young entrepreneurs help India curb air and plastic pollution

IIT graduates come up a with a solution to India's crop residue burning problem

Punjab bans gutkha

It is the ninth state to do so

Rajasthan cries foul

Permits revoked

Purification project

SC orders Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana to stop stubble burning; clarifies firecracker regulations apply to all states, not just Delhi

Apex court also directed Delhi government to repair defunct smog towers immediately

Poisoned Punjab: Study finds declining groundwater quality, southwestern Punjab most affected

Intensive agriculture practices, over-exploitation of groundwater may be to blame  

Direct cash transfer smooth in Punjab, but is it a hit with farmers

State pays out 83% of wheat MSP due for rabi season in a month

AAP makes Lok Sabha debut in Punjab

Seasoned politicians defeated by aam aadmis

Gender balance gadget

States turn to dubious technology for saving girl child

Cotton Curse: Pheromone-based mating disruption technology may help control pink bollworm

Experiments show 90% reduction in losses, improved yield

Put farm laws on hold or we will: SC to Centre

Farmers' unions decline apex court's proposal to set up talks with a committee

Farmers shun cotton

Delayed monsoons, high input cost make farmers shift to guar, groundnut and pulses

Board trouble

A new report severely castigates the functioning of India's pollution control boards

Weeding out waste

Punjab starts an ecofriendly state-level programme to clean ponds by using duckweeds

WATER SHARING

COVID-19 update: Amid spike in cases, Maharashtra warns of a second wave

Punjab a cause of worry for a high death rate; Kerala continues to see spike in cases

Despite police action, farmers approaching Delhi for mega protest event November 26

Haryana seals its borders; farmers vow to protest wherever they are stopped

Stubble trouble

Post-harvest clumps in rice fields burn and increasepollution in Punjab

Cotton Curse: Bt Cotton losses by pink bollworm pushing farmers to brink of suicide

Part 1: Recurring losses due to pests in North India compounding farmers’ distress, finds DTE ground report 

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