Simply put: Farm crisis

Simply Put: Delhi holds breath for results of pollution control measures to show

Promoting agri practices in Punjab for water efficiency, better residue management

New-age machines can help save costs, water & electricity usage as well as combat the problem of stubbles

Simply put: Air Pollution

Simply put: Air quality

Why Punjab’s short-duration paddy varieties have not solved stubble burning

Promoted by the government, short-duration varieties now dominate Punjab’s paddy landscape and allow farmers enough time to clear the field …

Delhi’s Diwali greys return as crackers burnt with gay abandon

Here is a look at the run-up to and aftermath of Diwali 2021 in Delhi

Struck by higher costs, Punjab farmers wait to burn stubble; fire incidences likely to flare up

At least 5,772 incidents of stubble fire have been registered in Punjab till October 22 alone

Delhi air in trouble again: Should farm fires be in focus

Satellite images show fire spots in severa places in Punjab, Haryana

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Smoke and mirrors

Cleaning Delhi's air needs concerted and year-long action on all fronts; because it concerns our health; our right to breathe

Simply put: Pollution drives economy

Delhi air quality improves a bit

Strong winds help lift AQI to 'poor' from 'severe'

Farmers in Punjab are burning stubble as an act of rebellion

They are angry that even as they suffer from farm distress and do not get any proper returns on their labour and produce, the onus of stubble …

India’s green push for second-generation bioethanol

Could diversify feedstock basket, help secure long-term sustainability with improved economics 

Biomass electricity: New boiler technology enables use of all agricultural residue

The vibrating grate boiler is greener than conventional boilers 

Winter pollution: 80% daily PM2.5 levels in Delhi-NCR from non-stubble sources

Delhi’s air this winter was slightly cleaner than previous years, but still extremely unhealthy

In-depth: What is Delhi's Air pollution challenge? Sunita Narain and Anumita Roychowdhury explain

The number of days with good air quality in Delhi has increased while the number of days with poor to extremely severe air quality has decreased

Delhi pollution crisis: The figure of 4-10% for stubble fires is not wrong but irrelevant

There need to be different strategies to address long- and short-term exposure to pollution problems in Delhi. Governments are aware of it, but …

Air Pollution: Delhi, Kolkata stand to lose 9 years of life expectancy if 2019 pollution levels persist

India will have gained 5.9 years in life expectancy if the WHO guidelines on air pollution control are followed

Over 260 Bihar farmers won’t get government benefits as they burnt stubble

The farmers are spread over districts such as Kaimur, Rohtas, Bhojpur, Buxar, Nalanda, Patna and Gaya

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 …

It is back: Air quality to be ‘very poor’ over Delhi over next 5 days

Drop in temperature, change in wind direction and stubble burning usher back smog in Delhi

Simply Put: Polluter pays? Really?

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Act, for your children's sake

We are doing too little too late

Public health emergency declared in Delhi due to air pollution

The overall air quality index on November 1 afternoon was around 530