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Brace for smog as crop stubble burning on in Punjabedit
It was 30 minutes past midnight on May 13. The railway ground staff called for an emergency shutdown of tracks beyond Mirthal station near Pathankot in Punjab. They had spotted a fire in the fields close to the tracks. The Jhelum Express, ...
Fodder pellets out of paddy straw to tackle burning issueedit
Kalpan Herald
To bring down air pollution due to , Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University () has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Khanna and a Chennai company (a subsidiary of Doha-based firm Messrs Neway Renewable Energy Private Limited) to convert paddy straw into enriched fodder pellets for cattle. Approximately 20 million tonnes of paddy straw is generated in Punjab every year of which only two million tonnes is used as fodder for cattle, fuel and for making cardboard. Most of the remaining quantity is burnt, leading to air, soil and water pollution, ap
BJP government failed in agriculture, foreign policy: Rahuledit
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has failed on multiple fronts, including agriculture and foreign policy but delivered best in self-promotion.