Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Farmers prefer stubble burning as it is cheaperedit
Farmers prefer to burn stubble and pay penalty rather than weed out the stubbles. And the reason for this is that the cost of stubble burning is cheaper as penalty works out to be around Rs 2,500 per acre. But if they don’t burn it then the stubble processing cost comes around Rs 6,000-7,000 per acre.
Farmers’ outfit flays UP Krishi Kumbh, BJP defendsedit
A day after the Uttar Pradesh government’s mega agri-expo Krishi Kumbh ended here, a farmers’ outfit flayed it Monday terming it as a mere “window-shopping opportunity” for peasants, having no money to adopt the farming machineries or techniques displayed in the show.
Maharashtra wants to grant 5 APMCs national statusedit
Sources allege it’s a furtive move by the state government to dislodge the elected board of APMCs, which is currently controlled by Congress-NCP; state says it’s to benefit farmers.
Delhi’s air could turn even more toxic today after Air Quality Index hit 367 on Mondayedit
Delhi’s air quality worsened on Monday when the levels of particulate matter, or tiny pollutants that trigger health hazards, shot up by up to four times above the permissible mark after a gap of four months.
As Delhi’s air quality deteriorates global reports express concernedit
As Delhi’s air quality continued to register alarming deterioration, the Supreme Court Monday prohibited the plying of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the national capital region even as the BJP-led central government and the AAP dispensation indulged in a blame game over the rising air pollution.
Campaign to curb stubble burningedit
New Holland Agriculture, an agriculture equipment brand, launched its straw management campaign in Kallar Majri village here on Sunday.
If Not Controlled, StubbleBurning Emissions Will Double By 2050!edit
The satellite images released on Saturday showed Punjab covered with red spot indicating stubble burning at over 2000 places. A study by Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) shows that if
PM Modi praises Punjab farmers for keeping away from stubble burningedit
Amid concerns over rising air pollution in the national capital region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday hailed farmers from Punjab who do not burn stubble in fields. He also said, while the world, especially the West, is discussing environment protection and trying to find new ways to adopt a balanced life style, India is also facing a similar problem.
Technology in Agriculture
93 felicitated for shunning stubble-burningedit
To motivate farmers against the burning of paddy stubble, the Sangrur administration on Monday gave appreciation certificates to 93 more farmers, who have not burnt stubble from many years.
25 farmers penalised for stubble burningedit
The Barnala administration has penalised 25 farmers for stubble burning and has intensified its campaign to stop farmers from this practice.