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Agriculture Industry
Now, Centre plans new index to rank states on ‘ease of doing agri-business’edit
Barely two years after NITI Aayog launched the first index to rank states on the basis of marketing and farmer-friendly reforms, the ministry of agriculture is planning to come out with its own index to rank states on ‘ease of doing agri-business’.
Delhi could blame location, wind flow, Himalayas for its terrible air – or it could blame itselfedit
As winter sets in, North India’s air is yet again severely contaminated by a combination of factors: crop stubble burning, garbage incineration, industrial pollutants, vehicular exhaust and dust from construction sites.
Delhi air pollution: Why farmers of Punjab, Haryana do not quit stubble burning despite visible consequencesedit
Thanks to the promotion of farm machinery backed by financial assistance by government and awareness programmes, there is a visible reduction in the volume of post-harvest stubble-burning in Punjab and Haryana this year. But still, a significant chunk of farmers continue to burn the stubble, even after they understand how it contributes to Delhi’s air pollution.