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The report reveals that 58 per cent of farmers surveyed were growing straw using machines such as Super Seeders and Rotavators. However, challenges remain in ending stubble burning, such as timely access to CRM machines, lack of adequate training to use them, and misperceptions about reduced...

New Delhi: Farmers in Punjab districts with the highest incidents of stubble burning continue to grow the long-duration and water-intensive rice variety Pusa 44, according to a new survey released on Tuesday.The survey, conducted by researchers at the Delhi-based independent think tank Council...

Kendrapada (Odisha), Odisha Police on Monday arrested a man who, after attacking his wife and her brother, boarded a bus wearing a woman's dress in an attempt to escape, but the stubble peeking out from the dupatta hit his companion. Revealed his identity to the passengers.The 42-year-old man...

Chandigarh, Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh on Monday announced commissioning of 10 MW biomass power plant at Jalkheri village in Fatehgarh Sahib district.Designed to generate electricity using 100 per cent rice straw, the plant will consume around one lakh tonnes of crop residue...

The fire broke out Thursday night in stubble in farming areas spanning the Sinar district of Diyarbakir province and the Majiddağ district of Mardin province, according to a statement by Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.Yerlikaya said on Friday that the...

The actor is shown in a powerful look in the poster. He wears polygonal sunglasses and a stubble when he looks skyward because his sunglasses reflect the plane above him.The poster reads, "Dream so big, they call you crazy."The actor wrote in the caption: “The story of a man who dared to...

The actor reached the polling booth in a very stylish look to contribute to the election process.The actor wore light stubble and opted for a gray T-shirt and black cargo pants. Before posing for the paparazzi present at the venue, he also chatted briefly with a woman sitting in a wheelchair...

Dehradun: An Indian Air Force helicopter on Tuesday continued to assist in fire fighting operations in Uttarakhand, where 68 incidents of forest fire were reported from different parts of the state, destroying more than 100 hectares of greenery.Divisional Forest Office (DFO) Swapnil Anirudh...

Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], As forest fires continue to rage in parts of Uttarakhand, Air Force helicopters are now carrying water from the Alaknand river and using it to flood Srikot forests in various parts of Pauri Garhwal district. Sprinkling. State Chief Secretary, Radha Raturi on...

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], As forest fires continue to ravage parts of Uttarakhand, state Chief Secretary Radha Raturi on Monday aimed to control the spread of flames and minimize further damage. Many measures announced. There has been an increase,'' Raturi said, acknowledging the alarming...

New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has directed the Punjab government to disclose in its comprehensive report how it will achieve its projected target of reducing incidents of stubble burning in the current year.The NGT was hearing a case related to stubble burning in Punjab, which was...