Stubble burning in northern India poses a severe environmental challenge, degrading air quality and intensifying pollution in Delhi and nearby areas. Due to limited time before wheat sowing, farmers often resort to burning crop residues, despite its harmful impact on the environment. Innovative solutions, including repurposing stubble for biodiesel, paper,...
Stubble burning, a common practice in northern India, involves setting fire to crop residue after harvest, particularly in states like Punjab and Haryana. This seasonal activity has emerged as a major contributor to Delhi’s ongoing air pollution crisis, where the Air Quality Index (AQI) often reaches hazardous levels. The resulting...
In a move aimed at streamlining compliance, India’s Union Environment Ministry has exempted industries in the ‘white category’—non-polluting industries with a pollution index score below 20—from obtaining separate Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO) from state pollution boards. Industries classified as non-polluting under the ‘white category’ will...
Stubble burning is one of the major pollution-causing issues faced by Delhi and neighboring cities, which has no fixed solution till now. Although the number of stubble-burning cases has drastically declined after several measures taken by both Central and State governments, it is still one of the crucial issues that...
• All global efforts to cut down on the use of plastics were put on a halt with the onset of COVID-19. • According to UNICEF, during Q1 2020, the UN delivered over 6.4 million gloves, 1.8 million surgical masks, and 1 million gowns to countries across the world. Thanks...
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