We are helpless: Punjab farmers on stubble burning

'If we do not burn the residue, wheat sowing will be delayed and that will ultimately affect the yield' Despite the ban on stubble-burning that is choking Delhi and other areas in northern India,......

Plan to reduce air pollution in North India involves farmers in a big way

EY Foundation India and India Paryavaran Sahayak Foundation have come up with a cost-efficient and scalable solution. The project involves spreading awareness and driving usage of in-field straw......

Why Punjab, Haryana farmers are defying ban on stubble burning

With paddy growers being blamed for causing air pollution, farm experts and farmers' outfits said they are compelled to burn stubble as they do not have any other feasible and cheap option.......

Delhi should follow Los Angeles and Beijing to fight air pollution

Here’s what the national capital needs to do to ensure the residents stop breathing toxic fumes, according to Ankur Bhardwaj. IMAGE: A schoolboy wearing a protective mask looks on from the......