-The Indian Express Every October, the air quality in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana plummets as farmers set the leftover stubble and loose straw on fire after paddy is harvested using combines. And this time, too, the smoke signals from the fields are ominous Ambala, Karnal, Patiala: “A matchbox costs just Rs 2, you know,” says Ram Pal Rana, as he collects and piles up dry straw on one side of his...
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Stubble burning: Delhi at risk of another smog Attack as Punjab farmers have little alternative but burn straw India -Arjun Sharma
-Firstpost.com Late sowing, lack of government incentive to remove stubble mechanically have often led farmers in Punjab and Haryana to burn paddy stubble during autumn to immediately prepare the fields for wheat cultivation. Consequently, the stubble burning occurs on such a huge scale that it even engulfs Delhi in a canopy of smog: thus causing serious pollution for days and health issues. Ludhiana: For two winters, Delhi has made international headlines for...
More »Industries hit as UP, Bihar migrants flee Gujarat after hate Attacks
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD/ VADODARA: Angry at the rape of a 14-month-old girl in Sabarkantha district of north Gujarat on September 28, hate crimes targeting Hindi-speaking people have now spread to central parts of the state. Eight contractual workers were allegedly Attacked at the ‘Bal Amul’ plant near Anand late on Sunday night. With the situation worsening, chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar called up their Gujarat counterpart Vijay Rupani...
More »UP, Bihar, 'Migrants' Flee Gujarat in Wave of Violence, Alpesh Thakor's Sena Involved
-TheCitizen.in AHMEDABAD: A little girl was raped by a man from Bihar last week. He was arrested. But rumours since sparked off large scale violence against Hindi speaking workers from Uttar Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh and Bihar across Gujarat, leading to a mass exodus.Thousands are reported to have fled the state over the past couple of days. The police claimed to have arrested at least 180 persons but not before mobs Attacked...
More »How state can support farmers in a smarter way -Ashok Gulati and Prerna Terway
-Financial Express While recently releasing the book, Supporting Indian Farms the Smart Way by Ashok Gulati, Marco Ferroni and Yuan Zhou, Arun Jaitley remarked that India needs a good blend of investments and subsidies in its agriculture policy. He said that, luckily, there are no severe constraints on resources to invest in rural areas, be it roads, water (irrigation), sanitation, and even housing. If he could include in this list of...
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