PREVIOUS
✖
Report on Stubble Burning
November 10 , 2019
1889 days
1211
0
- The ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) Creams Laboratory bulletin stated that there has been reduction of 12% in incidents of Stubble Burning as compared to the same period in 2018.
- There were burning events in the three states Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana as on October 2019.
- The report says that the reduction is mainly due to the launch of Central Scheme “Promotional of Agricultural Mechanization of In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in Punjab, UP and Haryana and NCT of Delhi”.
- New Delhi is worst affected due to stubble burning in the three states.
- The Stubble burning smoke reaching Delhi is greatly influenced by the Western Disturbances.
- Recently, the Chennai-based M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) established a Rice BioPark at Nay Pyi Taw of Myanmar, funded by the Union Ministry of External Affairs, which was inaugurated by the President of India.
- The Rice Biopark showed how stubble can be utilized to make products including paper, cardboard and animal feed.
Leave a Reply
Your Comment is awaiting moderation.