In Punjab, India, paddy stubble burning is a widespread agricultural practice that contributes to seasonal air pollution in the region and beyond. However, the extent to which residents recognize its ...

States have been instructed to submit monthly progress reports to CAQM for continuous oversight and timely corrective action.

Patiala: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has launched a comprehensive statewide campaign to eliminate the open burning of waste across all cities, towns and villages of Punjab. As part of ...

A portable machine is helping farmers turn crop stubble into biochar, cutting winter pollution, boosting incomes, and ...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court says the Haryana Human Rights Commission has only recommendatory powers in a pollution complaint case.

On its own, the move will not deliver dramatic improvements in air quality. Government fleets are limited, and their replacement is necessarily slow. Yet in public policy, direction often matters as ...

The Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced that 27 new air pollution monitoring stations will be installed across Delhi–NCR, a move aimed at strengthening real-time air quality surveillance and ...

While many recognized severe air pollution in Delhi, fewer viewed local air quality as severe. Most households believed that smoke from stubble burning did not affect their health, even though many ...