University of Mississippi researchers have linked exposure to high levels of black carbon in the air to an increase in ...

Thermal power plants in NCR emit 281 kilotonnes of SO 2 annually—16 times more than the 17.8 kilotonnes emitted by burning 8.9 million tonnes of paddy straw," notes the study.

Paddy straw pellet manufacturers to be financially supported, move aims to reduce air pollution linked to biomass burning Vishwa Mohan / TNN / Oct 13, 2022, 19:47 IST Share ...

Fight local air pollution by limiting wood burning in towns and cities. ... they lodge in the lungs and can go directly into the cardiac system, ... brain and respiratory system.

Burning 1 tonne of paddy straw releases 1,460 kg CO2, 60 kg CO, 3 kg particulate matter, 199 kg ash, and 2 kg SO2, along with 0.7–4.1 kg of methane and NO2 in minute amounts, which are potent ...

BIJNOR: In a bid to address air pollution due to paddy straw burning, the Bijnor district administration initiated a plan for effective stubble management. According to agriculture department ...

Prepared by scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) here, the Pusa bio-decomposer is a microbial solution which can turn paddy straw into manure in 15-20 days.

Currently, Punjab produces around 190 lakh tonnes of paddy straw annually across approximately 31.5 lakh hectares of paddy cultivation. A In a step aimed at curbing air pollution from crop residue ...

NEW DELHI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At least 16 farmers have been arrested in India's northern state of Haryana for illegally burning paddy stubble to clear fields, a practice that stokes air pollution ...

Straw burning is the main culprit in the recent severe pollution in north-east China, according to experts from the National Joint Research Center for Tackling Key Problems in Air Pollution ...

Centre doubles fines for stubble burning in view of deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR region Unfavourable meteorological conditions combined with vehicular emissions, paddy-straw burning, ...