In recent studies, various reports reveal that stubble burning of crop residues in India
generates nearly 150 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), more than 9 million tons of …

Burning of farm waste causes severe pollution of land and water on local as well as regional
scales. It is estimated that burning of paddy straw results in nutrient losses viz., 3.85 million …

Sustainable management of surplus paddy residue in the Indo-Gangetic plain is a back-
breaking task for farmers due to lack of viable options. Eventually, farmers prefer to …

India, the second largest agro-based economy with year-round crop cultivation, generates a
large amount of agricultural waste, including crop residues. In the absence of adequate …

Paddy and wheat cropping is a widespread farming practice in northwestern parts of India,
primarily in the riverine plains of Haryana and Punjab. These fertile lands are well known for …

Stubble burning has been reckoned among the major contributors of air pollution especially
in South Asia. It is a significant source of gaseous pollutants such as, carbon dioxide (CO 2) …

Crop residue burning is one among the many sources of air pollution. Burning of farm waste
causes severe pollution of land and water on local as well as regional scale. This also …

Disposal of paddy residue has turn out to be a huge problem in north-west Indian states,
resulting farmers prefer to burn the residues in-situ. Paddy residue management is of utmost …

The paddy and wheat cropping pattern (PWS) is one of the extensive farming systems in
north-western zones of India mainly the river plains of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and …

Environmental alarms like climate change and rising air pollution levels in north India,
particularly in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), draw attention to the severe issue of …