Nanoparticles (NPs) are receiving an increasing attention from many scientific communities
due to their strong influence on human health. NPs are an important marker of air pollution …

More than five billion metric tons of agricultural residues are produced annually worldwide.
Despite having multiple uses and significant potential to augment crop and livestock …

Although intentional use of fires to transform land has decreased globally (1, 2), particularly
among highly capitalized countries through regulatory and market-oriented approaches and …

The crop residue burning in India particularly North-western India is responsible for air
pollution episodes and public health concerns; greenhouse gases emissions and radiation …

Every year after the rice harvest, some 2.5 million farmers in northwest India burn the
remaining stubble to prepare their fields for the subsequent wheat crop. Crop residue …

Particulate matter significantly reduces life expectancy in India. We use a randomized
controlled trial in the Indian state of Punjab to evaluate the effectiveness of conditional cash …

Traditional agricultural production is circular. Virtually no waste is produced. Residues are
returned to soil as compost; used as bedding material in livestock husbandry (and returned …

The open burning of agricultural crop residue is a key environmental issue facing the Hindu
Kush Himalaya region, the Indo-Gangetic plain in particular. There is a varying intensity in …

COVID-19 pandemic exhibited the entire world two aspects: human threats and
environmental restoration. Due to pandemic, the nationwide lockdown in India imposed on …

Abstract The Green Revolution (GR) enhances crop yields significantly that contributes
greatly to the social and economic development of many less developed countries …