Crop residue management in rice–wheat cropping system for resource conservation and environmental protection in north-western India

R Singh, DB Yadav, N Ravisankar, A Yadav… - Environment …, 2020 - Springer
Residue management is the emerging challenge for sustainable growth of Indian agriculture
and environmental protection mainly in Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP). Out of 620 MT crop …

Air pollution in the hindu kush Himalaya

E Saikawa, A Panday, S Kang, R Gautam… - The Hindu Kush …, 2019 - Springer
Air pollution has large impacts on the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), affecting not just the
health of people and ecosystems, but also climate, the cryosphere, monsoon patterns, water …

Effects of crop residue burning on aerosol properties, plume characteristics, and long‐range transport over northern India

DG Kaskaoutis, S Kumar, D Sharma… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosol emissions from biomass burning are of specific interest over the globe due to their
strong radiative impacts and climate implications. The present study examines the impact of …

A high-resolution emission inventory of air pollutants from primary crop residue burning over Northern India based on VIIRS thermal anomalies

T Singh, A Biswal, S Mor, K Ravindra, V Singh… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Emissions from the crop residue burning adversely affect the regional and global air quality
including public health. In this study, a district-wise comprehensive emission inventory of key …

Crop residue burning in northern India: Increasing threat to Greater India

S Sarkar, RP Singh, A Chauhan - Journal of Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Crop residue burning (CRB) is a recurring problem, during October–November, in the
northwestern regions (Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh) of India. The emissions …

Plant biomass derived multidimensional nanostructured materials: a green alternative for energy storage

SP Thota, PP Bag, PV Vadlani, SK Belliraj - Engineered Science, 2022 - espublisher.com
Utilization of plant-based bioresources toward the exploration and development of novel
nano materials for long-term sustainable energy storage could enhance cost …

Winter fog experiment over the Indo-Gangetic plains of India

SD Ghude, GS Bhat, T Prabhakaran, RK Jenamani… - Current Science, 2017 - JSTOR
The objectives of the Winter Fog Experiment (WIFEX) over the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India
are to develop better now-casting and forecasting of winter fog on various time-and spatial …

Chemical composition of pre-monsoon air in the Indo-Gangetic Plain measured using a new air quality facility and PTR-MS: high surface ozone and strong influence …

V Sinha, V Kumar, C Sarkar - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
One seventh of the world's population lives in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) and the fertile
region sustains agricultural food crop production for much of South Asia, yet it remains one …

Overview of VOC emissions and chemistry from PTR-TOF-MS measurements during the SusKat-ABC campaign: high acetaldehyde, isoprene and isocyanic acid in …

C Sarkar, V Sinha, V Kumar… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
The Kathmandu Valley in Nepal suffers from severe wintertime air pollution. Volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) are key constituents of air pollution, though their specific role in the …

Assessment of crop yield losses in Punjab and Haryana using 2 years of continuous in situ ozone measurements

B Sinha, K Singh Sangwan, Y Maurya… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
In this study we use a high-quality data set of in situ ozone measurements at a suburban site
called Mohali in the state of Punjab to estimate ozone-related crop yield losses for wheat …