India's Pledge to Curb Crop Burning Pollution
- The Indian government's resolve to eliminate crop burning gains momentum as officials from the agriculture and environment ministries convene to assess progress and tackle a key pollution contributor.
- Northern states (Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh) practice crop burning post-harvesting to prepare fields for winter crops.
- Smoke from burning crops, coupled with traffic pollution and decreased wind, contributes to the smog enveloping Delhi during winters.
- Agriculture Minister emphasizes negative effects, including air quality deterioration and soil health degradation.
- States are tasked with supplying crop residue management equipment to farmers pre-harvest, and overseeing bio-decomposer utilization.
- Efforts to curb crop burning address air ....
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