Layer of haze shrouds Delhi as air quality deteriorates

On Wednesday’s in the country’s capital people were continuing to gasp for fresh air as a layer of smog covered the city . Due to smog the air quality deteriorated . System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) have released a data. In Delhi overall Air Quality Index (AQI) worsened from 321 on…

Explained: Punjab govt’s proposal to use paddy straw as cattle feed in gaushalas

Producing over 20 million tonnes of paddy straw every year, most of which is burnt in fields by farmers, leading to widespread air pollution that even spreads to neighbouring states, Punjab has now proposed to use the paddy crop residue as fodder for animals, especially cattle. We explain what research the Punjab…