Watch | Why weren’t stubble burning and Delhi’s toxic haze such big news 15 years in the past?
The difficulty of agricultural stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana and a thick haze hanging over the National Capital Region are as soon as once more grabbing headlines.
So, why didn’t we hear of this downside earlier and why solely now?
You might know that the Green Revolution, which ensured meals safety for India, ushered in high-yielding crops, significantly rice and wheat, beginning within the Nineteen Sixties. The States of Punjab and Haryana took one of the best benefit of such agricultural innovation.
Why don’t we hear of such issues in different elements of the nation? What is the financial influence of stubble burning? Could local weather change be contributing to the issue?
For this episode, we will contact upon somewhat little bit of the dynamics in agriculture, groundwater points, the position that seasons play, local weather change and certain, some economics too.
Script and presentation: Ok. Bharat Kumar
Videography: Shiva Raj
Production: Shibu Narayan