Checking Stubble Burning

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Stubble burning in India:

Stubble burning is the practice of clearing the agricultural field off of crop stubble by burning them.
It is a quick method that caters to the farmers facing limited time between the Kharif paddy harvest and Rabi wheat sowing periods.
It is also a cost effective method that has the added advantage of eliminating pests and weeds.
However, stubble burning causes significant air pollution which engulfs parts of north India in dense fog- every year in October and November. This peri

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