Cases of paddy straw burning drop in Punjab's Ludhiana

Oct 19, 2021

Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], October 19 : Cases of paddy straw burning have dropped significantly in Punjab's Ludhiana district, as per the data provided by...

Punjab: HPCL to set up 2G bio-refinery plant in Bathinda

Nov 02, 2023

The 2G bio-refinery is designed for the utilization of paddy straw for the production of ethanol for blending with petrol under the Ethanol Blending...

Ludhiana DC Varinder Kumar Sharma urges farmers to sell paddy straw instead of burning it

Oct 15, 2020

Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], October 15 : Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Thursday urged farmers to sell paddy straw to companies that generate...

Efforts to reduce paddy straw burning have yielded results: Punjab govt

Oct 27, 2023

The Punjab Government's persistent efforts have yielded impressive results and the number of fire counts has reduced from 5798 in 2022 to 2704 in...

Captive power plants directed to target 10 pc biomass co-firing by 2023

Mar 20, 2023

The focus should be on paddy straw utilization for such co-firing. Co-firing is an option for converting biomass to electricity by adding biomass as...

Punjab School Education Department intensifies campaign to make farmers aware about harmful effects of paddy straw burning

Oct 12, 2020

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 12 : The Punjab School Education Department on Monday said that it has intensified its campaign to make the farmers...