Monday, 30 April 2018

Large parts of India dotted with fires: Nasa images

Agricultural scientists are linking the massive rise in the incidence of crop fires in recent years to the dependence of farmers on combine harvesters, which leave a short stubble behind. The practice of crop stubble burning is not limited to Haryana and Punjab, where the problem is rampant.

from The Times of India https://ift.tt/2HZ1AjL

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