According to a report of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 21,157 incidents of stubble burning were reported from January to June this year.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/madhya-pradesh-lesson-learnt-madhya-pradesh-village-shuns-stubble-burning-narmadapuram

Additionally, PUSA varieties generate around 2 per cent more stubble than short varieties, which becomes a significant concern when cultivated on a large scale.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-key-9th-november-2023-cloud-seeding-technology-comptroller-and-auditor-general-of-india-and-electoral-trusts-9020700/

“After staying at a hotel in Carlisle, the next morning Peter was waiting for a train at the platform when a small man with stubble approached him.

Source: https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/23480080.killing-thatcher-reveals-brighton-bomber-caught-carlisle/?ref=rss

Fitzgibbon enters the dock alongside one security guard, wearing a navy blue Nike tracksuit and sporting short dark hair and light stubble.

Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/live-updates-ian-fitzgibbon-appears-27590295

Gurdaspur Deputy Commissioner (DC) Himanshu Aggarwal said he along with the Gurdaspur SSP visited fields to check stubble burning.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/after-supreme-courts-big-order-punjab-sees-drop-in-farm-fires-4562349

In fact, the report points out that frequent reviews and daily monitoring of fire counts, as per a standard protocol developed by the ISRO for the CAQM, saw a serious dip in paddy stubble burning between September 15 and October 24 during 2022 and 2023.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/overall-air-quality-in-delhi-ncr-improving-caqm-report-tells-sc/article67498257.ece

Punjab faces a crucial period in managing or clearing stubble from approximately 5 lakh hectares where the crop has been recently harvested.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/wheat-sowing-period-punjab-covers-half-target-area-9028526/

Since states are already fund starved, they are not able to tackle the problem of stubble burning on their own.

Source: https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/national-capital-heading-for-severe-pollution/

Smoke from stubble burning accounted for 24.5% of the PM2.5 pollution in Delhi on Saturday, dropping from 35% on Friday, according to a numerical model-based system developed by the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhis-air-pollution-air-quality-in-severe-plus-category-again/article67500271.ece

Source apportionment studies have shown that stubble burning contributes to nearly 40 per cent of Delhi’s air pollution during the peak harvest season.

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/11/11/stubble-burning-not-sole-reason-for-delhis-pollution-clean-energy-expert/

Super seeders and smart seeders too were utilized significantly, requiring no stubble clearing after harvest.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/wheat-sowing-period-punjab-covers-half-target-area-9028526/

The blaze, which started from a stubble burn, destroyed 309 hectares of mainly grassland on private property.

Source: https://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/8081448/firefighters-enlist-aerial-water-bomber-to-combat-blaze/?src=rss

The Englishman simply rubbed his stubble innocently every time Russell looked at him, with the Scotland star completely unaware.

Source: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/finn-russells-team-mate-dishes-28345073

The farmers then took the officials to a nearby farm and forced Sagar to set on fire a heap of paddy stubble.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/in-punjabs-bathinda-farmers-force-official-to-set-paddy-stubble-on-fire-fir-registered-9013702/