Punjab has played a historic role in making India self-reliant in foodgrain production. Today, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the state is once again leading the way in ...

Punjab's 2026-27 budget focuses on sustainable agriculture with Rs 15,377 crore allocation. Initiatives include crop ...

Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian has hailed the union Government’s recent data on stubble burning as a moral and scientific victory for the state''s farming ...

Shortly after I arrived in Patiala in the last week of May, I received news of a young farmer who had died by suicide. He was the neighbour of Mandeep Kaur, an organiser for the Bharatiya Kisan Union ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Raging farm fires have become a common sight in northern India as farmers burn crop waste to clear their fields and prepare ...

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday raised strong concerns over the proposed India–United States trade ...

Amid deteriorating air quality in the national capital, Punjab is witnessing 351 farm fires, taking total count to 3,284 since September 15, official data showed. Sangrur, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, ...

Punjab reported about 70% fewer farm fire incidents in 2024 than in 2023, yet the total area scorched (burnt) by these fires expanded year-on-year, leading to questions over the accuracy of the data.

The sharp drop comes amid delayed paddy harvest as rains lashed the state until first week of October. Punjab recorded 415 farm fire incidents between September 15 and October 21 this year, down from ...

With 28 new stubble-burning incidents on Thursday, the total number of farm fire cases in Punjab this season has crossed the 500-mark, even as enforcement agencies have stepped up punitive action ...

Punjab on Monday witnessed the season's highest single-day spike of 147 farm fires, pushing the total number of incidents since September 15 to 890, official data showed. Tarn Taran and Amritsar ...