After SC rap, Centre doubles fines for stubble burning as AQI severe
The Morning Standard|November 08, 2024
TO combat the worsening air quality in the national capital, the Centre has doubled penalties for farmers who burn crop residue in Delhi-NCR and nearby states.
HARPREET BAJWA

However, the cultivators have called the action "counter-productive".

On October 23, the Supreme Court termed the Environment Protection Act (EPA), 1986, and the small fines for stubble burning as "toothless".

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