paddy straw

Dilip from Odisha learnt an innovative method to grow potatoes using agro-waste, to put an end to stubble burning.

The illegal practice of stubble burning was banned by the Supreme Court as 50 per cent of Delhi's virtual gas chamber was attributed to stubble burning in 2019. Here's an effective and long-term solution

What does groundwater have to do with stubble burning in Punjab? As it turns out, a lot. Which is why we need solutions that help farmers. #DelhiAirEmergency #DelhiSmog

Meet Sukhmeet Singh, the man who is solving the nation’s paddy straw burning problem with this national award-winning startup, A2P (Agri2Power) Energy Solution.

“The most basic fact which causes crop stubble burning, especially paddy straw, is the unavailability of its market. Unlike other agro-residues like wheat straw and bagasse, paddy straw is not used as an industrial raw material or even cattle feed.”

For the 1990-batch Punjab Civil Services officer, who was promoted to the IAS in 1996, the reputation is one of honesty, fearlessness and a stickler for rules and their implementation.

A startup incubated at IIT-D's Technology Business Incubator, Kriya labs has developed a sustainable processing technology that converts agro-waste like paddy straw into a versatile pulp.