stubble burning india

Each winter, stubble burning worsens air quality in Delhi and North India by releasing harmful pollutants. Recognising the need for urgent solutions, these entrepreneurs have devised innovative methods to fight pollution.

Raju Mupparapu, a resident of Warangal, Telangana, has innovated eco-friendly pens from dried corn husk which have garnered praise and 1,000 orders by the city’s commissioner and the Telangana State Innovation Cell.

Bhubaneshwar-based Debashree Padhi, is the brain behind developing a solution that addresses two of India’s biggest air pollution causes, biomass fuels and stubble burning.