Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital's smog misery

New Delhi (AFP) Nov 19, 2024

The illegal burning of farm fields in northern India reached a record high this season, fuelling a toxic smog choking millions including in the capital New Delhi, government monitors said Tuesday. The northern state of Punjab - an agriculture hub often dubbed as "India's wheat bowl" - recorded 1,251 farm fires on Monday, according to the government-run Punjab Remote Sensing Centre. Ten