15 November 2025

Smoke from central India crossing Arabian sea and reaching Somalia while smoke from north India is crossing whole Indo-Gangetic Plain and Bay of Bengal to reach South-India!

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14 November 2025

"If not farmfire biomass burning, what explains the thick blanket of seasonal haze over the Indian subcontinent? Most states add to it, but Punjab—and adjoining areas across the border in Pakistan—consistently lead in crop fires."

https://nitter.net/hjethva05/status/1989407993742725333#m

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12 November 2025

Meanwhile Supreme Court adjourns hearing on the matter to 17 November.

https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-adjourns-delhi-air-pollution-matter-till-nov-17-seeks-report-from-punjab-haryana-on-stubble-burning-309664

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11 November 2025 "Season's Smokiest Day so far"

https://nitter.net/hjethva05/status/1988252404052041999

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"North India, along with pockets in southeastern and southern areas, are the most polluted regions of the world right now. Reason? Open-field biomass burning"

https://nitter.net/hjethva05/status/1988259646151278673

#AirQuality #AirPollution #StubbleBurning

Coordinated crop-residue burning being done immediately after the pass-over of NASA-NOAA satellites around 10:00 UTC or 15:30 IST (3:30 PM local) on 6 November to avoid detection and show reduction in number of fires.

https://nitter.net/hjethva05/status/1986462851364483136

https://imgur.com/a/vibDoHy

This was done in 2023 and 2024 as well at the behest of officials who are under pressure to show results in controlling stubble burning.

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/farmers-burn-stubble-at-night-to-evade-detection-by-satellite-560482/

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/caqms-submissions-in-supreme-court-ignore-increase-in-paddy-burnt-area-in-punjab-haryana/article68895649.ece

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