Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday (December 1, 2025) told the Lok Sabha that stubble burning in Punjab and the National Capital Region (NCR) is an “episodic event” in the context of air pollution in Delhi-NCR.
Later in the day, the Commission for Air Quality Management in the NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) issued a statement noting a “substantial reduction” in farm fires in Punjab and Haryana — the biggest drop since the agency began monitoring State-wise crop
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