Agricultural waste can be processed into not just something useful for farmers but also enrich the soil by putting back carbon into it. Paddy straw and wheat residues are usually burned by farmers in Punjab and Haryana in the absence of affordable alternatives to dispose them of. The team at Climate Foundation India proposes to make biochar out of the agricultural residue instead. Read this TOI story..... Implementation of this and other similar projects can help a lot in keeping our air clean.
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