Efforts continue to control stubble burning as Delhi braces for another winter and smog

IANS | October 14, 2026 8:13 PM

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) It’s once again time for people in Delhi to replenish face masks and take out woollens for the winter ahead as North India enters the paddy-harvest season, turning attention to an annual phenomenon of stubble burning, a practice that has become closely associated with severe winter smog in the National Capital Region (NCR).