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- NEW DELHI: A fresh debate has emerged over stubble-burning data in Punjab and Haryana after NASA-associated scientist Dr Hiren Jethva estimated that around 34,000 farm fires occurred in the two states between October 1 and November 9, 2026.
- The estimate is significantly higher than the 4,459 farm-fire incidents officially recorded in Punjab alone by November 8.
- Dr Hiren Jethva, an aerosol remote sensing scientist associated with Morgan State University and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre, made the estimate using satellite observations.
- According to Dr Jethva, the difference could be linked…
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