Understanding the burning issue (Opinion Express)

The Opinion Express (India) published an article on air quality in India. The article referenced a study by IFPRI (Avinash Kishore and Samuel Scott) and partners that losses from stubble are more than $30 billion, including the economic loss and associated health costs. Researchers estimate that living in areas where there is intensive crop burning increases the chance of acute respiratory infections three-fold, with children under the age of five being the most affected.