India, Nov. 25 -- Madhya Pradesh accounts for nearly half of all stubble-burning incidents recorded across six states this year.

Seven of India's 10 worst-affected districts are in the state, with Sheopur again topping the national list.

Punjab and Haryana have cut crop-fire incidents by more than half, while Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan report sharp increases.

Madhya Pradesh has emerged as India's farm stubble-burning hotspot for the second year running, recording nearly half of all crop-fire incidents across six northern states, new data shows.

According to data from the Consortium for Research on Agroecosystem Monitoring and Modelling from Space (CREAMS) at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), part of the Indian Counci...