Satellite images by NASA show brazen stubble burning across Punjab, Haryana

Recent image released by the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) points at widespread stubble burning across north India.

The space agency points out that stubble burnings are fewer this year so far but will go up in the comings weeks due to the extended rainy season in September that forced a late harvest.

This, in turn, could further reduce the air quality and increase pollution in the northern states of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.