Farmers have now learned that satellites can only see what happens when they pass overhead. If fields are set ablaze outside those observation windows, many fires go undetected.
Farm fires over India on November 5 (left). Satellite image showing smog on northern India later (left)
Abdul Kalam Evaded Satellites At Pokhran. Now Punjab Farmers Are Doing It
Nov 6, 2026 | 9:00 AM
