# Daily Current Affairs ###### tags: `Current Affairs` ## October 01 ### Environment Pollution(Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) submit report to the SC on Stubble Burning ECPA stated that the inclusion of the cost of the stubble removal in **MSP** might not be a viable option and any such incentive if necessary `should be provided by the state government`. Previously following the SC guidelines to incentivise farmers to stop stubble burning, **Punjab** and **Haryana** last year(2019) announced a bonus of **Rs. 2500** an acre for `small and marginal farmers`.