Punjab Farmers Reportedly Time Field Burning to Avoid Satellite Detection

Farmers in Punjab have reportedly learned that satellites capture images only when they pass over a given area. Because of this, fields set on fire outside those observation windows can go undetected. The report draws a comparison to how Abdul Kalam's team avoided satellite surveillance during the Pokhran tests. The article's text, as provided, is brief and does not give further details on the scale or timing of such burning. The piece frames the practice as a way to evade monitoring of crop-residue fires.