NGT Junks Punjab Govt Plea to Recover Penalty from Defaulting Farmers for Burning Crop Residue
3 years, 10 months ago

NGT Junks Punjab Govt Plea to Recover Penalty from Defaulting Farmers for Burning Crop Residue

News 18  

The National Green Tribunal has refused to entertain a plea by Punjab government seeking directions to recover pending environmental compensation for burning crop residue from defaulting farmers as arrears of the land revenue. The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by Punjab government seeking to recover pending Environmental Compensation for burning crop residue in terms of 2015 judgment from defaulting farmers. The NGT had in 2015 directed state governments to take coercive and punitive action against persistent defaulters of its crop residue burning order and asked them to withdraw the assistance provided to those farmers. The tribunal had said small land owners having less than two acres of land will have to pay Rs 2,500; medium landowners holding will have to pay Rs 5,000; and those owning over five acres will have to pay Rs 15,000 per incident of crop burning towards environment compensation.

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After Supreme Court Rap, Centre Doubles Penalties For Stubble Burning; Farmers To Pay Up To Rs. 30,000 For Violations
1 month, 2 weeks ago

After Supreme Court Rap, Centre Doubles Penalties For Stubble Burning; Farmers To Pay Up To Rs. 30,000 For Violations

Live Law  

The Central Government has issued an amendment to the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Rules, 2023. This amendment, notified on November 6, 2024, by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, doubles the rates of environmental compensation for stubble burning in the National Capital Region and surrounding states. According to the amendment, …

Winter crop stubble burning in North India: A matter beyond the fields
3 months, 1 week ago

Winter crop stubble burning in North India: A matter beyond the fields

Hindustan Times  

India is headed into winter in a few weeks, which is why it’s timely to recall that stubble burning accounts for 30-35% of Delhi-NCR’s air pollution during October and November. The practice has led to a persistent air quality issue that is driven by the burning of crop residue at this time, mostly in the neighbouring states of Punjab and …

U.P. preparing action plan to curb burning of crop residue
3 months, 1 week ago

U.P. preparing action plan to curb burning of crop residue

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is preparing an action plan to curb the annual crop residue burning by farmers. Principal secretary, agriculture, Ravindra said, “The months of October and November see a significant increase in incidents of burning of crop residue every year. Ganga Lalwani vs. Union of India and others, mandated the prevention of air pollution caused by burning crop residue. …

NGT imposes up to ₹50,000 fine for dumping solid waste in unauthorised areas in Uttar Pradesh
4 months, 2 weeks ago

NGT imposes up to ₹50,000 fine for dumping solid waste in unauthorised areas in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal has imposed a complete prohibition on littering or dumping of solid waste at unauthorised places in Uttar Pradesh and a fine ranging from ₹5,000 to ₹50,000 for its violations. “We specifically direct that there shall be complete prohibition on littering/dumping of Solid Waste at unauthorized places particularly roadsides, rivers, waterways, wetlands, lakes, nalas, panchayat or revenue …

NGT Orders Punjab Government To Detail Strategy For Reducing Stubble Burning Incidents
8 months, 2 weeks ago

NGT Orders Punjab Government To Detail Strategy For Reducing Stubble Burning Incidents

ABP News  

New Delhi, Apr 7 The National Green Tribunal has directed the Punjab government to disclose in its comprehensive report how it will achieve its projected target for reducing incidents of stubble burning in the present year. The bench also comprising judicial member Justice Sudhir Agarwal and expert member A Senthil Vel said the report disclosed the target for 2024 upon …

Stubble burning: Prepare time-bound action plan for 2024: NGT to Punjab, Haryana
1 year ago

Stubble burning: Prepare time-bound action plan for 2024: NGT to Punjab, Haryana

Hindustan Times  

The National Green Tribunal has directed Punjab and Haryana to formulate a time-bound plan to tackle stubble burning between January 1 and September 1, 2024, emphasising farm fires were a “serious problem” and preparations for remedial action should start now. A bench of NGT chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava said according to a Commission for Air Quality Management report, there were …

Haryana CM takes a dig at Punjab government over stubble burning
1 year, 1 month ago

Haryana CM takes a dig at Punjab government over stubble burning

The Hindu  

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on November 21 took a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party-led government in Punjab after the Supreme Court’s advice to Punjab to learn from Haryana’s approach surrounding incentives given to farmers to curb stubble burning. Mr. Lal said the Haryana government’s serious approach to the issue of stubble burning, and the collaborative efforts with farmers …

Can only seek their mercy: Delhi LG as farms smoulder in Punjab
1 year, 1 month ago

Can only seek their mercy: Delhi LG as farms smoulder in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

In a scathing criticism of the Aam Aadmi Party governments in Delhi and Punjab over the ongoing pollution crisis, lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Thursday said that “nothing concrete” has been done in the national capital to tackle the issue, while Punjab was “playing truant” as farm fires rage in the neighbouring state. In a series of posts on social …

NGT issues notice to Punjab CS, CPCB on air pollution caused by stubble burning
1 year, 2 months ago

NGT issues notice to Punjab CS, CPCB on air pollution caused by stubble burning

Firstpost  

A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel noted a report by the PPCB which detailed the comparative data of three years on stubble burning incidents along with the names of hotspot districts known for farm fire incidents. The report said stubble burning in the state around autumn was among the “biggest contributors” to …

41 farmers challaned for stubble burning in Kurukshetra
1 year, 2 months ago

41 farmers challaned for stubble burning in Kurukshetra

Hindustan Times  

: The Kurukshetra agriculture department has challaned 41 farmers for burning crop residue. 41 farmers challaned for stubble burning in Kurukshetra According to the information given by the agriculture department, the farmers have been fined ₹1.05 lakh and they have been told to comply with the orders or FIRs will be registered against them. Kurukshetra deputy commissioner Shantanu Sharma has …

Punjab govt.’s anti-pollution promise set for ‘field trial’
1 year, 2 months ago

Punjab govt.’s anti-pollution promise set for ‘field trial’

The Hindu  

As paddy harvesting gains momentum in parts of Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party government’s immediate challenge is to curb stubble burning – which every year causes a spike in air pollution in the northern States, including the national capital. While the Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab government has committed to reducing paddy stubble burning incidents by at least 50% this year …

Clearing the fog on stubble burning
1 year, 7 months ago

Clearing the fog on stubble burning

Hindustan Times  

Punjab has been in the news of late for, among other things, the issue of stubble burning after harvesting. Apart from the obvious and immediate impact on soil fertility, stubble burning also releases harmful, toxic gases and particulates into the air, causing air pollution and poor air quality in the neighbouring region. The government has promoted technology like the Pusa …

Zero tolerance against stubble burning: 4 agri officials in Punjab suspended for dereliction of duty
2 years, 1 month ago

Zero tolerance against stubble burning: 4 agri officials in Punjab suspended for dereliction of duty

India Today  

Keeping in line with the commitment of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to combat stubble burning, the state agriculture department on Sunday suspended four officials for derelection of duty after instances of stubble burning were reported from different districts. The Punjab government led by Bhagwant Mann has adopted a zero tolerance policy against stubble burning and has been organising campaigns …

Air quality dips in Gurugram, admin to penalise farmers found burning stubble
2 years, 2 months ago

Air quality dips in Gurugram, admin to penalise farmers found burning stubble

Hindustan Times  

The district administration on Wednesday said any farmer found burning crop residue will be penalised at the rate of ₹2,500 per acre and appealed to farmers not to burn stubble as it is leads to pollution in the city. A senior district administration said that the objective of the appeal was to ensure that directions issued by Commission for Air …

Stubble burning half of what it was last year, says Central air quality panel
3 years, 1 month ago

Stubble burning half of what it was last year, says Central air quality panel

Firstpost  

The panel said enforcement agencies have inspected 8,575 sites in Punjab, Haryana and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and an environmental compensation of around Rs 58 lakh has been imposed for crop residue burning New Delhi: Incidents of stubble burning have come down by over 51 percent this season so far compared to the corresponding period last year, according to …

NGT reserves order on cracker ban
4 years, 1 month ago

NGT reserves order on cracker ban

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday reserved its order on a plea seeking remedial action against pollution caused due to firecrackers. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel is expected to pass orders on November 9. On Wednesday, the tribunal had said, “With respect to non-attainment cities, where air quality as per record maintained by the Central …

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