After Supreme Court Rap, Centre Doubles Penalties For Stubble Burning; Farmers To Pay Up To Rs. 30,000 For Violations
4 months, 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, the Commission for Air Quality Management may now impose environmental compensation on farmers engaged in stubble burning as follows: 1. The Court questioned why CAQM had not framed appropriate rules under Section 15 of the CAQM Act to prescribe environmental compensation rates, emphasizing that the Commission is responsible for setting these rates without reliance on formula by the National Green Tribunal. The Court highlighted that proper environmental compensation rules are essential, particularly as penal provisions do not apply to farmers under the proviso to Section 14 of the CAQM Act.

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Stubble burning: SC asks CAQM to hold meet with Punjab, Haryana, UP
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Stubble burning: SC asks CAQM to hold meet with Punjab, Haryana, UP

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Commission for Air Quality Management to meet with the Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments to discuss action plans for tackling stubble burning. The court also addressed the issue of support for daily wagers affected by construction bans, noting that Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana had failed to comply with its previous directives. …

Stubble burning: ₹1.47-crore fine collected from Punjab, Haryana farmers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Stubble burning: ₹1.47-crore fine collected from Punjab, Haryana farmers

Hindustan Times  

An environmental compensation of over ₹1.47 crore has been collected from farmers for burning stubble in Punjab and Haryana until November 30, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. Union minister of state for environment Kirti Vardhan Singh told the Rajya Sabha that to curb paddy residue burning, officials inspected 10,791 agricultural fields in Punjab and 1,406 in Haryana, imposing penalties …

Centre in SC strongly opposes setting up ex judges panel to monitor stubble burning
4 months ago

Centre in SC strongly opposes setting up ex judges panel to monitor stubble burning

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday opposed in the Supreme court a proposal to form a committee of former apex court judges to oversee the implementation of measures to curb stubble burning, a key contributor to Delhi-NCR's air pollution. A bench headed by former Supreme Court's Justice Madan B Lokur had heard pleas related to pollution and the role of …

Punjab And Haryana Owe An Explanation: Supreme Court Reiterates Concern Over Reluctance To Prosecute Officials For Violating CAQM Orders On Stubble Burning
4 months, 1 week ago

Punjab And Haryana Owe An Explanation: Supreme Court Reiterates Concern Over Reluctance To Prosecute Officials For Violating CAQM Orders On Stubble Burning

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday reiterated its concern over the reluctance of states of Punjab and Haryana to prosecute officials that have violated CAQM orders regarding stubble burning under Section 14 of the Commission for Air Quality Management Act. Regarding air pollution from stubble burning, the Court examined compliance affidavits submitted by the governments of Punjab and Haryana, which indicated …

Punjab records highest single-day spike with 730 stubble burning cases
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab records highest single-day spike with 730 stubble burning cases

Hindustan Times  

A day after the Union government doubled the fines issued against farmers for burning stubble up to ₹30,000 depending on the size of their farmlands, Punjab recorded the highest single-day spike of 730 cases on Friday taking the state’s total farm fire count to 6,029. A day after the Union government doubled the fines issued against farmers for burning stubble …

Centre doubles fine forburning farm stubble
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre doubles fine forburning farm stubble

Hindustan Times  

The Union government has doubled the fines issued against farmers for burning stubble up to ₹30,000, depending on the size of their plots, in a last-minute bid to stop the annual scourge that drives up Delhi’s winter pollution into hazardous levels, even as the city’s air quality index spiralled to the upper reaches of the “very poor” zone on Thursday. …

Govt amends CAQM rules; doubles penalty for stubble burning to combat air pollution in National Capital Region
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt amends CAQM rules; doubles penalty for stubble burning to combat air pollution in National Capital Region

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Union government on Wednesday amended the Commission for Air Quality Management rules for the National Capital Region and adjoining areas, and increased the penalty to up to ₹30,000 for stubble burning to combat rising pollution. The Supreme Court noted that previous fines were “toothless” largely due to delays in appointing adjudicating officers and setting up a proper …

Centre doubles fines for stubble burning amid Delhi's deteriorating air quality
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre doubles fines for stubble burning amid Delhi's deteriorating air quality

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: After a rebuke from the Supreme Court and in an effort to combat worsening air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region, the Union Government has doubled penalties for stubble burning and notified new rules under the existing act to streamline the process of filing complaints, conducting inquiries, and laying down the adjudication process for environmental pollution. …

SC Warns Against Stubble Burning, Urges States to Protect Right to Live in Clean Environment
5 months ago

SC Warns Against Stubble Burning, Urges States to Protect Right to Live in Clean Environment

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has emphasized that stubble burning is a violation of citizens' fundamental right to live in a pollution-free environment under Article 21 of the Constitution. The court noted that while the states of Punjab and Haryana claimed that they have taken steps to implement the CAQM order, they failed to provide specific evidence of monitoring actions taken by …

Over 870 FIRs Filed in Stubble Burning Cases in a Month: Punjab Police
5 months ago

Over 870 FIRs Filed in Stubble Burning Cases in a Month: Punjab Police

News 18  

Police in Punjab have registered over 870 FIRs for stubble burning cases in the past month and imposed fines of Rs 10.55 lakh on the offenders. Red entries have also been made in revenue records of nearly 400 farmers for burning crop residue, making it difficult for them to sell, mortgage their land or avail loans against it.

Haryana Govt Cracks Down on Stubble Burning, Farmers To Face FIRs and Bans on Crop Sales in Mandis
5 months, 1 week ago

Haryana Govt Cracks Down on Stubble Burning, Farmers To Face FIRs and Bans on Crop Sales in Mandis

ABP News  

Haryana government issues FIRs and bans crop sales in Mandis for stubble burning farmers. The government has launched several schemes to encourage farmers to opt for alternative methods of cultivation, but farmers continue to burn stubble. The Supreme Court has taken suo motu notice and summoned the Chief Secretaries of the Punjab and Haryana governments to explain their stance on …

List steps taken to curb farm fires: SC to CAQM
6 months ago

List steps taken to curb farm fires: SC to CAQM

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a report from the Commission for Air Quality Management on steps taken to prevent farm fires and action taken against officers for allowing such incidents despite past orders to stop them, reacting to news reports of farmers in Punjab starting to burn stubble. A bench headed by justice AS Oka posted the matter on …

Stubble Burning Begins Around Delhi, Supreme Court Says 'We Want Answers On Friday!'
6 months ago

Stubble Burning Begins Around Delhi, Supreme Court Says 'We Want Answers On Friday!'

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it wants answers on the fresh cases of stubble burning around Delhi. In October 2023, the top court directed the Commission for Air Quality Management to submit a report detailing the steps taken to tackle the worsening air quality in and around the national capital. Taking note of the worsening air quality in …

Over 930 FIRs registered against farmers for burning stubble: Punjab Police
1 year, 4 months ago

Over 930 FIRs registered against farmers for burning stubble: Punjab Police

The Hindu  

The Punjab Police has registered 932 FIRs against farmers for burning crop residue since November 8 while a fine of ₹1.67 crore has been imposed in 7,405 cases, a senior official said on Sunday. According to the Special Director General of Police Arpit Shukla, red entries were made in the revenue records of 340 farmers for stubble burning. He said …

Farm fires in Punjab: Environmental compensation imposed in only 9% cases till November 6
1 year, 4 months ago

Farm fires in Punjab: Environmental compensation imposed in only 9% cases till November 6

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government has imposed environmental compensation only on 9% of stubble burning cases till November 6. As per the action-taken report till November 6, a day before the Supreme Court issued stringent directions to stop stubble burning, of the total 19,463 cases, the district administrations across the state have imposed environmental compensation of ₹51.70 lakh in 1,851 cases only. …

Stubble Burning One Reason For Delhi Air Pollution, Says CAQM; Supreme Court Seeks Affidavits From Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan
1 year, 4 months ago

Stubble Burning One Reason For Delhi Air Pollution, Says CAQM; Supreme Court Seeks Affidavits From Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi to file affidavits setting forth the steps they have taken to control air pollution including the measures to curb crop burning.This was after the Commission for the Air Quality Management stated in its report submitted to the Court that one of the reasons for …

₹ 26 lakh fine slapped on Haryana farmers for stubble burning
2 years, 5 months ago

₹ 26 lakh fine slapped on Haryana farmers for stubble burning

Hindustan Times  

: The Haryana government has issued 1,041 challans and slapped nearly ₹ 26 lakh as fine on farmers in different paddy sowing districts so far for burning crop residue, it has been learnt. ₹ 26 lakh fine slapped on Haryana farmers for stubble burning Amid concerns about farm fires pushing the Air Quality Index in Delhi-National Capital Region to critical …

Punjab speaker announces Rs 1 lakh to villages of his constituency in bid to discontinue stubble burning
2 years, 5 months ago

Punjab speaker announces Rs 1 lakh to villages of his constituency in bid to discontinue stubble burning

India TV News  

Punjab news : To discourage stubble burning in his Assembly segment, Punjab Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Sunday announced that he will give Rs 1 lakh to every village panchayat where farmers shun the practice. Sandhwan said the burning of paddy stubble has a harmful impact on the environment along with the loss of fertility of the land. "As people …

It's Time to Pay: De-smogging India's National Capital, One Step at a Time - News18
2 years, 5 months ago

It's Time to Pay: De-smogging India's National Capital, One Step at a Time - News18

News 18  

With harvesting season round the corner, farmers from Punjab and Haryana have started their annual practice of stubble burning. Health effects not limited to Delhi Although news counts health effects only for people in Delhi, stubble burning causes several health issues in Punjab and Haryana as well. Statistics Last year, stubble burning in neighbouring states contributed as much as 48 …

Air quality dips in Gurugram, admin to penalise farmers found burning stubble
2 years, 5 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 …

Farmers caught burning stubble to be dealt with an iron fist
2 years, 5 months ago

Farmers caught burning stubble to be dealt with an iron fist

Hindustan Times  

Days before the Prime Minister Office’s October 14 review meeting on air pollution in Delhi and National Capital Region, Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Durga Shankar Mishra has issued a slew of directions to officials and asked them to strictly curb the incidents of stubble and garbage burning in the state. For representation only In a government order issued to all …

Delhi, Punjab may jointly pay incentive to cut stubble burning
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi, Punjab may jointly pay incentive to cut stubble burning

Hindustan Times  

The governments of Punjab and Delhi are working on finalising a monetary incentive for farmers if they do not burn their paddy residue after harvesting, a top official said on Friday, after the Union government turned down their request to chip in with funds. Stubble burning and finding a solution to it is one of the 15-key-focus areas identified by …

Farmers Stubble Burning Contributes To 10% Pollution, Centre Says; 'Hue & Cry Baseless', Says Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Farmers Stubble Burning Contributes To 10% Pollution, Centre Says; 'Hue & Cry Baseless', Says Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday said that the hue and cry over farmers stubble burning is without factual basis, after the Central Government submitted that the the stubble burning contributed to less than 10% of the air pollution in Delhi.Based on the affidavits submitted by the Centre, the Court concluded that the major culprits of pollution are industries, power, vehicular …

Will have to burn stubble if state govt doesn't compensate us, say Punjab farmers
3 years, 5 months ago

Will have to burn stubble if state govt doesn't compensate us, say Punjab farmers

India Today  

Punjab's farmers have warned the state government that they will be left with no other choice than to burn stubble if they are not paid compensation as directed by the Supreme Court. Claiming that they spend Rs 6,000 per hectare on getting stubble burnt, farmers say the state government has failed to compensate them. In fact, reports have already started …

Stubble Burning: Centre To Place Ordinance On Stubble Burning Before Supreme Court Next Week
3 years, 11 months ago

Stubble Burning: Centre To Place Ordinance On Stubble Burning Before Supreme Court Next Week

Live Law  

Supreme Court has on Thursday decided to consider next week, Centre's Ordinance framed to deal with the problem of stubble burning. SG Mehta assured the Court that the Ordinance, with modifications approved by the Cabinet yesterday will be placed before the Court next week A three-judge Bench of CJI, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian was hearing a PIL filed in …

NGT Junks Punjab Govt Plea to Recover Penalty from Defaulting Farmers for Burning Crop Residue
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Stubble burning: PPCB has collected only 2.5% of fine imposed in 2019
4 years, 4 months ago

Stubble burning: PPCB has collected only 2.5% of fine imposed in 2019

Hindustan Times  

With the number of cases of stubble burning in the state seeing a 33% rise this year, one of the reasons could be the poor enforcement of punitive measures. Of the fine of Rs 6 crore imposed on farmers for stubble burning in 2019, the Punjab Pollution Control Board has collected only Rs 15 lakh to date. Board member secretary …

5 lessons from Punjab’s failed drive to curb stubble burning
5 years, 4 months ago

5 lessons from Punjab’s failed drive to curb stubble burning

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the paddy harvesting in September, the Punjab government chose to make Guru Nanak Dev’s verse ‘pavan guru, pani pita, mata dharat mahat’ as the centrepiece of its message against stubble burning, one of the causes of the region’s pollution scourge year after year. Last year, the Union agriculture ministry rolled out a centrally-funded scheme to support Punjab, Haryana, …

Farmer arrested, 15 others fined in UP's Shamli for stubble burning
5 years, 4 months ago

Farmer arrested, 15 others fined in UP's Shamli for stubble burning

India TV News  

Farmer arrested, 15 others fined in UP's Shamli for stubble burning Delhi and the National Capital Region have been grappling with hazardous levels of air pollution since late October. A farmer was arrested and 15 others were fined for burning crop residue in their fields in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, officials said on Thursday. Tara Chand was arrested after he …

Give Rs 2,500 per acre to Haryana farmers for not burning stubble: Hooda
5 years, 4 months ago

Give Rs 2,500 per acre to Haryana farmers for not burning stubble: Hooda

India TV News  

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday demanded that the Haryana government give compensation of at least Rs 2,500 per acre for crop residue management to small and marginal farmers who did not burn stubble. If Punjab can give Rs 2,500 per acre as compensation to small and marginal farmers who refrained from burning crop residue, why can't …

Rs 2,500 per acre compensation for Punjab farmers who didn't burn crop residue
5 years, 4 months ago

Rs 2,500 per acre compensation for Punjab farmers who didn't burn crop residue

India TV News  

The Punjab government on Wednesday announced Rs 2,500 per acre as compensation to small and marginal farmers who did not burn crop residue. Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is a cause of air pollution in Delhi and governments of both states are taking several steps to check the practice Farmers cultivating non-basmati paddy and owning land up to five …

Punjab farmers say that they have no alternative to stubble burning as air pollution chokes Delhi
5 years, 4 months ago

Punjab farmers say that they have no alternative to stubble burning as air pollution chokes Delhi

Firstpost  

Pollution levels hit their highest point in years as smoke, from farms combine with other pollutants form a noxious mix. To cut the pollution enveloping Delhi and asphyxiating its 20 million people, India’s top court has ordered a complete halt to stubble burning. In recent days pollution levels hit their highest point in years as smoke — from farms around …

Delhi air pollution: Did law to delay crop sowing result in stubble burning cases in Punjab, Haryana?
5 years, 4 months ago

Delhi air pollution: Did law to delay crop sowing result in stubble burning cases in Punjab, Haryana?

India Today  

Even as Delhi continues to battle a thick smog and hazardous pollution for days, stubble burning continues unabated in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana. Did law to delay crop sowing result in paddy straw burning cases? There are apprehensions that a law passed by the Punjab government in 2009 asking farmers to delay paddy sowing swelled the number …

32 farmers fined in Bathinda, Muktsar for burning stubble
5 years, 5 months ago

32 farmers fined in Bathinda, Muktsar for burning stubble

Hindustan Times  

With the spike in number of farm fires in the region over the past few days, the state government swung into action and imposed penalties on farmers who burned paddy stubble. HT Image Officials of Punjab Pollution Control Board said that about 23 farmers were fined in Muktsar district for setting afire paddy stubble in their fields, while nine farmers …

Amarinder Singh writes to Narendra Modi, seeks compensation for Punjab farmers to motivate them against stubble burning
5 years, 6 months ago

Amarinder Singh writes to Narendra Modi, seeks compensation for Punjab farmers to motivate them against stubble burning

Firstpost  

Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking cost compensation of Rs 100 per quintal of paddy to motivate farmers against the burning of paddy residue in the open fields, the chief minister’s office said in a statement on Wednesday Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

NGT Expresses Shock At Stubble Burning By Government Agency; Explanation Sought [Read Order]
5 years, 9 months ago

NGT Expresses Shock At Stubble Burning By Government Agency; Explanation Sought [Read Order]

Live Law  

The news report of stubble burning at the Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute has left the National Green Tribunal fuming. The Tribunal has taken suo motu cognizance of a recent news report about paddy straw burning at the Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute and asked the Centre, the Rajasthan government and others as to why action be not taken against them under …

Deny Minimum Support Price To Farmers Indulging In Stubble Burning : NGT [Read Order]
6 years, 4 months ago

Deny Minimum Support Price To Farmers Indulging In Stubble Burning : NGT [Read Order]

Live Law  

Taking note of the alarming levels of air pollution caused by the practise of burning of crop residue, rampant among farmers in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi, the National Green Tribunal ordered to deny the benefit of Minimum Support Price to farmers who continue to follow the practise.The order was passed on Monday by the NGT Principal …

Deny Minimum Support Price To Farmers Indulging In Stubble Burning : NGT [Read Order]
6 years, 4 months ago

Deny Minimum Support Price To Farmers Indulging In Stubble Burning : NGT [Read Order]

Live Law  

Taking note of the alarming levels of air pollution caused by the practise of burning of crop residue, rampant among farmers in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi, the National Green Tribunal ordered to deny the benefit of Minimum Support Price to farmers who continue to follow the practise.The order was passed on Monday by the NGT Principal …

Ground Zero | What drives Punjab farmers to burn paddy stubble every winter despite a ban?
6 years, 5 months ago

Ground Zero | What drives Punjab farmers to burn paddy stubble every winter despite a ban?

The Hindu  

The highway to Bibipur, a hamlet about 50 km from Patiala town, cuts through acres of paddy. Even Singh, who is optimistic that farmers in his village would, “like him, whole-heartedly eschew stubble-burning” doesn’t expect it to happen this year. The government is pushing these machines without realising that they are not viable for small and marginal farmers, and that …

Farmers in Punjab burn stubble in protest, demand subsidy as compensation
7 years, 5 months ago

Farmers in Punjab burn stubble in protest, demand subsidy as compensation

Deccan Chronicle  

Sangrur/Sheikhupura​ : Farmers in Sheikhupura and Sangrur's Daska village of Punjab on Thursday burnt stubble in a show of protest against Government's order of banning the practice. The protesting farmers lashed out at the government for not making proper provision before implementing the order, and asserted that substitute to stubble burning is expensive machinery, which is not a possibility for …

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