India is an agricultural dominant country. It largely depends on agriculture. Majority of crops constitutes residue. India annually produces 500 million tons of residue. Residue has many economic importance. The residue is used as animal feed, as domestic and industrial fuel. It is also used for thatching of homes. A large quantity of unused crop residue is burnt in fields to clear off the land from straw and stubble after harvest. Large amount of residue is burnt in the field due to non- availability of labour, high cost of residue removal and the use combines during harvesting. Its adverse effect is pollution which is very hazardous to human health. It also hampers the soil fertility. It cause loss of plant nutrients such as N, P, K and S. So, it is highly important that we should manage the crop residue. The new technology has made it easy to make crop residue management resource efficient than the conventional practices. The use of conservational agricultural practices can make efficient use of crop residue but the major problem is that the information is not properly provided to the farmers. The government should provide information to the farmers. This bulletin will generate awareness about such technologies. It provides comprehensive information about the generation of crop residues every year in the country and extent of their on farm burning along with their environmental impacts. It also includes the research and policy issues for the full management at local level.