The National Biodiversity Authority has released a new set of rules to manage sharing of benefits generated through the use of biological resources. The Biological Diversity (Access to biological Resources and Knowledge Associated thereto and Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits) Regulation 2025 was approved by the Central government and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Babu Lal Jaju Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 05/05/2014 regarding Green Tax being collected by the Transport Department, Government of Rajasthan. The Tribunal has also asked for information from the State of Rajasthan as …
The state government on Thursday reiterated its demand for levy of green tax on mining at the Empowered Committee (EC) of State Finance Ministers meeting held at New Delhi for introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST). As the producing states would not benefit on the implementation of GST in …
To compensate the damage caused by diesel cars to Delhi’s atmosphere, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre for a response to levy an additional “environment compensation charge” on purchase of every private diesel car in the city. The forest bench of the Supreme Court issued a notice to …
Shimla: With an assured monthly income of Rs 50 lakh from green tax, imposed from today, the Shimla Municipal Corporation (MC) is now diverting attention towards generating resources to improve its poor financial health. Addressing a press conference here today, Mayor Sanjay Chauhan said the MC would utilise the Rs …
Shimla: The ambitious project of the municipal corporation (MC) to rake funds by way of imposing green tax on vehicles from outside entering the state capital may have to wait. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) does not allow the installation of digitised electronic barriers on its roads. The …
Shimla: The cash-strapped Shimla Municipal Corporation (MC) will have to wait for some more time before it starts getting revenue from the green tax which was to be imposed on all outside vehicles entering Shimla as clearance from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is still awaited. Finding it …
China is mulling whether to impose a consumption tax on "high-polluting, high resource consuming" products, according to officials from the Ministry of Environment Protection. Citing an unnamed official, Economic Information, a newspaper affiliated with Xinhua News Agency, reported the ministry is planning to implement eight measures during the 12th Five-Year …
The government should set up a 'green fund' by imposing 5% forest development tax on sale of forest products and 3% forest conservation tax on sale of petroleum products and coal mining, the 12th Five-Year Plan working group under Planning Commission on natural resources has recommended. Another sub group working …
Shimla: With no takers for the collection of the green tax in the first attempt, the local municipal corporation (MC) will invite fresh bids. The MC intends to impose the green tax on all vehicles entering the “Queen of Hills”. Surprisingly not even a single company sent in its bid …
Solan: The Chail panchayat has imposed green tax on vehicles entering this town from other states since April 1. Since this was for the first time that such a tax was imposed in Chail, the panchayat has kept nominal fee of Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 30 and Rs 100, …
If you are planning to drive to Shimla after April 1, be prepared to shell out more, as the Shimla Municipal Corporation proposes to levy green fee on vehicles not bearing Himachal Pradesh registration numbers. While four-wheelers will be charged Rs 200 per entry, two-wheelers will be made to pay …
Leh, Dec 22 : The Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Leh Rigzin Spalbar today convened a meeting of Council to discuss various important issues concerning further promotion of tourism industry. Addressing the meeting, the Chief Executive Councilor, said that this year a record number of tourists visited Leh and if we …
The cash-strapped Shimla Municipal Corporation (MC) will once again urge the government to allow it to impose green tax on all outside vehicles entering the “Queen of Hills” so that it can generate resources to improve its financial health. A special meeting of the MC House has been convened on …
Shimla: Determined to impose green tax on vehicles bearing registration numbers of other states, Shimla Municipal Corporation has decided to again approach the BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh government to seek its approval so that it could raise much-needed funds. Commissioner A N Sharma told TOI despite the state government recently turning …
Sukumar Mukhopadhyay / April 26, 2010, 0:41 IST P>The environmentalists are doing genuinely good work to promote more favourable situation for the earth to survive the rampaging attack on ecology. But in the process one has to look for the correct method. The environmentalists advocate eco-tax and eco-subsidy to cope …
Bihar government’s budget has introduced measures to protect the environment. The budget passed for 2010-2011 includes sales tax and value added tax on old vehicles and halves the tax on battery-run vehicles. The state’s finance minister, Sushil Kumar Modi, also announced a blanket ban on mining hills for quarrying stones. …
Aila devastation in Howrah. Pictures by Gopal Senapati Garbage dumped on the Howrah bank of the Hooghly A chimney of an industrial unit belches out polluting fumes A rare political unanimity has enabled Howrah to come up with a long-term plan to combat climate change, apparently a first in the …
The climate challenge is so serious that all possible policy measures need to be considered. Currently however, there tends to be a focus on regulations and emissions trading as the main ways of reducing carbon emissions. The use of taxation seems to be ignored or forgotten.
