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Pollution boards can impose environmental damages, says SCThe Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of pollution control boards to levy damages for environmental harm, emphasizing prevention and...
Around Rs 95,000 crore collected in lieu of forest land diversion till date: GovtThe government has collected Rs 94,843 crore from compensatory levies for forest land diversion, with Rs 26,002.16 crore utilized for affor...
States can impose special road tax: Supreme CourtThe HC had also ruled that the imposition of additional special road tax on transport vehicle used without a valid permit is not a tax but ...
Entry tax on online orders illegal, rules Patna high courtA number of states including Bihar, Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand and most recently, Uttar Pradesh imposed entry tax on purchase of...
Government to push Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill in Rajya SabhaThe proposed law is expected to create over 15 crore man-days of direct employment, most of it in the tribal and backward areas of the coun...
Lok Sabha passes Bill to unlock over Rs 40,000 crore for increasing forest cover in IndiaThe Lok Sabha on Tuesday unanimously passed the much awaited Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill, 2015 that aims to ensure expeditio...
Government nod for changes in bill on afforestationThe bill is expected to be tabled in the Parliament in the second half of the budget session which will start from April 25.
If Supreme Court directs ready to introduce 'pollution compensatory charges': Delhi governmentA senior official said the Delhi government will submit its roadmap to prevent pollution caused by transit vehicles to the Supreme Court in...
SC seeks response on levy of pollution compensatory chargesSupreme Court today asked the centre and Delhi government to positively respond to a plea seeking levy of 'pollution compensatory charges'.
e-Payment gateway launched for forest land diversion leviesThe government today launched an e-payment gateway to receive payments for diversion of forest land from project proponents to speed up tra...
Supreme Court issues notice to companies for non-compliance of its ordersA bench headed by Justice M B Lokur sought response of the companies within two weeks on the government's plea seeking to summon their CMDs...
Cabinet gives nod to Compensatory Afforestation Fund BillThe cabinet's nod would ensure utilisation of accumulated unspent funds already available with Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management a...
Javadekar eases green norms for linear projectsEnvironment ministry has allowed a major relaxation for faster execution of all ‘linear' projects including roads, rail, power transmission...
How playing the Tata, Adani card will do no good to power producersThe CERC order does take into account the higher returns likely for the coal subsidiaries of Tata and Adani in Indonesia, following the reg...
- Levy charged for using forestland set to go up
The government is set to revise the levy charged from project developers for using forestland. It has asked the Indian Institute of Forest ...
- Now you can claim income-tax deductions for fines paid to RTO
In a recent order, Income-tax Appellate Tribunal has held that fines paid to RTO is an allowable expenditure under the Income-tax Act.
- SC refers to larger bench issue of entry tax on goods
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday decided to refer to a larger bench the issue of imposition of entry tax on goods coming i...
- Constitution and a non-compensatory tax
A division bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court has held the Haryana Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2008, as unconstitutio...
- Reliance group, P&G, Gillette others move SC against entry tax
Various companies of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, Mukesh Ambani-led RIL and others have moved the SC challenging the recovery of entry ...
- SC notice to Reliance Ind, others on Orissa govt's plea
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, Hindalco, Tata Refractories and others on a plea by Ori...