Transport association urges government to cut fuel prices as crude falls to $90/barrelThe All India Motor & Goods Transport Association is calling on the Central Government to lower petrol and diesel prices. They point to a s...
30 May, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Rs 10.9 lakh crore burden: Iran shock can take a load off India's backRising oil prices triggered by the Iran conflict are pushing India to accelerate its shift away from fossil fuels, with the government fast...
20 May, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
GRAP-1 imposed in Delhi-NCR: Full list of restrictions, bans and permitted activitiesDelhi-NCR has entered Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as air quality dropped to the 'poor' category with an AQI of 208. T...
19 May, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
The real cost of pollution? Polluters must foot the bill, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has reinforced the 'polluter pays' principle. It restores the authority of pollution control boards to charge entities fo...
17 Aug, 2025, 11.27 PM IST
CPCB report to NGT shows 80 pc environmental funds remain unutilisedThe Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has spent only 20% of the environment protection charge and environmental compensation collected...
26 Mar, 2024, 07.13 PM IST
Ensure illegal industrial units do not restart: NGT to DPCC"Closure directions were issued from time to time in all 43 premises and units were effectively closed. Power supply and water supply of th...
13 Apr, 2021, 01.33 PM IST
Centre’s new anti-pollution panel seeks more teethET gathers that the CAQM has pointed out to the Centre that it is short of powers necessary to check the violation of pollution norms and h...
19 Jan, 2021, 09.50 AM IST
Make every Delhiite pay Yamuna cess: Vijay DevIn 2015, holding every Delhi resident responsible for polluting the Yamuna, the NGT had ordered every household to pay a certain amount eac...
12 Mar, 2019, 11.04 AM IST
Cash crunch: Delhi govt to seek green tax exemption for trucksThe decision was taken today at a meeting of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with transporters at his residence here.
17 Nov, 2016, 11.36 PM IST
Supreme Court favours levy of 'pollution charges' on commercial vehiclesIt also seemed to be in agreement with the plea that passenger buses, vehicles with essential commodities, food articles and ambulances may...
09 Oct, 2015, 04.36 PM IST
SC to peruse NGT order to levy environmental charge on commercial vehiclesThe SC decided to peruse the NGT order directing the payment of environmental compensation charge by commercial vehicles entering Delhi.
08 Oct, 2015, 08.07 PM IST
Trucks entering Delhi to pay environmental tax: NGTThe green panel ordered that the compensation would be payable at the rates of Rs 700 for two-axle vehicles, Rs 1,000 for three-axle and Rs...
08 Oct, 2015, 04.01 AM IST
Following NGT order, residents to pay a minimum of Rs 100 as 'environmental compensation fee'The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to charge 'environmental compensation fee' on directions of the National Green Tribunal.
01 Aug, 2015, 11.43 AM IST
NDMC to levy environmental compensation feeFollowing the directives of National Green Tribunal, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to levy environmental compensation ...
31 Jul, 2015, 07.44 PM IST
Every household in Delhi to pay environment compensation: National Green TribunalTribunal held that this amount would be charged irrespective of whether a household is sewered or not and would be equally applicable to th...
08 May, 2015, 09.04 PM IST
- SC notice to Centre on levying environment charge on vehicles
The Supreme Court today sought the Centre's reply to a plea for levying "environment compensation charge" on all existing private vehicles ...
26 Nov, 2012, 07.11 PM IST
- Ecuador ordered to pay $1.6 bn to Chevron
Ecuador has been ordered to pay US oil giant Chevron 1.6 billion dollars by an international court in a long-standing dispute over alleged ...
05 Dec, 2008, 02.48 AM IST