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Delhi govt notifies EV policy, offers tax exemption for electric cars priced up to Rs 30 lakhDelhi has unveiled its Electric Vehicles Policy 2026, aiming to boost EV adoption and improve air quality. Effective July 1, 2026, electric...
Ola Electric, Ather Energy shares jump up to 11% as Delhi govt approves new EV policy. What to expect?Shares of Ola Electric and Ather Energy surged up to 11% after the Delhi Cabinet approved the EV Policy 2.0 with a Rs 15,000 crore outlay. ...
CBIC rolls out green channel to speed emergency imports during oil spill crisesIn a significant move to bolster environmental protection, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has launched a dedicated 'green ...
UK’s steel curbs emerge as an early hurdle for FTA with India ahead of roll-out. Is there a way out?The UK has extended safeguard measures on select steel imports; starting from July 1, 2026, it will reduce tariff-free quotas by 60% and im...
A tale of two minorities: Why India never saw anti-Jainism like Europe's anti-semitismA comparison of Jains in India and Jews in Europe explores why one civilisation enabled coexistence while the other descended into exclusio...
Maharashtra hikes tax on polluting vehicles to curb air pollution, boost green mobilityMaharashtra Assembly has unanimously passed a bill to tackle rising air pollution. The Maharashtra Motor Vehicles Tax (Amendment) Bill, 202...
Maharashtra budget offers tax breaks for scrapping old vehicles, doubles green tax on pollutersMaharashtra plans tax breaks for scrapping old vehicles and buying new ones. Buyers replacing older cars will get concessions on motor vehi...
Why green tax in Uttarakhand can make your road trip by out-of-state vehicle costlyUttarakhand will implement a green tax on vehicles entering from other states starting December 1, 2025. This measure aims to curb pollutio...
Over 4 cr old vehicles on Indian roads, Karnataka tops list at 70 lakhThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has digitised the data of such vehicles throughout the country, excluding Andhra Pradesh, Madhy...
Junk your old car and get about 5% rebate from automakers on new purchase, says GadkariThe voluntary vehicle scrapping policy announced in the Union Budget for 2021-22 provides for fitness test after 20 years for personal vehi...
Benefits on buying new vehicles on scrapping of old; taxes, levies for polluting cars: Nitin GadkariThe voluntary vehicle scrapping policy announced in the Union Budget for 2021-22 is touted as a major step to boost the Indian automobile s...
Automakers welcome centre's proposed Green Tax but transporters against itAccording to the proposal, transport vehicles older than eight years could be charged a green tax at the rate of 10-25% of road tax at the ...
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari okays "Green Tax" for older, polluting vehiclesAccording to the proposal, transport vehicles older than eight years could be charged Green Tax at the time of renewal of fitness certifica...
SC directs trucks passing through Delhi to pay green tax from November 1Some 23% of commercial vehicles and as much as 60% of heavy trucks that enter New Delhi were headed for other destinations.
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...
Union Budget 2015: Arun Jaitley talks about green development, cuts allocation for environment ministryJaitley cut the allocation of funds for the MoEF and Climate Change to Rs 1,681.60 crore from Rs 1,764.60 crore in the ministry’s revised e...
1.5 lakh old vehicles in Nagpur but nobody pays green taxFive years after the state transport department started imposing green tax on vehicles older than 15 years, the implementation remains in d...
Green tax of Rs 20 crore in kitty, but pollution in Thane remains highThe green tax collected from 15-year-old vehicles by the Thane Regional Transport Office (RTO) lies unutilized with regard to curbing risin...
- Fiscal policy can help check carbon emissions
Green taxes would ensure that the social cost of production does not exceed the private cost.
- Tax to reward green cos, penalise polluters
The ministry has prepared a tax-neutral duty rejig proposal to incentivise environmental-friendly sectors while taxing polluting products.