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...
26 May, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
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...
23 May, 2026, 09.29 PM IST
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...
18 Mar, 2026, 06.28 PM IST
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...
06 Mar, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
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...
27 Oct, 2025, 05.00 PM IST
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...
28 Mar, 2021, 03.02 PM IST
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...
07 Mar, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
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...
08 Feb, 2021, 01.24 PM IST
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 ...
26 Jan, 2021, 10.40 PM IST
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...
25 Jan, 2021, 11.51 PM IST
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.
13 Oct, 2015, 06.32 AM 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
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...
28 Feb, 2015, 09.38 PM IST
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...
07 Feb, 2015, 09.19 AM IST
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...
16 Mar, 2014, 02.39 PM IST
- Fiscal policy can help check carbon emissions
Green taxes would ensure that the social cost of production does not exceed the private cost.
27 Dec, 2009, 12.00 AM IST
- 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.
31 May, 2007, 03.28 AM IST