'Most pollution boards across the country have unused funds. There is practically no reason why pollution should not be a political priority.' IMAGE: A view of India Gate as dense smog engulfs the......
Delhi's crime rate against women stood at 144.4 in 2022 -- the highest among all states and Union Territories. IMAGE: Polling staff carrying electronic voting machines and other election materials......
'The Paris Conference is a decisive meeting on climate change.' 'Negotiating an agreement between 196 countries is indeed a challenge.' 'If we go beyond 2°C, the consequences will be extremely......
Allotment of 5 UMPP on plug and play mode is a welcome announcement in Union Budget 2015-16, the increase in clean energy cess (effective rate) by Rs 100/ tonne on coal/lignite is a negative for......
As of now, no firm has launched a flex-fuel vehicle in India, as these models are more expensive than comparable petrol-run vehicles. IMAGE: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep......
The government has collected Rs 3,124 crore (Rs 31.24 billion) under the Clean Energy Fund this year through an imposition of cess on coal, but it is yet to decide how and when to invest the......
Budget proposals The following announcements have been proposed in the Union budget 2015-16:- Proposed to increases the Scheduled rate of Clean Energy Cess levied on coal, lignite and peat to Rs......
Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers breathed a sigh of relief after the GST Council on Wednesday night retained the concessional 5 per cent rate on EVs, though they now face competition from small......