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Green tax to be spent on fine particles study: CPCB

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 19, 2016

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has come up with an expenditure plan for the 1% green tax imposed by the Supreme Court on diesel SUVs. It proposes to use a large chunk of the funds on...

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Draft forest policy out, brace for green tax

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 21, 2016

The environment ministry has come out with a draft National Forest Policy (NFP), proposing levy of a green tax while calling for safeguarding forest land by exercising strict restraint on...

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Subject Tags: Forest , Green Tax , policy

Centre clarifies on Swachh Bharat cess

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2015

The Finance Ministry on Thursday clarified that the Swachh Bharat cess will come into effect on November 15, at the rate of 0.5 per cent on all services that are presently liable to service tax. This will translate into a tax of 50 paisa on every ₹100 worth of taxable...

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Subject Tags: Green Tax , waste

Confusion ends, green tax on trucks comes into effect

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 9, 2015

SMYR Consortium, the toll contractor appointed by the South Corporation, finally agreed to collect the environment compensation charge (ECC) from heavy commercial vehicles from Friday night. The decision comes following a series of meetings between the company and the...

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Subject Tags: Climate Change , Green Tax