To compensate the damage caused by diesel cars to Delhi’s atmosphere, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre for a response to levy an additional “environment compensation charge” on purchase

For those who are planning to buy a diesel car it's time to rethink because the purchase is likely to make a hole into your pocket.

NCR People should be allowed to breathe, says forest bench.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s reply to a plea for levying “environment compensation charge” on all existing private vehicles and new diesel cars to control pollution in the Nation

The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Centre on a petition seeking 25 per cent ' environment compensation charge' on new private diesel vehicles.

CSE has welcomed the SC proposal to tax diesel cars in Delhi. The proposal mooted in the court by amicus curae Harish Salve is based on report from Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority.

In the Supreme Court of India civil original jurisdiction i.a. no. Of 2012 in writ petition no. 13029 of 1985 on air pollution in Delhi.

This article critically evaluates the government's pricing policy for petroleum products in India. It looks carefully at the notion of "under-recoveries" oil companies and attempts to compare it with their profi ts under an alternative pricing regime. It concludes that under the suggested pricing structure the surplus generated in the oil sector will be suffi ciently large to wipe out the much advertised fi scal defi cit sustained by the government on account of oil subsidies - without raising the price of the essential oil products.

Losing after winning is the worst feeling possible. This is how I feel looking out of my window at a thick pall of black smog engulfing my city. It was this time of the year, exactly 15 years ago, when CSE began its right-to-clean-air campaign

Mumbai In what could be a festival gift for consumers from oil marketing companies, the price of petrol has been reduced by 95 paise per litre effective Friday. But the relief may be shortlived as state-owned retail entities have expressed concern over the “significant” volatility in dollar-rupee exchange rate that may end the present run of price cuts for petrol.

Oil companies last reduced petrol prices on October 8 marginally by about Rs 0.57 per litre on account of softening of product prices globally on weak demand.

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