When Pollution Meant Punishment

As early as the 13th century, restrictions were put on the burning of coal as a precaution against the health hazards of air pollution

A LETHAL BLOW

Compliance tax

It's official now

Price mechanism is the only way to discourage the use of dirty fuels

Not fine!

Once again the Supreme Court cracks the whip on erring ministries. This time it is accompanied by a fine

BRAZIL

In the red

The Union Budget fails to make any provisions for protecting the environment.

South Korea

Ecotax policy rejected

UK mulls new flight tax

FINE IMPOSED

Shying away

Trash tax

A lot of smoke

While some commend the Delhi government's proposal to ban the sale of new two-wheelers fitted with two-stroke engines from January 2000, …

Why shouldn't we tax CNG?

The Union revenue secretary, S Narayan , has no clue as to how fiscal instruments are designed to balance revenue priorities and secure a clean …

Making polluters pay

Proposal to tax polluting vehicles in Andhra Pradesh even as petroleum ministry refuses it natural gas

Pay up time

United Nations

Follow-up

Tax-reforms okayed

Payback time

Netherlands to tax polluting cars

Taxing reforms

Germany's new ecological tax reforms are ridden with flaws

In the tax bracket again

The Orissa government has slapped a forest development tax on three minor forest produce items -- tendu leaf, timber and bamboo. Seen as a …

Seamless transport

... a result of a well-coordinated city planning system and strong political will