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Green tax for old vehicles in Vijayawada mooted to check pollution Deputy Transport Commissioner M Purendra said that the tax will be levied at the rate of 10 per cent to 25 per cent of road tax. Share Via Email | A+A A- By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: Aimed at reducing pollution emissions, the Centre has approved a proposal to levy green tax on old transport vehicles polluting environment in Vijayawada. A proposal in this regard has been sent to the State government before it is formally notified. Deputy Transport Commissioner (DTC) M Purendra told The New Indian Express that the green tax will be levied at the rate of 10 per cent to 25 per cent of road tax on vehicles older than eight years at the time of fitness certificate renewal. The tax will be collected by the transport department at the time of renewing the Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate. ....
Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway Women Welfare Organisation (SWRWWO), in association with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), had organised a safety awareness programme at Lalita High School. It was inaugurated by Pooja Agarwal, President, SWRWWO. As part of the Customer Day Celebration, IOCL conducted quiz competition for school children, fireless cooking competition, free health check-up for their customers, LPG safety clinic, battery check-up, oil check and Pollution Under Control (PUC) check for vehicles. As part of the programme, an exhibition of domestic safety equipment and a safety seminar on the usage of gas at kitchen and a demonstration was conducted. ....
Six things to trash in 2021 Updated: Updated: December 18, 2020 14:03 IST As this year draws to a close, here is hoping for a cleaner, greener year ahead. Nidhi Adlakha writes Share Article AAA As this year draws to a close, here is hoping for a cleaner, greener year ahead. Nidhi Adlakha writes Bioplastics and greenwashing Several countries, including India, have banned plastics in the last few years. Albeit implemented haphazardly, the bans have led to the rise of the bioplastics industry and we’ve also seen several ‘recyclable’ variants of the notorious material in the market. But it’s important to know that while all biodegradable plastics come under the bioplastics umbrella, all bioplastics are not biodegradable. Just because your shampoo bottles or flour bags have a ‘bioplastic’ label, it doesn’t always mean they can or are being recycled. Besides, only a minuscule percentage of the plastic that can be recycled is sent for r ....