-The Times of India blog With the approaching winter the air quality in many Indian cities, especially in Delhi, becomes a public health hazard. Something so fundamental as breathing easy can no longer be taken for granted. It’s a wake-up call worthy of a civic revolution. For decades now those who could afford it (very much including this writer), have seceded from public services. The Indian elite send their children to expensive...
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Only innovative solutions that don't burden farmers can end stubble burning -Sucha Singh Gill
-ThePrint.in From mixing the stubble into soil, to making manure and use in the packaging industry, there are a lot of ways in which the problem of stubble burning can be solved. North-west India is currently in the grips of a poisonous smog, produced by farmers through paddy straw and stubble burning. The smog is affecting the germination and growth of crops, as well has having a harmful effect on human health. Farmers...
More »Fuel to get cheaper as Gujarat, Maharashtra cut VAT on petrol and Diesel
-Thw Times of India NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, the state governments of Gujarat and Maharashtra announced a cut in VAT (Value Added Tax) on petrol and Diesel. Gujarat took the first initiative, slashing the VAT by 4 per cent. With this rate cut, the price of petrol will come down by Rs 2.93 and that of Diesel by Rs 2.72 in the state. The effective price of petrol in Gujarat from...
More »Forget fast growth, India is barely holding on. Just look at the data -Chaitanya Kalbag
-The Economic Times Those of us in our sixties, including our prime minister, will remember the goli soda. You used a little wooden gizmo to push in a marble stuck in the mouth of a bottle and guzzled the sweet, fizzy drink with the marble dancing around inside. Then you felt full and happy. But it was mostly gas. It’s feeling a lot like that these days, and PM Narendra Modi must...
More »Why Indians will continue to pay high oil prices despite lower global rates?-Suchetana Ray
-Hindustan Times Consumers pay more than 100% tax – central and state levies combined – on petrol and Diesel. New Delhi: Fuel prices in India are at a three-year high, although global crude rates halved over the same period, leaving many in the country to wonder why they must continue to pay more for petrol and Diesel. The central government says that because states earn more in taxes on petrol and Diesel, they...
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