Moorthymore-inFrom 1,000 new electric buses to subsidies for those who opt for clean fuels, the Delhi government’s ‘Green Budget’ included 26 schemes meant to reduce pollution. In a first, the budget of the State government, presented on Thursday, included a section dedicated to environment-friendly schemes in the form of the ‘Green Budget’. Spread over four departments, the schemes included a “carrot and stick approach”, Finance Minister Manish Sisodia said. Those who adopt green measures would get incentives and those who continue to pollute would be penalised, he said. Cleaner vehiclesGreenpeace campaigner Sunil Dahiya said, “It is promising to see such emphasis on air pollution in the Green Budget, but what remains is the implementation of these announcements.”

Source: The Hindu March 22, 2018 20:03 UTC