Vehicle taxation, incentives should be based on energy efficiency: Vikram Kirloskar
The Hindu
TKM Vice Chairman recommends merit-based taxation structure
To realise India’s goals of energy security and countering climate change, the county must broaden its horizon to take a more holistic and systems-based approach on the impact of products on CO2 emission, said Vikram Kirloskar, Vice Chairman, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM). Addressing SIAM's 61st annual convention on August 25, he said an impact analysis of the `life cycle' of all products is critical to creating a ‘well to wheel’ environment.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.