Do it yourself

First thought this morning The government's proposal to hike registration fee for new vehicles has met with widespread criticism. I am however not able to decipher what this criticism is about - timing of the proposal when the auto industry is struggling with poor demand and mounting inventories; the principle of sin tax being applied to the motor vehicles; or both. I distinctly recall that last winter when the air pollution levels in many cities, especially the capital Delhi, crossed the last limits, many experts have suggested steep increase in parking and registration charges to demotivate people from buying more vehicles. There have been numerous cases of young kids developing serious respiratory conditions like asthma, premature graying of hairs and problems related to eyesight. Recently, doctors in Delhi have suspected a case of lung cancer in a young lade due to air pollution in Delhi. The capital city witnesses many cases of violence including murders ...