https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=34463 Civil society groups urged the finance commission to seek a National Disaster Management Authority declaration of heatwaves as a national disaster and to establish a Climate Adaptation and Resilience Fund targeted at marginalised communities. They recommended integrating adaptation into large-scale development programmes, allocating funds using scientific vulnerability mapping, and introducing a progressive tax on high-emission industries with revenue earmarked for adaptation, renewable energy, and direct support such as universal basic income and climate insurance for vulnerable workers. en-us Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:01:05 +0530 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:01:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=34463 Civil society groups urged the finance commission to seek a National Disaster Management Authority declaration of heatwaves as a national disaster and to establish a Climate Adaptation and Resilience Fund targeted at marginalised communities. They recommended integrating adaptation into large-scale development programmes, allocating funds using scientific vulnerability mapping, and introducing a progressive tax on high-emission industries with revenue earmarked for adaptation, renewable energy, and direct support such as universal basic income and climate insurance for vulnerable workers. News - Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:01:05 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=34463