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Get smart on diesel cars

-The Hindu The National Green Tribunal’s decision to bar the registration of new and old diesel vehicles in Delhi till its next hearing on January 6 comes as a blow — though a temporary one for now — to passenger vehicle manufacturers. Automobile-makers have, in recent years, been building (from scratch, in a few cases) and scaling up their production capacities for diesel cars, driven by the surge in demand for...

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Amber signal on Delhi pollution

-The Hindu The Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi has announced a slew of measures to address the very poor air quality and pollution in the nation’s capital. It is, in principle, a largely welcome move that could push the needle for anti-pollution measures to be adopted by other Indian cities as well. These are possibly the most significant steps taken after the introduction of Compressed Natural Gas-powered vehicles in the...

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Court asks Centre to phase out diesel cabs from entire NCR -Abhinav Garg

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday asked the Centre to explore the possibility of extending the ban on diesel cabs to the entire National Capital Region (NCR) "even if the Motor Vehicles Act has to be amended" for the purpose. Justice Manmohan said he wanted the Union cabinet secretary to head a panel comprising secretaries of environment, transport and petroleum ministries to hammer out a plan...

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SC agrees to Rs 1,300 tax on polluting trucks -Dhananjay Mahapatra

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In a bid to reduce the capital's high air pollution levels, the Supreme Court on Friday said it would order levying of a pollution tax of Rs 1,300 on heavy trucks and Rs 700 on light commercial vehicles to deter the smoke-spewing vehicles from entering the city. The court said it would pronounce the order on Monday and review the pollution situation in four months. The...

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My grandson wears mask: CJI HL Dattu on Delhi pollution -Utkarsh Anand

-The Indian Express Justice Dattu was responding to a submission from senior lawyer Harish Salve that he had to take a steroid for the first time last week to tackle breathing problems caused by pollution in the national capital. New Delhi: A hearing on air pollution in Delhi led to an unusual admission in the Supreme Court on Monday by Chief Justice of India H L Dattu — his grandson “looks...

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