Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …

Government departments, ministries asked to hire only CNG vehicles

Environment ministry has written to all ministries and central government departments located in the national capital to hire only CNG-fuelled vehicles. Sources said the move is being taken to send the message that government departments are keen to comply with green norms. TOI has learnt that soon after the letter …

Diesel cars breach green standards in Europe tests

In the aftermath of the Volkswagen scandal, new tests on diesel vehicles across models by government agencies in the UK, France and Germany have revealed that emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) in these automobiles were far higher than prescribed standards. The tests were conducted on Euro V and Euro …

1,000 fine for driving without pollution papers

Lucknow: The state transport department on Monday has directed its field officers and the traffic police to mandatorily check a vehicle's PUCC along with registration papers and driving license of the drivers, during routine inspections. Failure to produce the anti-pollution certificate would result in a Rs 1,000-fine and repeat offenders …

Odd-even was of little use, says IIT study

A study by IIT Delhi reveals that vehicle speeds had increased 11am onwards during the first phase of the odd-even scheme. The maximum increase recorded was 9%. However, the average speed of vehicles reduced marginally between 6am and 11am at some locations when the road-rationing exercise was undertaken from January …

Green cess delivers the goods in three months

New Delhi: There has been a drastic fall in the number of trucks entering the city after the imposition of the green tax, the Supreme Court was informed on Thursday. According to documents submitted by the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) to the apex court, around 9,000 vehicles enter Delhi …

Slamming ‘super rich, show offs,’ SC extends ban on big diesel vehicles

SC extended the ban on registration of diesel vehicles with engine capacity of over 2000 cc in the Delhi-NCR till further orders. The ban was to expire today. Observing that the “super rich and (the) show-offs” cannot make the lives of others miserable by polluting the environment, the Supreme Court …

Green tax cuts commercial traffic by half

Over four lakh trucks go around Delhi to avoid environment compensation charge Lakhs of commercial vehicles have given Delhi a miss since an environment compensation charge (ECC) was imposed by the Supreme Court in October last year, cutting the daily traffic by half. The commercial vehicles that pay toll tax …

Truck traffic has declined by half

New Delhi: Ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on Thursday, the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) convened an urgent meeting of Delhi government, rest of the NCR states and private cab and app-based cab operators on Wednesday. The EPCA members said that almost all the SC directions to control air …

EPCA meets Transport dept, app-based cab service officials

A day before the Supreme Court takes up the matter, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) met Transport department officials of NCR states and representatives of app-based cab services like Ola who have been asked to switch to CNG by March 31. EPCA Chairman Bhure Lal said officials …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding ban on registration of diesel vehicles with engine capacity of 2000cc and above, 30/03/2016

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others regarding ban on registration of diesel vehicles with engine capacity of 2000cc and above, 30/03/2016. Interim order dated 16th December, 2015 passed by the Supreme Court restraining registration of diesel …

Pollution panel wants green cess to stay

The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has ordered the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), the nodal agency for toll tax collection, to instruct its contractor DEP Toll LLP to continue levying environment compensation charge (ECC) until further notice. The Supreme Court, in October 2015, imposed the ECC on an experimental …

Green tax to stay as commercial vehicles entering Delhi decline by 25 per cent

Commercial vehicles entering Delhi will continue to pay an additional ‘green tax’ for the time being, as the municipal corporations say the environment compensation charge seems to be working. The ECC was imposed by the Supreme Court in October 2015, and was supposed to be charged from November 1, 2015, …

How to use green fund: EPCA

New Delhi: Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) asked the Delhi government on Thursday how it plans to utilise over Rs 100 crore collected as environment compensation charge since November 2015. "The money collected through ECC should be utilised for improving public transport and the toll points for effective collection," said …

Big builder sites under pollution panel's watch

Gurgaon: Concerned about increasing air pollution caused by construction dust, the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has asked pollution control boards and civic authorities in NCR to submit details of all construction projects spanning 20,000 square metres or more by the end of this month. These will typically be group …

Environment panel wants govt to back ban of passenger diesel vehicles in capital

The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has canvassed for government to support complete ban on passenger diesel vehicles in Delhi. EPCA member Sunita Narain met road transport ministry officials to convince them, barely two days before the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Delhi's air pollution case - on Thursday. …

Pollution body upset by govt agencies' no-show

GURGAON: The Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) for national capital region has taken exception to the "lack of seriousness of government agencies of Haryana in checking pollution". The EPCA said in a letter to the Haryana government that it was unhappy with the approach of Huda and the …

Pollution no bar for city's diesel autos

Gurgaon: More than a month after the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) ordered a stop on the registration of new diesel autos and renewal of fitness certificates for old ones with immediate effect, there seems to be no change at the ground level as new certificates are still …

Despite hostile weather, odd-even cut pollution: CSE

New Delhi: The Delhi government's odd-even scheme has been given a thumbs up by Centre for Science and Environment, a green think tank, which said it helped bring down air pollution levels in the city and reduce traffic congestion. In its note submitted to the Supreme Court, Environment Pollution (Prevention …

Status of air pollution during winter of 2015-16 and the impact of odd-even car rationing scheme on air quality

This winter has witnessed extremely high level of pollution. Typical winter conditions --cold temperature, lower mixing height of air, calm and no-wind conditions trap air and pollution. As a result, pollution builds up very quickly and peaks. This is why winter months require tougher emergency action to reduce pollution. Weather …

Delhi has lost the air quality gains of odd and even scheme. Delayed winter will make pollution worse if quicker steps are not taken to …

CSE has analysed air quality data from real-time monitoring of Delhi Pollution Control Board for the entire winter – November 2015 to January 2016 – to assess the benefits of the odd and even scheme and the loss of air quality gains after the completion of the scheme. It has …

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