Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/03/2024. The Special Protection Group (SPG) filed the application to direct the Transport Department, NCT of Delhi to allow extension of registration period of specialized armoured vehicles - 3 in number …
Major car makers like Hyundai and Honda are re-working their strategy to meet the demand for more petrol vehicles. With diesel vehicles facing the wrath of the courts due to pollution concerns, car buyers seem to have begun lapping up petrol variants — prompting automakers to recalibrate their production strategy. …
‘The Dirty Thirty’ report says regulators have yet to take action against carmakers Many of the most polluting diesel cars in Europe have yet to be fully investigated by regulators over their emissions levels, according to a report ahead of a meeting of EU transport ministers on the Volkswagen emissions …
German luxury car maker Mercedes Benz today said in the long term to address pollution concerns India will have to go back to and adopt diesel technology. The statement comes in wake of the uncertainty over the future of the fuel after Supreme Court banned registration of new diesel vehicles …
KOCHI: Auto makers' apex body Society of Indian Automobile Manufactures (SIAM) has approached the Kerala High Court seeking to lift the ban imposed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) on plying diesel vehicles over 10 years old and registration of new diesel vehicles over 2,000CC. The petition filed by Atanu Ganguli, …
Gurgaon: Five months after it released a comprehensive study on air pollution and greenhouse gases in the NCR and measures to check them, Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has now written to the state government's agencies, asking them to take necessary steps to implement the measures in the districts …
The sudden bans on big diesel cars in the NCR region and in Kerala and a gradual shift in retail economics away from diesel towards petrol have put Rs 50,000-crore worth of investments by car manufacturers under a cloud. This should worry not just the car makers but the country …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday gave all states three weeks to prepare and present a report on pollution levels in their worst-affected cities. A bench headed by Chairperson Swatanter Kumar directed each state to submit details about two most-polluted cities in their territories, including data on pollution from dust, …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday said it was not planning to immediately extend the ban on diesel luxury vehicles (with an engine capacity of over 2000 cc) to more cities. The ban is in force in Delhi. It will first examine pollution sources and levels, the NGT bench …
The next hearing in the matter is on July 11, in which all states will have to present data on vehicular population. Amid the see-sawing developments over the much debated upon diesel car ban in several states in the nation, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday gave three weeks …
It Would Dent India's Image As Preferred Biz Destination' Bans on diesel vehicles can cripple a growing sector and destroy jobs as the automotive industry is the largest manufacturing sector in India and contributes to more than 47% of manufacturing GDP, a government assessment has said. A committee of secretaries …
The National Green Tribunal ( NGT ) on Monday ordered the chief secretaries of eight states that failed to submit details of air pollution in their cities to do so on Tuesday or face arrest. The NGT was hearing a petition that seeks to put restrictions on diesel-powered vehicles to …
The 11 cities likely to see such a ban include Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad SC, green panel to decide fate of Delhi's diesel cars today In another blow to carmakers, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is set to consider imposing a ban on the sale of large diesel-powered …
The Central Government moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday, asking it not to extend the Supreme Court-mandated ban on registration of vehicles beyond 2,000 CC to 11 cities in the country, saying it would hurt automobile industry growth. The Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in its …
Much has been discussed about the recent National Green Tribunal (NGT) order banning diesel vehicles in the state, but it seems the focus of these talks should have been about moving towards a compressed natural gas (CNG) regime. Since Kochi is home to the only Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 31/05/2016 regarding rising air pollution in cities of India. NGT directs the States to provide information on two or more most polluted cities in the States and also vehicular population.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is set to consider, on Monday, whether to impose a ban on the sale of large diesel-powered vehicles in 11 more cities, worrying auto makers who say such a move will be unscientific and uncalled for. The 11 cities are likely to include metros such …
The joint committee of the organisations of motor vehicle owners has decided to exploit all legal remedies for the reversal of the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order to take off all diesel vehicles aged more than 10 years from the roads in six corporations in Kerala. Addressing a press conference …
The Kerala government is readying to move Supreme Court against the National Green Tribunal (NGT)’s order to impose ban on old diesel vehicles. The state fears the public transport and inter-state traffic of goods and people will be acutely disrupted by the move. The circuit bench of NGT in Kochi …
Kochi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) order banning diesel vehicles of over 10 years old has come at the right time for Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL). If the decision sticks and old diesel cars and buses stay away from city roads, the Metro agency is hoping for a windfall …
Bans in Delhi and Kerala are worrying automakers Till about three years ago, diesel was the monarch of all it surveyed. Its affordable price tag made it the darling of customers and carmakers had a field day as sales soared. The first blow came when the Centre knocked off its …
