Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide notification dated 11th August, 2022 has issued the Central Motor Vehicles (Twelfth Amendment) Rules, 2022. The amendment provides that the vehicles manufactured on and after the 1st day of April 2016 shall comply with Bharat Stage-IV emission norms for two and three …
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide notification 27th January, 2022 has issued the draft Central Motor Vehicles (……………Amendment) Rules, 2022 further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. Through this amendment- A new clause (a) (iv) shall be inserted in sub rule (II) in Rule 115-B which …
The Hon’ble Supreme Court directed on 18.9.2020 that “insofar as vehicles purchased up to 31.3.2020 which are BS-IV compliant are concerned, they must have been registered with the E-Vahan Portal before the cut-off date to establish the date of purchase. If the purchase had been made on or before 31.3.2020 …
The following draft of certain rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1)(g) of section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 ( 59 of 1988) is hereby published as required by …
NEW DELHI: It’s the end of the road for diesel vehicles in the Maruti Suzuki stable. The country’s largest carmaker, which accounts for one out of every two vehicles sold, has said that come April next year, it will phase out diesel from its line-up, nearly two decades after introducing …
The Hon’ble Supreme Court directed EPCA on 4.2.2019 to consider the issues in the application No 176097 of 2018 and to submit its opinion within four weeks. This report is being submitted in compliance with these directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court. The IA No 176097 has been filed by …
Pune: A study, in which methanol (M-15) was blended with petrol and used in the existing BS-IV standard cars, found that the carbon dioxide emission had reduced substantially. The study, conducted by Pune-based Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), also found that hydrocarbon emission reduced marginally, with a slight increase …
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court had announced that India will transit from the Bharat Stage (BS)-IV emission norms currently in place, to the BS-VI norms on April 1, 2020. No BS-IV vehicle shall be sold in the country from that date (only BS-VI compliant ones). Oil companies too have to …
Judgement of the Supreme Court in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/10/2018 on whether Bharat Stage IV compliant vehicles should be permitted to be sold in India after 31.03.2020. Supreme Court directs that "no motor vehicle conforming to the emission standard Bharat …
Says they will not be permitted to ply in Delhi-NCR Reiterating its previous orders, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held that diesel vehicles that are 10-year-old will not be permitted to ply in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel …
National Green Tribunal on Wednesday again held that 10-year-old diesel vehicles would not ply in Delhi and National Capital Region. The directions were issued after a bench headed by chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel disposed of a nearly four-year-old case on air pollution in the capital. The order further stated …
As a first-time effort in India, the Green Vehicle Rating (GVR) serves as a consumer information tool that identifies high to low performing vehicle models in 2 & 3-wheeler categories, in terms of the negative impacts of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutants released from the tail pipe. The rating is …
India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released the final rule for non-road Bharat Stage (CEV/Trem) IV and V emission standards, including stringent emission limits on particulate matter, nitrogen oxide, hydrocarbon, and carbon monoxide. This is the first time India has adopted one set of consistent standards regulating both …
Nabanna: The state government is working on ways to regulate the entry of non-BS IV vehicles into Howrah and Calcutta after being pulled up by the National Green Tribunal for its failure to do so. The transport department has called a meeting on Thursday with the director general of police, …
A task force constituted by Niti Aayog in a report titled Action Plan for Clean Fuel said that taxation and pricing strategy is needed to provide impetus to cleaner fuels and discouraging the use of polluting ones. Lower taxes on the cleaner fuels are sought and for the purpose, GST …
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide notification dated February 20, 2018 has further amended the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. Vide this amendment in rule 115, new sub-rule (21) shall be inserted which reads as: New motor vehicles conforming to Emission Standard Bharat Stage-IV, manufactured before April 01, …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed registration of diesel ambulances of the premier medical institute AIIMS which conform to BS-IV emission norms. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed registration of diesel ambulances of the premier medical institute AIIMS which conform to BS-IV emission norms. A bench headed by …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has asked the Pune-based Automotive Research Association of India to explain the details about the tests carried out on diesel cars produced by German auto major Volkswagen. A bench headed by acting Chairperson Justice U D Salvi summoned ARAI Director Rashmi Urdhwareshe to appear …
In a relief to public sector oil companies, the National Green Tribunal has allowed registration of new diesel vehicles conforming to BS-IV norms to be used for transporting petrol or petroleum products. A bench headed by acting Chairperson Justice U D Salvi directed the Commissioner of Transport Department of Delhi …
The government has come out with a draft notification to amend Central Motor Vehicles Rules to prevent registration of BS-IV compliant automobiles built before April 1, 2020 beyond June 30, 2020. In a major step to curb vehicular pollution, the government last year decided that the country will leapfrog directly …
