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 …
Panaji: The state transport department has launched surprise checks on centres that test vehicle emissions and issue pollution under control (PUC) certificate without actually inspecting the vehicle. Recently the department received a tip-off that such centres, generally called PUC centres, are operating without adhering to the norms, like issuing a …
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, …
KOCHI: With mounting complaints about the use of pirated software by pollution control testing centres in the district to issue Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates to vehicles, the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) has decided to initiate action against those centres. As a part of this, the department also kick-started a …
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in its order March 23, 2018 has directed EPCA to examine the new parameters that can be introduced in Pollution under Control (PUC) centres. EPCA has reviewed the global practices to assess the potential of adopting testing of additional parameters including nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate …
Dalhousie: The National Green Tribunal has pulled up the state government for its failure to bring down the city's vehicular pollution level by restricting BS III vehicles and phasing out 15-year-old ones. The eastern zonal bench of the tribunal has also observed that the government has tabled an unsatisfactory report …
NEW DELHI: Delhi government will procure 1,000 electric buses, apart from inducting 2,000 CNG ones. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia announced this on Thursday in his budget speech. According to the government’s own estimate, Delhi needs at least 11,000 buses. But it has only 5,784. DTC’s share in this is …
HYDERABAD: The number of vehicle owners penalized for causing pollution or driving without mandatory Pollution Under Control certificate in 2017 was 32% higher than those penalized the previous year. Hyderabad traffic police booked 32,935 vehicles for causing visible pollution or being driven without a valid PUC certificate in 2016, the …
A task force constituted by Niti Aayog on clean transportation has suggested removal of all permit requirements for electric vehicles (EVs) as they are environment friendly and the government needs to promote them. The report of the task force prepared jointly by Niti Aayog and CII also made a case …
GURUGRAM: The regional transport authority (RTA) has sent show-cause notices to 18 pollution under control (PUC) checking centres in the city for not following norms issued by the Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority under the graded plan. The move comes following inspections carried out at the PUC centres, over …
The proposed plan, officials said, has two components - a constructive plan with specific targets, which officials aim to start from January 2018 and will continue till the target are reached. The regulatory aspect of Delhi’s air action plan is likely to include measures such as prevention of diesel vehicles …
On January 18 this year, an RTI applicant Deepak Juneja had sought from the transport department information about the number of PUC certificates issued for different class of vehicles in Delhi. Pollution may be at critically high levels in the city but the Delhi government’s transport department does not have …
It also suggested additional emergency measures such as “stickers indicating fuel and age on all vehicles through PUC”, so that categories of vehicles can be prohibited based on threat level. While noting that crop burning was a “contributory factor” to the capital’s air pollution and “not the only problem”, the …
PATNA: The state transport department has decided to form a three-member team to inspect the vehicle pollution check centres and verify if they have proper infrastructure to test vehicles before granting them 'pollution under control' (PuC) certificates. The transport department move comes close on the heels of this newspaper reporting …
NEW DELHI: If your vehicle is due for a pollution check and you haven't got the pollution under control certificate (PUCC) yet, expect to get an SMS reminder from the transport department soon. Delhi government's transport department has started sending out SMS alert to vehicle owners, reminding them of the …
Vehicular emission contributes to 20 per cent of the city’s air pollution While toxic smog remains one of the biggest concerns in Delhi, a large number of vehicles are flouting pollution under control (PUC) norms. Vehicular emission contributes to 20 per cent of the city’s air pollution. DNA had sought, …
The SC bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur also asked the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to ensure that all fuel refilling centres in the National Capital Region (NCR) have PUC centres. General insurance companies have expressed their inability to implement the directive by the apex court of …
Air quality at 316, considered 'hazardous' even for healthy adults; moisture in winds will soon rise The national Capital woke up to a thick layer of smog on Monday, clocking 'very poor' on the air quality index (AQI). The air quality has remained in this category since the onset of …
Singhu border is one of the busiest tolls in the Capital 70% trucks entering Delhi are from other states and use diesel; quite a few do not have pollution fitness certificates while other use the city only as a thoroughfare Of every 3,500 trucks that enter the city from Singhu …
The city is likely to witness cleaner air this Diwali and a less polluted year overall, Union environment ministry and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) officials have said, based on forecasts of meteorological conditions and anti-pollution steps which are beginning to show results.The Supreme Court's recent ban on sale of …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to mull over whether on-board diagnostics (OBD) scanners could be made compulsory for vehicle pollution test centres in grade A cities like Delhi, from December 1. OBD is an automotive term referring to a vehicle's self- diagnostic and reporting capability. OBD II …
