Vehicle Technology and Fuel

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in village Leta, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, 23/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …

Tech for heavy and public vehicles to cut harmful emissions in the pipeline

The additional cost incurred for either completely scrapping the engine-run vehicles or replacing engines can now be saved, the team said. Black soot and harmful gases emitted from the exhaust of public buses and heavy vehicles operating on diesel engines seem set to reduce substantially, thereby not just reducing the …

Delhi to get cleaner Euro-VI fuel from April

Refineries in UP, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab to supply fuel; move aimed at combating air pollution Ultra-clean Euro-VI grade petrol and diesel, sourced from refineries in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab, will be supplied in the Capital from next April in a bid to combat alarming levels of air …

Delhi smog: BS-VI fuel in BS-IV engines may not curb vehicle pollution much

If both the engine and fuel are not equipped, then the engine will get damaged while pollution will remain the same In a move to tackle high pollution levels in Delhi, the government on Wednesday preponed the introduction of ultra-clean Euro-VI grade petrol and diesel in the national capital by …

CSE welcomes Bharat Stage VI in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) would like to thank the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) for responding to the smog crisis in Delhi and taking the drastic proactive measure to advance introduction of Bharat Stage VI fuel norms from April 1, 2018, well before the …

CPCB firms up plan to check use of polluting fuels in industries

NEW DELHI: The use of sulphur-heavy fuel, a major source of air pollution, such as furnace oil (FO) and pet coke in industries operating across the country will finally be regulated, starting this winter. In the absence of any emission standards for SOx (sulphur oxides) and NOx (nitrogen oxides), the …

Following is the chronology of events in which the National Green Tribunal refused to ...

Following is the chronology of events in which the National Green Tribunal refused to lift the ban on ten-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR: *November 26, 2014: NGT bans all vehicles - diesel or petrol - over 15-years old from plying in Delhi-NCR. *April 7, 2015: NGT bans 10-year old diesel …

1 पुरानी डीजल कार से 24 पेट्रोल गाड़ियों जितना पॉल्यूशन, बैन जारी रहेगा: NGT

नई दिल्ली.नेशनल ग्रीन ट्रीब्यूनल (NGT) ने दिल्ली-एनसीआर में 10 साल पुरानी डीजल गाड़िया पर लगी रोक हटाने से इनकार कर दिया। केंद्र सरकार ने एनजीटी से अपने फैसले में बदलाव करने के लिए याचिका लगाई थी। गुरुवार को ट्रीब्यूनल ने कहा कि एक पुरानी डीजल गाड़ी से 24 पेट्रोल और …

Auto makers demand ban on 15- year old vehicles to cut pollution

NEW DELHI: Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Thursday asked the government to ban vehicles that are 15 years old in the country to reduce pollution. The industry body urged the government to come up with a legislation to ban such old polluting vehicles across the …

NGT allows registration of 3 diesel trucks belonging to railways

The tribunal which had last year banned the registration of new diesel vehicles as well as their re- registration after 10 years clarified in its recent order that the new vehicles should be used only for carrying essential commodities and not for any other purpose. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) …

Study shows diesel cars more polluting than petrol ones: CSE

Centre stresses need for India to have stricter monitoring A new study of on-road emissions has shown that adding one diesel SUV to the road can cause as much nitrogen oxide pollution as 25 to 65 petrol-based cars, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has noted. ‘Dieselgate’ controversy Citing …

In India, diesel cars killing air: Study

An international study, testing on-road emissions of passenger cars in India, says a diesel SUV may be emitting 25 to 65 times more oxides of nitrogen (NOx) than a small petrol car. On-road emissions of diesel cars may also be far higher than their emissions under lab certification conditions, it …

No petrol-to-diesel auto conversion: HC

Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday impleaded the state's transport principal secretary as a party to the case against conversion of petrol and LPG autos into diesel autos. It issued an interim injunction restraining the transport authority from permitting the conversion till August 21. A …

BS VI fuel: Big leap in checking pollution

Bharat State VI standards prescribe vehicular emission norms that are “fuel neutral” wherein the gap between emission from diesel and petrol vehicles considerably narrows. Though the Auto Fuel Policy suggested by expert committee headed by R.A. Mashelkar had earlier set an April 2024 deadline for BS VI norms, the Ministry …

Impact of BSVI roll out on Indians victim to hazardous air quality

In this article, the author explains the impact of the leap being made by India from BS IV emission norms to BS VI and how emission control technology can make things better for the industry as well as the public Indians are no strangers to the side effects of poor …

Hyderabad: Bharat Stage 4 yet to make its mark

According to data available over 96 lakh vehicles are registered in the state up to April, of which 50 lakh were in Hyderabad. Hyderabad: Two months after Bharat Stage-4 vehicles were introduced into the market in a bid to curb the pollution levels, experts feel not much has changed. According …

NGT allows registration of 3 diesel trucks for carrying petrol

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed registration of three new diesel vehicles conforming to BS-IV norms to be used for transporting petrol or petroleum products. A vacation bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim granted the relief to three petrol pumps in Delhi — Car Care Centre, Bhasin Service Station …

Commercial vehicle sales in India have witnessed a steep decline: Ind-Ra

According to Ind-Ra, country's most reputed credit rating agency, Medium-to-Heavy Commercial Vehicles (MHCV) have witnessed a continuous as well as alarming decline in sales over the years. Could this be due to the stricter emission norms? Read on to find out! Concern for environment by non-profit organisations such as the …

Delhi HC: Consider insurance receipt as proof of BS-III 2-wheeler sale date

Some dealers had then moved the High Court saying the department was not considering the documents for registration and claimed that they made the sale before the deadline. Providing relief to dealers who had sold BS-III two-wheelers before March 31, the Delhi High Court has told the city’s transport department …

Insurance can be proof of BS-III 2-wheelers sale

The Delhi High Court has told the Transport Department here that while verifying the date of sale of BS-III two-wheelers before registration, it should take into account the dates of online payment of insurance premium or issuance of insurance certificate. The order comes as relief for dealers who had sold …

BS-III ban does not apply to tractors, harvesters, CEVs, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that manufacturers of farming vehicles like tractors and combine harvesters and construction equipment vehicles (CEVs) can continue to sell BS-III tractors. The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that manufacturers of farming vehicles like tractors and combine harvesters and construction equipment vehicles (CEVs) can continue …

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