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 …
It is clear that the exercise is no walk in the park Authorities in China and India have singled out vehicular emissions as a major cause of choking cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Delhi. This dire situation, partly caused by conventional vehicles’ emissions as well as heavy smog, has prompted …
NEW DELHI: Nearly a month after the Supreme Court reserved its order on permitting sale of diesel vehicles with engine capacity of 2000 cc or more in the National Capital Region, Mercedes Benz on Monday gently prodded the court for an early clarification of its earlier order banning sale of …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday cleared the decks for registration of 10 new diesel vehicles of Delhi Fire department which are conforming to BS-IV emission norms. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar granted the relief to the fire department after it was informed that the …
"New vehicles would be registered only after producing the proof afore-stated before the authority," the bench said. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Delhi’s transport department to register 10 new diesel vehicles for North Delhi Municipal Corporation only after the civic body produces the certification about dismantling of its …
ICRA Ltd Senior VP Subrata Ray said the impact of the scrappage programme could be limited owing to moderate level of incentive (8-12 per cent) being offered. The ban on registration of old diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR and the proposed vehicle fleet modernisation programme could lead to around 3 per …
On December 11, 2015 the tribunal had banned registration of new diesel-run vehicles in Delhi-NCR noting that diesel was the prime source of pollution. Leading car manufacturer Toyota has moved the National Green Tribunal arguing that the idea to ban diesel vehicles across the country was like a “corporate death …
THANE: Most Thaneites prefer purchasing a petrol or diesel-fuelled automobile, as only a handful from the city opt for the environment friendly CNG vehicle. Experts say high maintenance, inadequate filling stations and lack of lucrative sops for those opting for CNG-powered automobiles could be luring buyers to opt for the …
Isn't there a need to incentivise less polluted places to remain so instead of asking them to degrade the air quality there? This is not a rhetorical question but the anguished response of environmental experts to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordering diesel vehicles older than 10 years to move …
If you look at the carbon footprint that India has made ambitious reduction commitments for, these are based on fuel efficiency of vehicles – the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFÉ) norms) – where diesel is obviously superior to petrol. Apart from the obvious hardship that Delhi’s citizens will face with …
Scrapping will promote replacement of old vehicles with modern ones with better emission standards NGT seeks details of groundwater use by Delhi Metro The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT’s) order on Monday to de-register diesel vehicles older than 10 years plying in Delhi has again brought to the fore the difficulties …
The motor vehicle department recommended the government not to issue permits for diesel auto-rickshaws in Kochi and Kozhikode. Transport commissioner Tomin J Thachankary recommended the government that since diesel auto-rickshaws cause large amount of environmental pollution, it is necessary to restrict them from getting city permits. Instead, the permits should …
Govt asks Bosch and Cummins to provide required technology The government has allowed conversion of old vehicles into hybrid electric vehicles through retrofitting to curb rising vehicular pollution. The road transport and highways ministry on Wednesday issued a notification permitting retrofitting. The ministry will start certifying the manufacturers of all …
The US is pushing for a strong action plan on emissions by heavy duty vehicles at the G20 in a move that may improve fuel mileages and standards in the world's largest economies. The multi-pronged strategy — shared with member countries —has proposed the introduction of improved fuel quality with …
Technology treatments that allow certain big cars to be cleaner than their smaller compatriots aren’t available here. Do big cars really cause less pollution than small ones, as Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has claimed in the Supreme Court? Fact is there is no way to ascertain that, simply because car …
New Delhi: The Environment Pollution Control Authority has recommended a steep pollution tax, ranging from 10% to 25% of the vehicle's cost, on private diesel cars to bridge the gap in the fuel costs of petrol and diesel. In a note to the Supreme Court, the EPCA suggested that an …
The government on Monday urged the Supreme Court to relax its ban on registration of diesel vehicles above 2000cc in the Delhi-NCR saying it had created "uncertainty" in the minds of "foreign investors" and instead promised to buy all old vehicles off the streets from 2017 as part of a …
In what will be a major relief to auto makers and those seeking to buy diesel SUVs and cars with engine capacity of more than 2000cc, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday it is considering lifting the ban on sale of these vehicles in the national capital region on payment …
Auto industry leaders today took up the issue of ban on big diesel cars and SUVs in Delhi-NCR with the PMO while seeking a solution on how to replace old polluting vehicles. Representatives of Society of Indian Automobile Industry (SIAM) and heads of automobile companies, including Maruti Suzuki India, Ford …
Passenger car ownership will witness a jump of a whopping 775 per cent in India over the next 24 years with the number of vehicles going up from 20 per 1,000 inhabitants at present to 175, a study says. Passenger vehicle ownership has nearly tripled in the past decade, bringing …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday appreciated the BJP-led central government's work on pollution control and monitoring but also pointed out tardiness in its flagship programmes like sanitation and Ganga rejuvenation. "The NDA government has taken few important steps towards improving the way we manage our environment …
