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 …
Terming diesel as 'villain' of the air pollution, environmental experts today said technology for better fuels was available and governments were keen to act to move ahead but only automobile industry seems to be 'stalling' it and they needs to be brought on board. Addressing 'Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015', organised …
After a recent study by IIT Kanpur revealed that carbon pollution around the Taj was causing the famed white marble of the monument to yellow, the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority has given a deadline of July 31 this year to all commercial vehicles operating around the Taj to convert to …
MoEF suggests ban on diesel vehicles, plying of private cars on alternate days and allowing only BS-III and BS-IV vehicles If the Delhi government agrees, parking charges may be doubled and commuters will be allowed to take out their cars only on alternative days. In an affidavit filed by the …
The lack of coordination between the Pollution Control Board (PCB) and traffic police has led to delay in action against highly polluting vehicles in the city. Air pollution continues to remain as the biggest cause of respiratory diseases among city residents. Vehicles have to comply with the emission norms set …
The government's submission before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the major source of pollution in the capital was dust particles, and not vehicular emissions was dismissed on Thursday by environmental activists as ridiculous, with some even questioning the intent behind the environment ministry's stand. The ministry of environment and …
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that instead fixing 15-year-old limit to identify polluting vehicles, fitness testing of such a vehicle will prove whether it has "reached the end of its life or not." Giving a ray of hope to persons, owning private vehicles which are more than 15 …
The government has told the Supreme Court that banning private vehicles older than 15 years from plying on roads would not help reduce air pollution. Instead of banishing such vehicles, the emission norms should be upgraded to combat pollution, the Centre said in an affidavit. It also suggested that fitness …
Car owners need not worry as the Centre appears to have dropped a proposal to scrap 15-year-old private vehicles in Delhi as a measure to contain the rising pollution in the capital. “At present, the ministry does not propose to mandate age limit of private vehicles because this is a …
The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) decision to ban vehicles older than 15 years from plying in the Capital, which aims at reining in emission levels in the city, is expected to affect over two million vehicles, according to official estimates. Various government departments, including transport and the police, began gathering …
While the strengthening of the enforcement of existing PUC norms has been much needed for decades in Delhi, experts said it addresses only half the problem. While PUC norms are concerned with pollution levels of in-use vehicles, emission norms for newly manufactured vehicles continue to be at least nine years …
Plans to implement order on mandatory certificates from Dec 1 Apprehensive about the feasibility of the mandatory pollution under control (PUC) plan, the Delhi government has sought report from the state transport department and traffic police to assess the conditions of its certificate issuing centres, even as it has already …
Soon, you won’t be able to refuel at a petrol pump in the capital if you don’t have a Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate. Lt-Governor Najeeb Jung has approved a proposal that makes it mandatory for motorists to have the certificate for refuelling at pumps. If you don’t have the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of New Link Road Residents Forum & Others Vs. The Union of India & Others dated 13/10/2014 regarding pollution caused by two-stroke engines in auto rickshaws, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Previous Orders
After the Additional Solicitor-General of India favoured making pollution control certificate mandatory for motorists at petrol pumps, the Environment department of the Delhi government has sent the file to Lt-Governor Najeeb Jung for perusal. According to officials, the file is in process and a notification on it will be made …
Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar has proposed stringent pollution control norms for diesel vehicles. Addressing the ninth Sustainable and Inclusive Solutions Summit of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here on Tuesday, he said the number of vehicles had more than doubled in 10 years …
The district transport department has decided to launch a drive against vehicles flouting pollution norms. The department is planning surprise checks. Moreover, in order to curb the rising air pollution in the city, the department will also set up more emission checking points at different petrol and diesel outlets in …
Vehicles which do not possess Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates will not be provided diesel and petrol in the national capital from October 1. The decision to this effect was taken up by the city government’s high-powered committee, constituted by lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung, on Wednesday. The committee, set up to …
With Chandigarh Transport Undertaking running buses which have outlived their life, and incidences of extensive adulteration of fuel, vehicular pollution is becoming a serious problem in the city. However, Ravinder Singh, Motor Vehicle Inspector (MVI) at the State Transport Authority, said that buses which were not from Chandigarh were creating …
Though the city bus service has been stopped for the time being due to the “weak” financial condition of the Municipal Corporation, the High Court directions to the State Transport Department to issue permits to diesel buses involved in litigation both in Amritsar and Ludhiana has come as a major …
Bharat Stage IV (BS IV) fuel would be available in the rural areas of Pune, and Thane from April 1, 2016. The fuel is available in Pune and Mumbai, besides Ahmednagar and Solapur in Maharashtra, and a few others in the country. The ministry of petroleum and natural gas has …
