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 two-wheeler industry is estimated to have incurred a loss of Rs 600 crore due to the three-day discount offered to customers after the Supreme Court ordered a ban on sale of BS-III vehicles, a report said. The major chunk of the loss is expected to be borne by the …
Weak PUC rules help most cars pass pollution test, according to EPCA audit. New Delhi: Lakhs of vehicles in Delhi are plying without the mandatory “pollution under control” (PUC) certificates, an audit by the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), has found. The audit of 970 certified centres in the national …
The blatant violations, that potentially imperil the health of millions, have put the spotlight on around 970 centres in the city, that are certified to check the emission content of around 70 lakh vehicles in the city. New Delhi: Delhi, a global air-pollution hotspot, has lakhs of vehicles plying without …
Tractor and construction equipment vehicle makers’ business has had a near-freeze across the country since April 1. Regional transport offices (RTOs) in most states have refused to register these vehicles after the Supreme Court order of last month, which stopped sales of two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger and commercial vehicles meeting only …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/04/2017 in the context of BS-IV compliant vehicles. Apex Court declares that the "automobile industry was quite sanguine that its desire for selling accumulated stock of BS-III compliant vehicles …
NGT had banned registration of all diesel vehicles – including heavy vehicles but it has allowed authorities like – DJB. Special Protection Group, Delhi Fire Service – to get their new public utility vehicles registered. Registration of heavy duty vehicle for carriage of petroleum products within NCR was also allowed. …
Fact is that BS-IV vehicles, particularly diesel trucks, are much less polluting than BS-III ones Why this huge fuss? I am talking about the automobile manufacturers’ insistence that great injustice has been done to them because they have been asked to move to Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV) technologies for emission control …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 31/03/2017 regarding rising air pollution in Delhi NCR and steps to control it. NGT directs Chief Secretary, Delhi to submit a Status Report as to why destination buses, in terms of …
Environmental activists and researchers hailed the Supreme Court's order, directing the automobile industry to stop the sale of BS-III vehicles from April 1. In its order, an SC bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said that even though the BSIII inventory is smaller than the total stock …
NEW DELHI: The Centre came out in support of auto manufacturers on Monday, urging the Supreme Court to allow the companies to sell their existing stock of BS-III vehicles even after Bharat Stage-IV emission norms come into force from April Appearing before a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and …
The Supreme Court has ordered a ban on the registration of new Bharat Stage III vehicles from April 1, 2017 when BS IV emission norms would come in force. The Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed a ban on sale of BS-III vehicles from April 1, 2017 when the Bharat Stage …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/03/2017. The Apex Court in its Order noted that the seminal issue in these applications is whether the sale and registration and therefore the commercial interests of manufacturers and …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Regulating Vehicular Emissions, 28/03/2017. As per emission factors developed by Automotive Research Association of India (2007), NOx emissions are in the range from 0.28g/km to 0.84 g/km for diesel cars manufactured in the year 1996 to 2005 and with engine capacity 1600 cc to …
The bench posted the matter for further hearing on March 24. Amid ambiguity over enforcement of BS-IV norms, the Supreme Court on Monday directed automobile majors to submit details of stocks of unsold BS-III vehicles. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta passed the order after the …
The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), along with the Delhi government and CPCB, has finished drafting the “Comprehensive Action Plan”, which lists out several measures to control air pollution in the national capital. While the plan, which has been submitted to the apex court, is based on a 2012 blueprint …
The National Green Tribunal has sought a response from the government on a plea opposing auto industry body SIAM's call to defer the new emission norms which are to be enforced from April 1. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Ministry of Road …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday issued notice to an automobile manufacturers association after their stated inability to discard vehicles running on BS-III complaint fuel from April 1. The NGT bench, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, also issued notice to the Road Transport and Environment Ministries and the Central …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on BS-IV Emission Standard Fuel, 05/12/2016. As per roadmap given in ‘Auto Fuel Vision & Policy, 2025’ Report, Government has notified a schedule on 19.01.2015 for phased introduction of BS-IV fuels in the entire country by 01.04.2017. Details of the cities and other areas covered …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on BS-IV Emission Standard Fuel, 05/12/2016. As per roadmap given in ‘Auto Fuel Vision & Policy, 2025’ Report, Government has notified a schedule on 19.01.2015 for phased introduction of BS-IV fuels in the entire country by 01.04.2017. Details of the cities and other areas covered …
Policy and public awareness related to truck pollution will have to be enhanced significantly to accelerate action and protect public health. Trucks are the deadliest source of toxic emissions and fuel guzzling. Several short- to medium-term strategies are needed both at the Central and local level to cut toxic pollution …
