The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, (MoRTH) on March 15, 2024, notified the Central Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Amendment Rules, 2024 to further amend the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021. The following has been stated: In rule 5,- …
While the National Green Tribunal (NGT) would hear the Rohtang pass pollution case on February 23, state government has started preparations to comply with the NGT orders. Chief secretary P Mitra on Wednesday held a meeting of officials to discuss the implementation of plan to make 13050 feet mountain pass …
The Himachal Government has decided to file an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking review of its earlier decision regarding plying of only CNG vehicles between Vashisht and Rohtang to reduce pollution. Sources said since implementing the NGT order of only plying CNG vehicles to Rohtang from the …
BAREILLY: The city's health-conscious and environment-friendly citizens have a reason to cheer as the first cycle track in Bareilly is set to come up between Satellite and Shamatganj areas as part of a new four-lane road. The Bareilly Development Authority (BDA) has decided to build the track along with a …
The environment levy on more than 1.62 lakh vehicles has not been paid by their owners during the current fiscal, reveals an RTI query. However, Mumbai scored better than the rest of Maharashtra on this count as most cars in the megapolis are less than 10 years old. The green …
Vehicles more than 15 years old will now have to pay green tax if they ply on roads, and the money will be used for the protection of environment, the UP government has said. After giving a nod to the amendments in the Motor Vehicles Act in May 2014, the …
Observing that walking on footpaths is the right of citizens and it is being taken away by car owners, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the state government on issues relating to haphazard parking and increasing number of vehicular traffic in Mumbai. Justices N H Patil …
This will go a long way in tackling the major problem of paddy straw burning, resulting in irreparable loss to land's fertility and environment Punjab is set to ink a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up of bio-ethanol refinery with a consortium of Beta Renewables, Novozymes and CVC India …
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 …
Agra: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sent notices to Agra and seven other cities over the sharp surge in air pollution levels due to increase in number of privately-owned petrol and diesel-run vehicles. Concerned over the unbridled rise in air pollution levels in the city, the environmental protection agency …
MANALI: Acting on National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders, Himachal Pradesh government has started imposing a penalty of Rs 2,000 on vehicles older than 10 years if found plying Manali-Rohtang highway. "Vehicles older than 10 years are not being allowed to go beyond Vashisht check post. Any violation on this would …
With diesel vehicles being biggest source of air pollution in Delhi, noted environmentalist Sunita Narain today said there was a need to heavily tax such vehicles in the national capital. With crude oil prices fallen below USD 50 per barrel, now is the right time for the government to implement …
With diesel vehicles being biggest source of air pollution in Delhi, noted environmentalist Sunita Narain Wednesday said there was a need to heavily tax such vehicles in the national capital. With crude oil prices fallen below USD 50 per barrel, now is the right time for the government to implement …
The likelihood of having a coastal road in Mumbai after the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar expressed his willingness to positively consider it has cast a cloud of uncertainty on another city project, on which a state corporation has already spent more than Rs 3.5 crore just in planning. Although …
The Centre is considering the possibility of modifying coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms to permit reclamation of land along the city’s coastline for crucial road projects. Indications of this likely policy change came during a meeting between Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Delhi …
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 …
An efficient public transport system and pedestrian-friendly roads could be the ideal way out of the city's parking mess, but for now what Pune needs are immediate solutions and the civic body's attention to the problem, say experts. They suggest both immediate and long-term solutions to tackle the growing concern …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday is likely to clear ways for setting up of a Road Safety Authority, which would be an autonomous body to issue guidelines for issues related to safety. The move is being speeded up amid delay in pushing the Road Transport and Safety Bill held …
A recent survey conducted by online classifieds platform for vehicles cartrade.com shows that Gujarat market shows high demand for used compressed natural gas (CNG) cars as compared to rest of India. It showed that Surat is leading with a demand of 18.35 per cent, followed by Rajkot with a demand …
This inaugural State of Clean Transport Policy report compiles advancements in national and international regulations to reduce energy use, mitigate climate change, and control air pollution from motor vehicles and fuels across eleven major vehicle markets from January 2013 through August 2014. These eleven vehicle markets—China, the United States (US), …
