Emission Norms

From November 1 to January 31, Delhi will bar non-BS-VI vehicles registered outside the city, except EVs and CNG vehicles, as part of efforts to curb winter air pollution.

The Centre has amended motor vehicle rules to permit vehicles running on 100 per cent ethanol, clarifying that existing vehicles need not switch fuels or undergo modifications.

Automakers want brake and tyre emission norms linked to supplier readiness, final limits and testing methods

The government has proposed BS-VII emission norms from April 2029, introducing stricter real-world testing and brake and tyre pollution limits, while automakers seek more time to comply

Final CAFE-3 rules drop the special 909-kg concession but soften targets for lighter cars through a revised formula, while tightening norms for heavier vehicles

Experts say targeting old trucks and buses could cut transport emissions significantly, but broader action on dust, industry and other pollution sources will remain crucial

The Centre has proposed draft norms to include E100 in emission testing, aiming to accelerate flex fuel vehicle adoption and boost ethanol demand amid energy supply concerns

ICEMA has itself approached the government to impose emission norms on non-wheeled construction machines, JCB India chief Deepak Shetty said, adding the sector remains unified on stricter standards

While India's CAFE formula resembles the European Union, it lacks any adjustments for protecting small cars

The Centre is preparing a ₹5,000 crore mission to help steelmakers adopt clean technologies, focusing on secondary producers while pushing green steel demand and procurement

Chinese government officials last month showed off what they say will be the world's largest solar farm when completed high on a Tibetan plateau. It will cover 610 square kilometres, which is the size of Chicago. China has been installing solar panels far faster than anywhere else in the world, and the investment is starting to pay off. A study released Thursday found that the country's carbon emissions edged down 1 per cent in the first six months of 2025 compared to a year earlier, extending a trend that began in March 2024. The good news is China's carbon emissions may have peaked well ahead of a government target of doing so before 2030. But China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, will need to bring them down much more sharply to play its part in slowing global climate change. For China to reach its declared goal of carbon neutrality by 2060, emissions would need to fall 3 per cent on average over the next 35 years, said Lauri Myllyvirta, the Finland-based author

Niti Aayog suggests the government shift focus from incentives to "soft" mandates for electric vehicles (EVs), aiming to increase EV adoption through regulations, disincentives, and targeted policies

India wants to cut vehicle emissions by 33 per cent by 2027, but carmakers say the targets are too steep, too soon, and could hurt jobs, raise prices, and stall the industry's green transition

The proposed steep cut risks billions of rupees in penalties and threatens future investments in one of India's most critical manufacturing sectors

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a measure on Thursday that blocks California's first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, a White House official told The Associated Press. The resolution Trump plans to sign, which Congress approved last month, aims to quash the country's most aggressive attempt to phase out gas-powered cars. He also plans to approve measures to overturn state policies curbing tailpipe emissions in certain vehicles and smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from trucks. The timing of the signing was confirmed on Wednesday by a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity to share plans not yet public. The development comes as the Republican president is mired in a clash with California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, over Trump's move to deploy troops to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests. It is the latest in an ongoing battle between the Trump administration and heavily Democratic California ove

"More stringent targets, combined with fair carbon pricing, are urgently needed to safeguard Indian industry's competitiveness while still fulfilling our climate commitments"

Proposes greenhouse gas reduction via carbon trading or sector-wise firm targets

Selling credits from wind farms and other activities to a company so it can offset pollution is seen as a way to help move money to climate-friendly projects

There is a need to enhance efficiency of coal-based power plants by reducing their emissions level, Union Minister R K Singh said on Tuesday. The Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy made the remarks at NTPC's Indian Power Stations O&M Conference (IPS 2024) at Raipur. The event commemorates the historic commissioning of the first unit of NTPC at Singrauli in 1982, NTPC said in a statement. The minister said that transition to green energy should not be worrying as both thermal and renewable shall coexist. "The world is not against coal-based power. However, for our current and upcoming coal-based plants, it is the need of hour to develop a mechanism to ensure increasing efficiency while reducing emission," he said. He further said he appreciates NTPC's contributions to the power sector and that he envisions the company to double its capacity from current 73 GW to 150 GW and become a global, multi-national entity operating its power plants worldwide. The minister had ...

Gas distributor Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) said it has entered into a technology collaboration with US-based Heath Consultants Incorporated to ensure low-emission operations of its natural gas utility infrastructure. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed under the US-India Low Emissions Gas Task Force (LEGT), would provide MNGL and Heath to jointly identify opportunities in the areas of emissions abatement, underground utility damage prevention, and waste heat recovery, MNGL said in a statement. "Upon signing this MoU, we would work to convert such identified opportunities into specific implementable projects," MNGL managing director Kumar Shanker said in the company statement. Houston-headquartered Heath Consultants Incorporated will also offer its technical solutions to support MNGL in gas line location services, underground utility damage prevention, waste heat recovery, and low-emission valves. As per the agreement, Heath shall support MNGL in improving ...