Car Pollution
CAQM admits no research has been done behind overage vehicle ban
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has admitted it has not conducted any research or study on pollution caused by diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years that form the basis of the overage vehicle ban in Delhi-NCR. In a reply to an RTI application filed by environmentalist Amit Gupta, the CAQM said it has not undertaken any pollution research or study regarding the impact of such vehicles. Asked if there were any other research that formed the basis of the ban, the commission said the restrictions on "end-of-life" (EoL) vehicles stem from the National Green Tribunal's order in Vardhman Kaushik vs Union of India & Ors and the Supreme Court's order in M C Mehta vs Union of India & Ors. Last month, the CAQM put on hold until October 31 the enforcement of its earlier directive that fuel stations in Delhi should not supply petrol or diesel to such overage vehicles. The decision came after the Delhi government cited "operational and .
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Off the road: Vehicle pollution needs structured solutions, policy action
The proposed CAFE norms also show that addressing the problem needs a better approach
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India, Australia at risk of becoming dumping grounds for polluting cars
The financial burden of imports on developing nations will also get worse without clear goals to end sales of gasoline vehicles, Scott said
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Maruti to use cow dung to produce biogas for sustainable mobility solutions
Suzuki is planning to develop CNG automotive solutions around biogas in India and export it to other farming regions, including Africa, Asean, and Japan, the company said in a global presentation
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What are real driving emissions?
New vehicles coming after BS VI norms implementation are less polluting. But lab emission test and those done on the road are different. It is called Real Driving Emissions. Find out more about it
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Delhi govt ramps up car pollution check, warns of Rs 10K fine on offenders
The state government has been adopting a mix of coercion and coaxing to bring down the number of polluting vehicles in the National Capital Territory
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India wants ethanol to fuel its cars, but food inflation is a major risk
The government will fast-track an ethanol program that will divert as much as 6 million tons of sugar toward fuel production annually by 2025, according to the food ministry
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Owners of over 10,000 polluting vehicles fined in Oct: Delhi transport dept
Majority of these vehicles, numbering 6,355, were prosecuted as they were visibly causing pollution
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Fact check: Petrol cars likely to be less polluting than diesel ones
Among cars made in the past 20 years, petrol is likely to be overall less polluting
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Now, London, Paris and Seoul to name and shame most polluting cars
'Air'volution' campaign to see cities creating a list most polluting vehicles
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