After Gurgaon, it's the turn of Delhi to go car-free. Transport minister Gopal Rai announced on Tuesday that starting October 22, Delhi will have a car-free day every month.

Delhi has over 82 lakh registered motor vehicles. Of them, only 40,947 are buses.

The days of driving schools operating out of tiny shops with only rudimentary infrastructure are set to go.

The number of buses in Delhi has decreased over the years. In the 1980s, there were 57 buses for every one lakh Delhiites. By 2007-08 the figure had fallen to 34, and today it stands at just 25.

Being Charged Extra To Modify, Register Vehicle

Four months after Delhi government started registering e-rickshaws conforming to safety norms set by the Central Motor Vehicles Act, the reality is chilling.

The debate over air pollution due to vehicular emissions is not new.

Delhi's environment department has collected about Rs 190 crore from the pollution cess of 25 paise per litre of diesel imposed in 2008, officials told TOI.

As Delhi debates the benefits of making PUC certificates mandatory for getting fuel, a surgeon is working to persuade the judiciary to put a cap on the sale of cars and prohibit the sale of fuel-gu

Even as the debate on battery operated e-rickshaws rages, the transport department is planning to launch battery-operated three-wheeler scooter rickshaws.