The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed five northern States to explain their stand on making CNG the main fuel for vehicles.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 19/10/2016 regarding supply of CNG/PNG as the main source of fuel for vehicular traffic in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh.

NGT directs the states of file affidavit stating the policy of state government with regard to CNG/PNG as well as the targeted programme, the cities presently covered with the supply of CNG/PNG and the cities which are likely be covered shortly.

Around 77 schools at Narnaul in Mahendergarh district of Haryana have filed an application in National Green Tribunal (NGT) pleading that it allows old diesel buses to ply again till there are adeq

BENGALURU: Of the more than 61 lakh vehicles plying in the city, 5.5 lakh (9 per cent) of vehicles are more than 15 years old, according to records of the transport department.

#HawaBadlo is a social awareness campaign urging citizens to switch to environment-friendly habits in order to battle the pollution crisis

Over the past decade, India’s cities have been witnessing an increasing trend in motorization with deteriorating air quality, and there have been calls to promote public transport as a way out of this gridlock.

On December 11, 2015 the tribunal had banned registration of new diesel-run vehicles in Delhi-NCR noting that diesel was the prime source of pollution.

THANE: Most Thaneites prefer purchasing a petrol or diesel-fuelled automobile, as only a handful from the city opt for the environment friendly CNG vehicle.

Diesel vehicles in the city which are 15 years old should be deregistered first and will not get NOC for plying outside Delhi-NCR, the National Green Tribunal said on Wednesday.

Follows weak enforcement of order passed last year; cars over 15 years already barred

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