The bench has said that whenever such decisions are taken, inconvenience is bound to be caused to the people and asked the Delhi government to submit a suitable detailed and workable plan.

Diesel cab owners in Delhi are hoping the government will notify some technology.

In the late 1990s, a similar directive by the apex court led to the conversion of all non-CNG public transport vehicles to CNG.

Hundreds of taxi drivers Monday blocked National Highway 8 and the Ring Road in New Delhi to protest against the action by enforcement agencies following the court order.

NEW DELHI: Fearing a huge blow to their business due to Supreme Court putting a ban on non-CNG taxis, tourist taxi services have sought a solution to their problem from the government.

The Supreme Court at its special sitting on Saturday refused to extend the time limit for diesel taxis to change to CNG-fitted vehicles beyond April 30.

Environment ministry has written to all ministries and central government departments located in the national capital to hire only CNG-fuelled vehicles.

Delhi’s pollution levels may not come under control even if all the measures recommended by a report commissioned by the State government are implemented across the National Capital Region.

In the aftermath of the Volkswagen scandal, new tests on diesel vehicles across models by government agencies in the UK, France and Germany have revealed that emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx)