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Verdict corner: Cleaning Delhi’s air

Stringent measures imposed by the apex court can lead to the government devising solutions to improve air quality

Publication Date:

08/10/2015

Author(s): Indu Bhan

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Quality Standards, Supreme Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Heavy Duty Vehicle, Vehicular Pollution, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Sunita Narain, Bharat Stage IV, Air Pollution

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Government has no stance on regulating commercial vehicles

The Delhi government, it emerged at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday, ‘did not have a stance’ on regulating thousands of heavy commercial vehicles, which have be

Publication Date:

08/10/2015

Author(s): Jatin Anand

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Heavy Duty Vehicle, Vehicular Pollution, Regulations, Municipal Corporations, Supreme Court, CNG, Air Pollution

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CSE sounds alarm on number of commercial vehicles entering Delhi

A study released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) India has pointed out that the estimate by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) — about the number of trucks entering the capita

Publication Date:

08/10/2015

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Heavy Duty Vehicle, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

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Levy heavy charge on trucks passing through Delhi, Centre and AAP to tell SC

The Centre and the AAP government in Delhi will jointly tell the Supreme Court on Thursday that they are in favour of stiff charges being levied on thousands of trucks that lumber through the Capit

Publication Date:

08/10/2015

Author(s): Rajeev Deshpande, Vishwa Mohan

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Heavy Duty Vehicle, Vehicular Pollution, Euro VI, Supreme Court, Industrial Pollution

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Strategies to reduce air pollution from trucks entering and leaving Delhi

The Hon’ble Supreme Court has been concerned about the pollution of trucks entering and leaving Delhi for the past decade. In its order of December 6, 2001, the Hon’ble Supreme Court had banned entry of non-destined commercial transit traffic effective from January 15, 2002.

Publication Date:

07/10/2015

Source: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Tags:

Air Pollution, Delhi, Vehicular Pollution, Heavy Duty Vehicle, CSE

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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by heavy vehicles, Delhi, 07/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 07/10/2015 regarding air pollution in Delhi.

NGT in its order directs heavy vehicles entering Delhi to pay environmental compensation in terms of Sections-15 & 17 read with Section-14 of the National Green Tribunal

Act, 2010 for the pollution being caused.

Judgement Date:

07/10/2015

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Air Pollution, Delhi, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Compensation, Heavy Duty Vehicle, Air Pollution Control

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Trucks plying at people’s health cost

Why are Delhiites forced to pay with their health for truckers to use the city as a transit route? The CSE survey found that it is economical for truckers.

Publication Date:

07/10/2015

Author(s): Bindu Shajan Perappadan

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Heavy Duty Vehicle, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Air Pollution

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