The Supreme Court has ruled that no registration or sale will be allowed on any BS III compatible vehicle from April 1 2017.

In a major setback to the Indian Automotive Industry, Supreme Court has banned sale of BS-III vehicles after March 31. The automobile industry has an unsold BS-III vehicles stock of 8.24 lakh units.

Every day eight people on an average are dying in Delhi due to air pollution-related diseases, the Supreme Court today said, quoting a study, even as it directed the Centre to consider banning the use of fuels high in sulphur content - furnace oil and pet coke - by industries in NCR.

The Country Will See A Pan India Rollout Of Bharat Stage Four Emission Norms From April. But Is Motown Ready? We reach out to Rajiv Bajaj of Bajaj Auto, Shekhar Viswanathan of Toyota Kirloskar & Vinod Dasari of Ashok Leyland for a status check. We also spoke to Sunita Narain of CSE who feels that Motown had enough time to adapt

चर्चा में : 'प्रदूषण ग्रेडिंग सिस्टम-क्रियान्वयन की चुनौतियां'

चर्चा में : 'प्रदूषण ग्रेडिंग सिस्टम-क्रियान्वयन की चुनौतियां'

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Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) headed by activist Sunita Narain has moved the Supreme Court over the thick smog that continues to envelope the national capital. In the petition, the NGO has requested the apex court to step in, saying that there is a “need for short-term emergency action and strict enforcement of Hon’ble Supreme Court directions for effective control of toxic and dangerous air pollution.”

The Supreme Court on Friday has banned the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR in an attempt to keep the rising pollution level of the capital and its surrounding areas under check.

From Mysore Road to Karnataka Sangh in Delhi, Agenda tries to understand why a legal dispute shuts down life in Bengaluru.

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Large diesel cars, mainly SUVs, can once again be sold in Delhi, the Supreme Court has said, but a green fine will have to be paid by manufacturers or dealers to compensate for polluting the city's air. The tax - 1% of the ex-showroom or retail price - must be deposited in a designated state-run bank, the top court said.