Epca ’s report on Clean Fuels, which it submitted to the Supreme Court in early July 2001, argues that no hydrocarbon fuel can be specified as a “clean fuel” which does not cause pollution or is not otherwise injurious to health. But instead, it defined a category of fuels called environmentally acceptable fuels, which could be promoted in heavily polluted areas like Delhi.
Importantly, the authority made a distinction between fuel standards and emission norms needed for “hot spots”
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/what-clean-fuel
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cng
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fuel-reprocessing
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court