Diesel Vehicles Ban

The drop is due to the Supreme Court's decision in October 2018 to ban diesel vehicles of more than 10 years of age and petrol vehicles of more than 15 years of age in Delhi to cut down pollution

Prolonged exposure to diesel pollution, which includes a complex mixture of pollutants, can have serious health effects on humans, said experts here even as the government contemplates a ban

The news about an Indian government committee suggesting a ban on diesel cars from 2027 has sowed the seeds of uncertainty in the minds of diesel car buyers today, said top industry officials

The Delhi government on Monday imposed a ban on plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers in the city till December 9, in view of restrictions clamped by the Centre's air quality panel under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). The sub-committee for implementation of GRAP held a meeting on Sunday to review the air quality scenario in the region as well as the forecasts for meteorological conditions and the air quality index of Delhi as air pollution turned severe. "As per the directions as provided under Stage III of the revised GRAP and under section 115 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, it is hereby ordered that there shall be restrictions to ply BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel LMVs (four-wheelers) in NCT of Delhi with immediate effect till December 9 or till downward revision in GRAP stage, whichever is earlier," read an order issued by the transport department. Vehicles deployed in emergency services and government or election work are exempt. "If any

The Haryana government on Monday introduced a bill in the state assembly to exempt tractors from the rule that bans diesel vehicles older than 10 years from plying in NCR areas

On Aug 12, court had lifted the ban on diesel vehicles sales after car makers agreed to pay a green cess of 1%

Supreme Court, however, had earlier this month lifted the ban on the registration of such diesel vehicles with one per cent environment cess

Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R C Bhargava said that we were trying to apply 'western remedies' to our problems

Automobile industry experts have highlighted that there will be challenges in identifying and reaching out to these vehicles

The apex court last year banned registration of diesel-run SUVs and high-end private cars with engine capacity of 2000 CC and above

The 11 cities likely to see such a ban include Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad

The Court, however, did not interfere with the NGT judgement of banning light and heavy diesel vehicles, which are more than 10 years old

Meetings with representatives of stake holders will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday

Govt says vehicular pollution contributed little to overall pollution