According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which reported air quality until 4 PM on October 31, the air quality index for Delhi stood at 359 which falls under the "Very Poor" category
Taking up a new task to make the automobileindustry energy efficient, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) would introducestandards, labelling and penalty for passenger vehicles. The new policy whichis been in works for a year would also now cover e-vehicles, Abhay Bakre,Director General, BEE told BusinessStandard. "It is at discussion stage. These are fueleconomy norms and the idea is to manufacture energy efficient cars so that theydon't have to modify as per the emission norms. This would cover all fuel sourcesand there will be a provision for e-vehicles as well," Bakre said. This would be one of the vital initiatives byBEE for introducing energy efficiency in a large industry. BEE in 2013 alsolaunched tradable certificates for industries which achieved energy efficiencystandards. Titled as 'Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT)', the scheme aimed at majorsectors such as thermal power generation, cement, fertilizers, aluminium, ironand steel, pulp and paper. These sectors cover 65 per .
Move comes at a time when automobile, oil industries are investing over Rs 88,000 cr in meeting fuel emission norms
The state government aims to use Centre's EV drive to make up for some of the missed opportunities