Ban diesel
T he judges were angry. Very angry. They had reason to be. It is a well-known fact that pollution has already risen dramatically in the last two decades in India. To make matters worse, the automobile fleet was also growing by leaps and bounds. If automobiles with poor engine technology are allowed to hit the road, they will only contribute to air pollution. In a nutshell, the sullied air in the capital will become even worse.
The judges therefore decided to crackdown. They put a limit on the number of cars that could be sold in the National Capital Region. They also imposed a quality control on the engines of the cars that can be sold in the region.
Car manufacturers are supposed to meet certain emission standards. It has always been an issue with environmentalists that car owners are supposed to maintain engine quality under existing laws. They have to do this by going in for end-of-the-pipeline measures. This means they have to queue up for a
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