Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Mumbai might take the creaking, bursting-at-the-seams suburban local system for granted but it is possibly the biggest reason why Mumbai, despite being among India's biggest and busiest cities, isn't as polluted as some of its smaller counterparts. The fact that all 3000-odd local trains run on 25,000 Volt Alternating Current …
NEW DELHI: Nearly a month after the Supreme Court reserved its order on permitting sale of diesel vehicles with engine capacity of 2000 cc or more in the National Capital Region, Mercedes Benz on Monday gently prodded the court for an early clarification of its earlier order banning sale of …
Decision came as Delhi's car dealers were beginning to take in their stride the Supreme Court ban on 2,000 cc diesel vehicles The diesel car business in the capital has taken a beating after the National Green Tribunal last month directed the transport authorities to de-register 10-year-old diesel vehicles to …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday cleared the decks for registration of 10 new diesel vehicles of Delhi Fire department which are conforming to BS-IV emission norms. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar granted the relief to the fire department after it was informed that the …
The rising pollution in the city has become a major cause of concern for its residents but the problem appears to be nothing for the district administration, Punjab Pollution Control Board or the city traffic police. City residents, upset over the unbearable smoke coming out of illegal vehicles and overloaded …
"New vehicles would be registered only after producing the proof afore-stated before the authority," the bench said. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Delhi’s transport department to register 10 new diesel vehicles for North Delhi Municipal Corporation only after the civic body produces the certification about dismantling of its …
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India’s report on performance and audit on environmental degradation in the greater Guwahati area has shed new light on the mysterious smell that left the dwellers of Guwahati pass some sleepless nights. The familiar foul smell hit the panic button among the residents …
BENGALURU: If everything goes according to plan, IT firms will be asked to reschedule their office timings and stagger work hours to reduce traffic during peak hours. In addition, industries and corporate offices may be asked to explore the feasibility of employees taking their weekly offs on different days.These are …
South Korea on Tuesday said it was suspending sales of 80 Volkswagen models, in a widening probe over the German carmaker's emission-cheating scandal. The environment ministry said most of the models had been showcased for sale until recently, and added that the problem vehicles had fabricated documents for emissions and …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Ban on Diesel Cars, 02/08/2016. Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 13029 of 1985 in the matter of "M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors." filed a report No. 32 dated March, 2007 suggesting the Supreme Court …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 02/08/2016. This application was filed on behalf of the Fire Department, NCT of Delhi on the ground that Fire Department has already condemned 66 diesel vehicles which are more than 10 …
Centres will be linked to central server through software to be procured from Keltron : The Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) is preparing to tighten the grip over automobile pollution testing centres to ensure that they comply with emission norms, and do not issue certificates to polluting motor vehicles. The initiative …
Germany's Federal Office for Motor Vehicles has approved diesel engines of General Motors' Opel unit, after initial doubts about whether the engine control software was permissible, weekly Bild am Sonntag reported. Engines of the 2.0 CDTI type which are built into Insignia, Cascada or Zafira branded cars have been cleared, …
ICRA Ltd Senior VP Subrata Ray said the impact of the scrappage programme could be limited owing to moderate level of incentive (8-12 per cent) being offered. The ban on registration of old diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR and the proposed vehicle fleet modernisation programme could lead to around 3 per …
The Delhi government faces a mammoth task of de-registering about 19 lakh diesel vehicles in the national capital that are over 15 years old. The National Green Tribunal in its July 20 order had asked the transport department to immediately de-register diesel vehicles that are over 15 years old and …
This is a rapid review of the current concerns around urban air pollution and public health challenges in Nigerian cities. It aims to identify the key policy gaps that need to be addressed while framing the policy guidance on national urban air quality management in Nigeria.
On December 11, 2015 the tribunal had banned registration of new diesel-run vehicles in Delhi-NCR noting that diesel was the prime source of pollution. Leading car manufacturer Toyota has moved the National Green Tribunal arguing that the idea to ban diesel vehicles across the country was like a “corporate death …
Ajmer: Wednesday morning was a sight to behold! One could see senior judges pedalling side by side junior magistrates on their bicycles. Setting an example for the entire city, several judges, lawyers and many employees of the district and sessions court cycled to the court premises from their residences on …
Following a tip-off that transporters were taking their vehicles to Nagaland to change the engine chassis number and fraudulently register their vehicles with the state authority. To avoid detection by Delhi Police, who have begun taking action against diesel vehicles older than 10 years following the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT’s) …
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate police has realized around Rs 20 lakh as penalty from 3,949 violators for using power horn and musical horn in their vehicles in the city between January and June. According to Orissa Urban Police Act, 2003, a vehicle can't blow horn beyond 10 decibel at silent zones, …
