Do you own a vehicle older than 15 years? You won’t get petrol and diesel in Delhi after March 31. Here’s why
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Do you own a vehicle older than 15 years? You won’t get petrol and diesel in Delhi after March 31. Here’s why

Live Mint  

Delhi Air Pollution: In a big decision to combat air pollution in the national capital, the Delhi government on Saturday decided that vehicles which are older than 15 years won't get petrol and diesel after March 31. The information was shared by Delhi's Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa after marathon meetings with officials to discuss key policy decisions and measures to combat air pollution in the national capital. The minister said that during the meeting they tried to find out the diseases and its remedies and alleged that the last government didn't take a step to reduce water and air pollution. Govt to seek permission for cloud seeding Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that the government has decided that they will take whatever permission they need for cloud seeding.

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Delhi struggles to enforce ban on overaged vehicles from neighboring states
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi struggles to enforce ban on overaged vehicles from neighboring states

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: As Delhi prepares to enforce a ban on refueling of overaged vehicles, the city government is grappling with the challenge of identifying vehicles that have exceeded their lifespan arriving from neighboring states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan. Officials said the AI-based detection system developed for implementation currently holds data of only Delhi-registered vehicles, making it difficult to …

Delhi's anti-pollution efforts face challenge from overaged vehicles arriving from neighbouring states
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Delhi's anti-pollution efforts face challenge from overaged vehicles arriving from neighbouring states

New Indian Express  

As Delhi prepares to enforce a ban on refueling overaged vehicles, the city government is grappling with the challenge of identifying vehicles that have exceeded their lifespan arriving from neighbouring states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. Officials said the AI-based detection system developed for implementation currently holds data only for Delhi-registered vehicles, making it difficult to monitor those entering …

Delhi petrol pumps to face penalties for fueling overaged vehicles
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi petrol pumps to face penalties for fueling overaged vehicles

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Petrol pumps in Delhi will now be penalized if found supplying fuel to vehicles that are unfit or beyond their legal age limit, Transport Minister Pankaj Singh announced in a high-level meeting on Wednesday, reiterating the government’s recent decision of a crackdown on End-of-Life vehicles. The government’s upcoming ban on refueling petrol vehicles older than 15 years and …

Delhi turns to AI to block vehicles beyond permitted age from refueling
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi turns to AI to block vehicles beyond permitted age from refueling

New Indian Express  

From March 31, the Delhi government will roll out an AI-based automated system to prevent the refueling of vehicles beyond the permitted age. The Automated End of Life Vehicle Detection System will use existing cameras originally installed to check Pollution Under Control certificates and integrate them with AI-powered detection technology. The move is aimed at enforcing the ban on refueling …

Opinion: Should 15-year-old vehicles be banned?
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Opinion: Should 15-year-old vehicles be banned?

India Today  

For some, a motor vehicle is just a means to get from point A to point B. In response, on December 29, 2021, the Delhi government issued a circular, stating that all vehicles over 15 years old would be deregistered, impounded and scrapped with immediate action. Adding to this, the recently-elected government in Delhi has announced that 15-year-old vehicles will …

No fuel for end-of-life vehicles from April 1: Delhi govt
3 weeks, 3 days ago

No fuel for end-of-life vehicles from April 1: Delhi govt

Hindustan Times  

End-of-life vehicles will be denied fuel at refill stations across the Capital from April 1, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Saturday, detailing a slew of measures to be adopted over the next few months to curb air pollution in the Capital. The environment minister said that the government will also increase efforts towards promoting the use of …

No fuel for vehicles older than 15 years from March 31: Delhi government
3 weeks, 3 days ago

No fuel for vehicles older than 15 years from March 31: Delhi government

The Hindu  

Overage vehicles will not be allowed to refuel in the Capital from March 31, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Saturday. By March 31, this technology will be extended to all filling stations.” The Environment Minister also said that arrangements will be made to prevent overage vehicles from other States from entering Delhi. On October 1, 2022, Gopal …

Vehicles older than 15 years would not get fuel after March 31: Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Vehicles older than 15 years would not get fuel after March 31: Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa

Op India  

To curb pollution in the national capital, vehicles older than 15 years old will not be allowed to get fuel after March 31, Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced after holding a meeting with officials here on the issue of pollution. He added that Delhi Airport, multi-story structures and other big offices must install anti-smog guns to control pollution at …

No fuel for vehicles older than 15 years after March 31: Delhi Environment Minister Sirsa
3 weeks, 3 days ago

No fuel for vehicles older than 15 years after March 31: Delhi Environment Minister Sirsa

The Hindu  

The Delhi government will stop providing petrol to vehicles older than 15 years at fuel stations across the city after March 31, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Saturday. Following a meeting with officials to discuss measures to combat air pollution in the national capital, Mr. Sirsa said the government is taking stringent steps to curb vehicular emissions and …

‘No fuel to 15-year-old vehicles’: Delhi government announces anti-pollution measures
3 weeks, 3 days ago

‘No fuel to 15-year-old vehicles’: Delhi government announces anti-pollution measures

Hindustan Times  

To curb Delhi's pollution levels, environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday announced that vehicles older than 15 years will not be provided fuel at petrol pumps from March 31. Apart from fuel supply restrictions, all high-rise buildings, hotels, and commercial complexes in Delhi will be required to install anti-smog guns to curb air pollution levels. Announcing several anti-pollution measures, …

Vehicles older than 15 years not to be provided fuel at petrol pumps after March 31: Manjinder Sirsa
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Vehicles older than 15 years not to be provided fuel at petrol pumps after March 31: Manjinder Sirsa

India TV News  

Vehicles older than 15 years not to be provided fuel at petrol pumps after March 31: Manjinder Sirsa Delhi: In addition to restricting fuel supply to older vehicles, Environment Minister Manjinder Sirsa announced that all high-rise buildings, hotels, and commercial complexes in the national capital must install anti-smog guns to curb air pollution levels. Delhi: The Delhi government will stop …

Own a 15-year-old vehicle in Delhi? You won't be able to refuel it from April 1
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Own a 15-year-old vehicle in Delhi? You won't be able to refuel it from April 1

India Today  

In a bid to curb air pollution, the BJP-led Delhi government announced on Saturday that vehicles older than 15 years will no longer be allowed to refuel at petrol pumps in the capital after March 31. Speaking to reporters after a crucial meeting with officials to discuss measures to combat air pollution, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, who took …

Go by emissions, not age, to scrap end-of-life vehicles in Delhi, say experts
1 year, 7 months ago

Go by emissions, not age, to scrap end-of-life vehicles in Delhi, say experts

Hindustan Times  

The National Capital Region requires a more scientific basis to phase out polluting vehicles instead of a blanket rule that forces residents to discard their “end-of-life” vehicles, experts have recommended, adding that the authorities should invest in on-road emission tests and strengthen pollution-under-control tests to detect vehicles that actually harm the environment. Since 2018, the Delhi transport department has legally …

CNG, other clean fuel taxis may now ply in Delhi for 15 years
1 year, 9 months ago

CNG, other clean fuel taxis may now ply in Delhi for 15 years

The Hindu  

In a major boost for taxis running on compressed natural gas or other clean fuels, the Delhi government on Tuesday extended the permit validity of such vehicles from eight years to 15. According to an order issued by Transport Secretary Ashish Kundra, the Contract Carriage Permit of such taxis “shall remain valid for 15 years subject to the fulfilment of …

Ageing vehicles leads to higher air pollution levels in Andhra Pradesh
2 years, 5 months ago

Ageing vehicles leads to higher air pollution levels in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

One of the major contributors of air pollution is the rising number of vehicles by the day. Even as it is largely presumed that the increasing number of new vehicles on the roads leads to higher air pollution levels, old cars cause abnormally high pollution, a fact that is largely overlooked. According to Transport Department officials, Andhra Pradesh, as on …

Delhi: Over 50 lakh vehicles deregistered by transport department till 17 Oct
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi: Over 50 lakh vehicles deregistered by transport department till 17 Oct

Live Mint  

Over 50 lakh vehicles have been deregistered by the transport department in Delhi so far this year, news agency PTI has reported citing official data. As per the official data, the deregistered vehicles included diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. "This is the highest number of vehicles deregistered in a year, officials said …

Delhi's air quality remains in 'poor' category with AQI at 241, over 50L vehicles de-registered till Oct 17
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi's air quality remains in 'poor' category with AQI at 241, over 50L vehicles de-registered till Oct 17

India TV News  

Highlights Delhi transport department has de-registered more than 50 lakh vehicles so far this year The de-registered vehicles cannot ply on roads of Delhi, the officials said The de-registered vehicles included 46 lakh petrol vehicles older than 15 years Delhi air quality : Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 17 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, a notch below the normal for …

Give Petrol only to Vehicles with PUC Certificate from Oct 25: Delhi Govt to Fuel Pumps
2 years, 5 months ago

Give Petrol only to Vehicles with PUC Certificate from Oct 25: Delhi Govt to Fuel Pumps

News 18  

The Delhi government on Wednesday asked all fuel stations in the city to sell fuel from October 25 to only those vehicles which have valid Pollution Under Control Certificates. The Delhi government has intensified its crackdown on vehicles without valid PUCCs in an effort to control pollution levels. The Delhi environment department is considering issuing a notification mandating all dealers …

Old vehicles plying on roads will be impounded, scrapped: Delhi government
2 years, 5 months ago

Old vehicles plying on roads will be impounded, scrapped: Delhi government

Live Mint  

The Delhi government on Saturday warned people against driving old vehicles in the national capital, which violates the Supreme Court orders, saying that such vehicles will be immediately impounded. The Supreme Court, in 2018, had ordered that plying of diesel and petrol vehicles older than 10 and 15 years respectively is banned in Delhi, adding that the vehicles violating the …

Delhi Pollution: Fuel will not be provided without PUC at petrol pumps from Oct 25, says Minister Gopal Rai
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Pollution: Fuel will not be provided without PUC at petrol pumps from Oct 25, says Minister Gopal Rai

India TV News  

Delhi Pollution: In a bid to curb vehicular pollution, the AAP government has decided that petrol and diesel will not be provided without PUC certificate at petrol pumps in the national capital from October 25, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Saturday. It is imperative to reduce it so it has been decided that from October 25 petrol, diesel …

Delhi has 13.4 million registered vehicles, but 42% of them ‘invalid’
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi has 13.4 million registered vehicles, but 42% of them ‘invalid’

Hindustan Times  

Delhi has 13.4 million registered vehicles, but 5.6 million or 42% of them are “invalid”, an analysis by the state transport department showed on Monday. Delhi had 13,402,875 registered vehicles as on January 31, of which 7,771,075 have been categorised as “active” vehicles by the transport department. The analysis was carried out by the transport department after it de-registered 101,639 …

Delhi: Over 1 Lakh Diesel Vehicles De-Registered. Know How Other Vehicle Owners Are Impacted
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi: Over 1 Lakh Diesel Vehicles De-Registered. Know How Other Vehicle Owners Are Impacted

ABP News  

New Delhi: With the rising pollution level in the national capital, the Delhi government has implemented measures including action against the old vehicles. Delhi Transport Minister, Kailash Gehlot on Monday informed over one lakh diesel vehicles have been de-registered in the city. The transport minister said that the vehicles which are de-registered in Delhi can be registered again in those …

Delhi Government Deregisters Over 1 Lakh 10-Year-Old Diesel Vehicles
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Government Deregisters Over 1 Lakh 10-Year-Old Diesel Vehicles

News 18  

Over one lakh 10-year-old diesel vehicles were deregistered by the Delhi government, leaving their owners with options of either retrofitting them with electric kits or selling them in other states after getting a no-objection certificate, officials said. Owners of 10-year-old diesel vehicles have now the option to retrofit them with electric kits or sell them in other states after obtaining …

Delhi Government Decides To Deregister Diesel Vehicles That Complete 10 Years On January 1, 2022
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi Government Decides To Deregister Diesel Vehicles That Complete 10 Years On January 1, 2022

Live Law  

The Delhi Government has decided that it would be de-registering all the diesel vehicles that will complete 10 years on January 1, 2022. This decision has been taken in view of a 2016 order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs Union of India & Ors In this case, the Tribunal had issued certain directions …

All diesel vehicles that complete 10 years on January 1 to be deregistered in Delhi
3 years, 3 months ago

All diesel vehicles that complete 10 years on January 1 to be deregistered in Delhi

India TV News  

In compliance with the National Green Tribunal's directions, the Delhi government will deregister all diesel vehicles which will complete 10 years on January 1, 2022, and issue no objection certificate so that they can be re-registered in other places. The National Green Tribunal has issued directions relating to restrictions on registration and plying of diesel vehicles more than 10 years …

10-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi to lose registry on Jan 1
3 years, 3 months ago

10-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi to lose registry on Jan 1

Hindustan Times  

An estimated 200,000 diesel vehicles that are at least 10 years old will be de-registered by the Delhi government on January 1 according to a December 14 order issued by the Union Territory’s transport department that comes six years after the National Green Tribunal and three years after the country’s apex court passed orders to the effect in an effort …

Diesel cars that complete 10 years on 1 Jan will be deregistered in Delhi
3 years, 3 months ago

Diesel cars that complete 10 years on 1 Jan will be deregistered in Delhi

Firstpost  

No NOC will be issued for diesel vehicles, which have completed 15 years or more on the date of applying for it, according to an order issued earlier this week by the Delhi transport department New Delhi: In compliance with the National Green Tribunal’s directions, the Delhi government will deregister all diesel vehicles which will complete 10 years on 1 …

Delhi: Diesel cars older than 10 years allowed on roads, but there’s a catch
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: Diesel cars older than 10 years allowed on roads, but there’s a catch

Live Mint  

If you are in Delhi and have a disel car that is more than 10 years old then that will not be a problem for you anymore. The Delhi transport minister Kailash Gahlot had announced on November 18 that the national capital is open to internal combustion engines to electric retrofitting. He said retrofitting of diesel vehicles will enable their …

Delhi announces Rs 10,000 fine for old petrol, diesel cars
3 years, 9 months ago

Delhi announces Rs 10,000 fine for old petrol, diesel cars

India Today  

The transport department of the Delhi government has announced that owners found plying diesel vehicles above the age of 10 years and petrol vehicles above 15 years will now be liable to pay a fine of Rs 10.000, and also have their vehicles impounded or scrapped. This new announcement comes as a follow-up to the recently announced scrappage policy that …

Supreme Court imposes ban on old petrol, diesel vehicles in Delhi
6 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court imposes ban on old petrol, diesel vehicles in Delhi

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With Delhi’s air quality turning “severe” on Tuesday, the transport department issued a notice warning that 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles plying on the city roads in violation of Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal orders will be impounded. Delhi’s air quality turned “severe” for the first time this season on Tuesday with crop stubble burning intensifying …

Delhi pollution: Supreme Court prohibits plying of 15-year-old petrol, 10-year-old diesel vehicles in NCR
6 years, 4 months ago

Delhi pollution: Supreme Court prohibits plying of 15-year-old petrol, 10-year-old diesel vehicles in NCR

Firstpost  

The apex court directed that a list of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles be published on the website of the Central Pollution Control Board New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday prohibited the plying of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the national capital region and made it clear that such vehicles would be impounded if found on …

No NOC for diesel vehicles older than 15 years, rules NGT
8 years, 8 months ago

No NOC for diesel vehicles older than 15 years, rules NGT

India TV News  

New Delhi: Days after the National Green Tribunal banned Diesel vehicles older than 10 years in Delhi, it has directed the Delhi government to deregister all diesel vehicles that are older than 15 years and are BS-I, BS-II compliant and ruled that no NOC be issued to such vehicles. Only deregistered diesel vehicles which are less than 15 years old …

Govt to ask SC to clear air on no-objection certificates for diesel vehicles
8 years, 8 months ago

Govt to ask SC to clear air on no-objection certificates for diesel vehicles

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government’s transport department may request the Supreme Court to clarify its January order to issue no-objection certificates for diesel vehicles older than 10 years if the owners wanted to sell them outside Delhi-NCR. An analysis by the department showed Delhi had 1.6 lakh private and 1.2 lakh commercial diesel vehicles that are over 10 years old. The National …

NGT directs govt not to buy new diesel vehicles
9 years, 3 months ago

NGT directs govt not to buy new diesel vehicles

India TV News  

New Delhi: In a significant decision aimed at curbing pollution in Delhi, the National Green Tribunal Saturday today asked the Central and state government not to buy any diesel vehicles for their departments. Earlier, Supreme Court had also advised governments to explore various measures including banning diesel cars from the Capital's roads and stopping trucks from passing through the city …

NGT bans diesel vehicles older than 10 years in delhi | IndiaTV News
9 years, 11 months ago

NGT bans diesel vehicles older than 10 years in delhi | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: In a significant step to improve ambient air quality, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday held that all diesel vehicles which are more than 10 years old will not be permitted to ply in Delhi. Noting that diesel is prime source of air pollution in Delhi, the Tribunal said the situation is so alarming that people have been …

Vehicles older than 15 years banned in Delhi
10 years, 3 months ago

Vehicles older than 15 years banned in Delhi

India TV News  

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has put a ban on the plying of petrol and diesel vehicles older than 15 years, a move likely to take an estimated 10 lakh vehicles off the road. The tribunal also asked the Regional Transport Office not to renew or issue registration for such vehicles or provide fitness certificates, besides stating that if …

Soon motorists will require PUC to buy petrol, diesel
10 years, 7 months ago

Soon motorists will require PUC to buy petrol, diesel

India TV News  

New Delhi: Soon motorists will have to show ‘pollution under control' certificates at petrol pumps to refuel their vehicles with the Delhi government today taking an in-principle decision to this effect primarily to check vehicular pollution in the city. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary S K Srivastava where issues relating to air pollution …

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