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More than 2.7 lakh vehicles fined for expired or missing PUC Certificate in Delhi this year

Delhi Traffic Police has intensified its crackdown on vehicles without valid Pollution Under Control certificates, issuing over 2.70 lakh challans between January 1 and October 31, 2024. Thousands of end-of-life vehicles seized Vehicle owners driving without valid PUC certificates face a fine worth Rs 10,000, with cases processed in court. In addition to PUC fines, Delhi Traffic Police seized 3,908 …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

5 Simple tips to reduce pollution from vehicle emissions

India TV News

Delhi has been battling alarming pollution levels, where vehicle owners could take proactive measures to curb emissions and contribute to cleaner air. Get PUC checked regularly A valid Pollution Under Control certificate ensures that your vehicle’s emissions meet government standards. Use the right fuel for your car Using the fuel specified for your vehicle enhances the engine’s efficiency and further …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi pollution: Traffic police slap fines worth Rs 5.85 crore for violating GRAP-3 restrictions on first day

India TV News

In a massive action against those violating the Graded Response Action Plan III restrictions, Delhi Traffic Police has issued around 550 challans, imposing a total fine of over Rs 5.85 crore on Friday on the first day of the ban, officials said. As per the police, they also issued challans to 4,855 vehicles imposing a total of Rs 4.8 crore …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

India Today Exposé: Pollution certificate fraud plagues Delhi's anti-pollution efforts

India Today

As winter approaches, Delhi is once again grappling with a severe pollution crisis. NOIDA SECTOR 95 PUC CENTRE At a PUC centre in Noida’s Sector 95, we encountered Narendra, a staff member who readily agreed to issue a certificate without inspecting the vehicle. DELHI’S KAPASHERA PUC CENTRE Our next stop was a PUC centre at a petrol pump in Delhi’s …

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3 months ago

Clean fuel push led to rise in number of PUC fines: CAQM to HC

Hindustan Times

The push for cleaner fuel technology to tackle vehicular pollution in Delhi has led to an increase in the number of challans against commuters driving without a valid pollution under control certificate, the Commission for Air Quality Management has said in a status report submitted with the Supreme Court. CAQM, in its status report filed on October 1, said, “Vehicular …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

SC revisits its own order: PUC not mandatory to renew car insurance

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday abolished its own directive issued in 2017 that made a valid pollution under control certificate mandatory for renewal of third-party insurance policy. In an order passed by a bench headed by justice AS Oka, it was held: “If said direction is allowed to be implemented in letter and spirit, it will have disastrous …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi petrol pump owners say pollution under control centres to be shut from today. Here's why

Hindustan Times

Pollution under control in Delhi will remain shut from Monday, July 15, petrol pump owners announced, expressing their dissatisfaction over the recent proposed hike in rates of pollution certificates by the Delhi government. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Delhi Petrol Dealers' Association said the operation of the PUC centres is unviable. The managing committee of the Delhi Petrol …

Delhi Hike Cent Puc Petrol Association Centres

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi govt proposes hike in pollution testing rates

Hindustan Times

The Delhi government on Thursday recommended a hike in the rates to carry out pollution level tests for vehicles after demands from petrol dealers association, which said that the rates have not been revised in the last 13 years. The pollution under control certificate is a mandatory document assuring that the vehicle’s tailpipe emission falls within permissible limits. The revised …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Seeks Suggestions To Modify 2017 Order Mandating PUC Certificate For Vehicle Insurance

Live Law

The Supreme Court recently expressed an intention to revisit its 2017 order which made a Pollution Under Control certificate mandatory for third party vehicle insurance. The Court made a prima facie observation regarding the need to balance the PUC norms and third party insurance.The Court has sought suggestions from Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta and the amicus curiae. The …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Kerala High Court Says Pollution Certificates For BS-IV, BS-VI Vehicles Valid For 1 Year

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has set aside a government order issued by Kerala State Government, prescribing uniform period of validity of Pollution Under Control Certificate for all categories of vehicles, irrespective of whether they had been manufactured under BS-IV or BS-VI norms. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh observed that the impugned order/notification prescribed 6 months' validity for PUC Certificate in all …

Vehicles Kerala High Court Puc Certificate Valid Validity 6 Months

1 year, 2 months ago

Vehicles to be checked for pollution certificates in Delhi as air quality dips

India Today

Delhi's transport department has launched a new initiative to combat rising air pollution levels with special bikers monitoring vehicles for compliance with the Pollution Under Check certificate norms. The second type, comprising 16 teams, is deployed at Inter-State Bus Terminals to oversee buses from 4 pm to midnight. The third type, the largest group with 44 teams, monitors traffic on …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Amid Delhi’s winter air woes, plans to curb pollution stuck in second gear

The Hindu

With Delhi’s air quality likely to turn ‘very poor’ over the coming days, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas announced the imposition of Stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan on Saturday. In its Saturday order, the air quality panel said forecasts by the India Meteorological Department and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi govt mulls e-challans for violators of pollution certificate norms

Hindustan Times

New Delhi The Delhi transport department is planning to penalise vehicle owners who have not renewed their pollution under control certificates by checking their PUC status at fuel stations through cameras which are linked with the mParivahan software, officials aware of the proposal said on Wednesday. The current mechanism to check PUC of vehicles is manpower intensive and transport enforcement …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Compulsory PUC certificate to get fuel: implementation unclear, plan in cold storage

The Hindu

Over four months after the Delhi government announced that Pollution Under Control certificates will be made compulsory for people to fill fuel at filling stations, the plan is yet to be implemented. With the aim to reduce air pollution, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced on October 1, 2022, that people would not be able to get fuel from filling …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Promises Go Up in Smoke as Delhi's 2 Big Drives to Breathe Easy Land in Political & Legal Hot Water

News 18

As the national capital battles toxic air, the Delhi government’s two major campaigns this winter — No PUC, No Fuel and Red Light On, Gaadi Off — to combat vehicular pollution, the largest contributor to overall pollution in the city, have run into political or legal tangles. The ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ campaign — the second edition of which …

Delhi Pollution Campaign Emissions Official Puc Pollution Levels

2 years, 2 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 …

Delhi Vehicles Vehicle Puc Oct Certificate Valid

2 years, 3 months ago

2 million vehicles in Delhi don’t have pollution control certificate

Hindustan Times

Nearly 2 million vehicles in the national capital do not have valid pollution under control certificate, according to data shared by the Delhi government which has announced a citywide campaign against polluting vehicles head of the winter when air pollution peaks in the Capital. The Delhi government has made it mandatory for vehicle owners to show a valid Pollution control …

Delhi Pollution Control Vehicles Vehicle Puc Certificate Valid

2 years, 3 months ago

No fuel without pollution certificate in Delhi from October 25

The Hindu

People will not be able to buy fuel in Delhi without a valid Pollution Under Control certificate from October 25, Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced on Saturday. Emergency measures Every winter, air pollution spikes in the national capital and adjoining areas due to multiple reasons ranging from slow wind speed, vehicular emission, pollution from stubble burning and bursting of firecrackers …

Delhi Pollution Air

2 years, 3 months ago

No PUC Certificate? Can't Buy Petrol in Delhi Post Oct 25, Says Gopal Rai as Govt Gears Up to Plug Pollution

News 18

Winter pollution in the national capital has been a chronic issue and poses a serious challenge to the Aam Aadmi Party government. This year, there is greater expectation from the Arvind Kejriwal-led party since it is also in power in Punjab where stubble burning contributes to Delhi’s annual woes. Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai, in an interview to CNN-News18, also …

Delhi Action Pollution Plan Punjab Centre Ncr

2 years, 3 months ago

No PUC, no fuel: Delhi govt on petrol, diesel sale after Diwali

Hindustan Times

In a bid to curb vehicular pollution in the national capital region, the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government has decided to prohibit sale of petrol and diesel at refueling stations to those without PUC certificate. Addressing a press conference, Rai said that the decision was taken at meeting of officials from environment, transport and traffic departments convened on September 29 …

Delhi Puc Rai

2 years, 3 months ago

No fuel in Delhi from 25 October if you do not have proper PUC. Here’s why

Live Mint

The AAP government in Delhi 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 in a bid to curb vehicular pollution. The Delhi Environment Minister said that a meeting of officials from environment, transport and traffic departments was convened on …

Delhi Puc

2 years, 3 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 …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala cops issue fine to e-scooter for not carrying pollution papers, trolled

Hindustan Times

A fine imposed on an electric scooter owner for failing to provide a pollution under control certificate has landed the Kerala police team in hot water, with netizens taking a swipe at it on social media. The snapshots, which are being widely shared on social media, mentioned section 213 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, adding to a total of …

Kerala Vehicle Puc

2 years, 5 months ago

Are you a vehicle owner? You must carry this certificate or face ₹10,000 fine

Hindustan Times

A Pollution Under Control certificate is an important document for all commuters travelling by their vehicles. The PUC certificate validates that the vehicle's emission levels are within standards. In other words, PUC states that the vehicle isn't emitting smoke beyond pollution level. Besides driving license and insurance papers, you should carry a PUC certificate, else you could be fined. In …

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More than 2.7 lakh vehicles fined for expired or missing PUC Certificate in Delhi this year

5 Simple tips to reduce pollution from vehicle emissions

Delhi pollution: Traffic police slap fines worth Rs 5.85 crore for violating GRAP-3 restrictions on first day

India Today Exposé: Pollution certificate fraud plagues Delhi's anti-pollution efforts

Clean fuel push led to rise in number of PUC fines: CAQM to HC

SC revisits its own order: PUC not mandatory to renew car insurance

Delhi petrol pump owners say pollution under control centres to be shut from today. Here's why

Delhi govt proposes hike in pollution testing rates

Supreme Court Seeks Suggestions To Modify 2017 Order Mandating PUC Certificate For Vehicle Insurance

Kerala High Court Says Pollution Certificates For BS-IV, BS-VI Vehicles Valid For 1 Year

Vehicles to be checked for pollution certificates in Delhi as air quality dips

Amid Delhi’s winter air woes, plans to curb pollution stuck in second gear

Delhi govt mulls e-challans for violators of pollution certificate norms

Compulsory PUC certificate to get fuel: implementation unclear, plan in cold storage

Promises Go Up in Smoke as Delhi's 2 Big Drives to Breathe Easy Land in Political & Legal Hot Water

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

2 million vehicles in Delhi don’t have pollution control certificate

No fuel without pollution certificate in Delhi from October 25

No PUC Certificate? Can't Buy Petrol in Delhi Post Oct 25, Says Gopal Rai as Govt Gears Up to Plug Pollution

No PUC, no fuel: Delhi govt on petrol, diesel sale after Diwali

No fuel in Delhi from 25 October if you do not have proper PUC. Here’s why

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

Kerala cops issue fine to e-scooter for not carrying pollution papers, trolled

Are you a vehicle owner? You must carry this certificate or face ₹10,000 fine