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New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Tuesday seized two end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), a 15-year-old petrol bike and a 10-year-old diesel bike, from a petrol pump in the city, as part of its ongoing enforcement of scrappage rules for outdated vehicles. Traffic officials confirmed that both motorcycles were found operating in violation of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) guidelines, which prohibit the use of petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 yea ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The ban on supply of fuel to old vehicles kicked off in Delhi on Tuesday amid high security. The Delhi government has installed Automatic Number Plate reader cameras (ANPR) at nearly 350 petrol pumps across the national capital for detection of such vehicles. The transport department has chalked out a detailed deployment plan involving personnel from its organisation, Delhi Police, Traffic Police and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Multiple teams of transport ...Read More >
New Delhi: End-of-life vehicles (ELV) will not be able to refuel at any city filling station from Tuesday. It had been announced earlier that all ELVs would not only be denied fuel in the capital, but they would also be impounded on the spot and taken for scrapping from July 1. All fuel pumps have been equipped with technology to identify such vehicles, which are petrol-run vehicles older than 15 years and diesel-run vehicles older than 10 years. Only overaged vehicles running on CNG will be exe ...Read More >
New Delhi: End-of-life vehicles (ELV) will not be able to refuel at any city filling station from Tuesday. It had been announced earlier that all ELVs would not only be denied fuel in the capital, but they would also be impounded on the spot and taken for scrapping from July 1. All fuel pumps have been equipped with technology to identify such vehicles, which are petrol-run vehicles older than 15 years and diesel-run vehicles older than 10 years. Only overaged vehicles running on CNG will be exe ...Read More >
Delhi: Petrol pumps across the national capital will no longer provide fuel to end-of-life (EoL) vehicles from tomorrow, July 1, as per the latest rules by the CAQM. Personnel from the Delhi Police and the Transport Department will be stationed at fuel stations across Delhi to prevent the refueling of vehicles that have crossed their prescribed lifespan, i.e. end-of-life vehicles. The prescribed lifespan for diesel vehicles is 10 years, while that of petrol vehicles is 15 years. The Commissio ...Read More >
Given that there are 498 fuel stations in Delhi -- 382 offering petrol or diesel and 116 offering CNG -- the teams will be rotated across locations. Starting Tuesday, Delhi will begin enforcing a fuel ban on End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) -- diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles over 15 years. A total of 350 teams from various departments will be stationed 24×7 across all 498 fuel stations in the city to implement the measure. The enforcement drive follows orders issued earlier ...Read More >
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal (NGT) reviewed compliance with its previous directives concerning aircraft noise pollution at Delhi's IGI Airport. The Society for Protection of Culture Heritage Environment Traditions and Promotion of National Awareness previously raised issues about aircraft noise during night operations. They highlighted that between July 2024 and Dec 2024, over 50% of flights used Runway 29/11, affecting Vasant Kunj residents. While the tribunal acknowledged noise monitorin ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): In a continuing crackdown under Operation Chakra-V, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted coordinated search operations at multiple locations in Ahmedabad and Mumbai on June 25 in connection with a transnational cyber extortion case, the probe agency said on Friday. CBI said that the searches led to the recovery of incriminating evidence. The main suspect behind a transnational cyber extortion syndicate was arrested on June 26 in Mumbai. Also Rea ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Commission on Air Quality Management, in a joint conference on Friday, confirmed that end-of-life (EOL) vehicles would be denied fuel in Delhi from July 1. Not only that, such vehicles would be impounded on the spot and taken for scrapping. The press conference was also addressed by officials of Delhi govt's transport department and Delhi Traffic Police, who said that they had identified hotspots where most EOL vehicles still operated.The officials said that between June 1 and 23, ...Read More >
New Delhi/Noida, Jun 27 (PTI) End-of-life vehicles detected at fuel stations or found parked at public places will be impounded and a penalty of Rs 10,000 imposed on four-wheeler owners and Rs 5,000 on two-wheeler owners starting July 1, officials said on Friday. EOL vehicles are diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. Irrespective of the states they are registered in, they will not be given fuel in Delhi starting July 1, according to directions issued by th ...Read More >
New Delhi/Noida, Jun 27 (PTI) End-of-life vehicles detected at fuel stations or found parked at public places will be impounded and a penalty of Rs 10,000 imposed on four-wheeler owners and Rs 5,000 on two-wheeler owners starting July 1, officials said on Friday. EOL vehicles are diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. Irrespective of the states they are registered in, they will not be given fuel in Delhi starting July 1, according to directions issued by th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has informed the National Green Tribunal that data regarding the aircraft noise level at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport was easily accessible to all as it was being conveniently displayed on its website. DIAL operates the IGI Airport in the national capital. The green body was hearing a plea for compliance of the tribunal's direction in the matter over noise pollution at the IGI Airport due to landing and takeoff ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal, Justice Prakash Shrivastava, said that the plastic, in its myriad forms, has become an indispensable part of our lives, yet its convenience masks a devastating reality and from the single-use plastic bags that clog our drains and pollute our water bodies to the microplastics that infiltrate our food chain and even our own bodies, the hazards are undeniable. Citing the 2025 World Environment Day ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) National Green Tribunal Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava on Thursday outlined an urgent need to curb plastic pollution as it negatively impacted marine life, suffocated terrestrial ecosystems, leached harmful chemicals into soil and water. In addition, it contributed significantly to air pollution when burnt, he said. Also Read | Delhi: High-Level US Team Arrives for Talks on Bilateral Trade Pact With India. The statement came on the occasion of World Environment ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) National Green Tribunal Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava on Thursday outlined an urgent need to curb plastic pollution as it negatively impacted marine life, suffocated terrestrial ecosystems, leached harmful chemicals into soil and water. In addition, it contributed significantly to air pollution when burnt, he said. The statement came on the occasion of World Environment Day and was uploaded on the NGTs website. Shrivastava said that plastic had become an indis ...Read More >
Rajkot: Adding pressure on its already strained finances, the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) is facing a penalty of Rs 22.50 crore as environmental damage compensation for not being able to clear the legacy waste from the Nakrawadi dumping site, 20 km from the city. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) recently informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) about the legacy waste lying at the site. Legacy waste is the waste piled up over many years in landfills, abandoned mines, or indust ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jan 31 (PTI) The Gauhati High Court has issued notices to the Assam government and its various departments over rampant rat-hole coal mining and asked them to furnish what steps they have taken to stop the unlawful activity. Taking suo motu cognizance of the Dima Hasao coal mining tragedy, the high court registered a public interest litigation on Monday and issued notices the next day to seven government departments, including the office of the chief secretary. "The court has taken n ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jan 31 (PTI) The Gauhati High Court has issued notices to the Assam government and its various departments over rampant rat-hole coal mining and asked them to furnish what steps they have taken to stop the unlawful activity. Taking suo motu cognizance of the Dima Hasao coal mining tragedy, the high court registered a public interest litigation on Monday and issued notices the next day to seven government departments, including the office of the chief secretary. Also Read | Congress L ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) Terming illegal rampant sand mining as "serious", the Supreme Court on Wednesday said such activities needed to be effectively dealt with and asked five states including Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh to provide facts and figures on the issue. The top court was hearing a 2018 PIL filed by one M Alagarsamy seeking a CBI probe into illegal sand mining in rivers and beaches in Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The plea alleged that u ...Read More >
Delhi's air pollution is getting worse every year, and it's becoming a big problem for the city's future. Just three weeks ago, the Delhi government told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) it was working on a 21-point plan to fight pollution. Sounds good, right? But yesterday, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) hit 490 out of 500 in many parts of the city. That's *hazardous*. Even with rules like banning diesel cars, stopping construction, and moving schools online, things didn't improve. People are ...Read More >
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