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Centre's Action Plan To Check Air Pollution In Delhi Takes Effect
BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers will be immediately banned in Delhi and Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar if the AQI crosses the 400-mark.
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Centre Makes Pollution Check Certificate For All Vehicles Uniform Across India
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification to make the PUC (Pollution Under Control) certificate for all vehicles uniform across the country and also to link the PUC database with the National Register.
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Stubble Burning Incidents Rose By 44.5% In Punjab In 2020: Centre To Top Court
Punjab witnessed an increase of 44.5 per cent incidents of stubble burning in 2020 despite getting 46 per cent of the total funds from the central government for checking crop burning residue, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
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Chief Ministers Of Delhi, Nearby States Call For Meeting On Pollution
Amid a blame game over failure to check toxic haze that has enveloped the national capital and neighbouring areas, the governments of Delhi, Punjab and Haryana on Saturday called for urgent intervention by the Centre to develop and implement a joint plan with the states to address the "serious" situation.
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Immersing Idols In Ganga To Now Attract Rs 50,000 Fine
The Centre has issued a 15-point directive to states, asking them to make elaborate arrangements to check pollution in Ganga and its tributaries during the festive season, including immersion of idols which will now attract a fine of Rs 50,000.
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Online Pollution Certificate Mandatory In Odisha From October 1
Online pollution certificates become mandatory in Odisha from October. The Pollution Testing Centres will stop issuing manual certificates from next month.
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Pollution Centre Gives Fake Tag To Car Shown To Be Owned By Nitin Gadkari
Pune police on Wednesday filed a First Information Report against a pollution-under-control (PUC) centre in the Maharashtra city for issuing the pollution check tag for a car which was shown as being owned by Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.
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Vehicles Turning Up For Pollution Checks In Delhi Triples After Fine Hike
The number of vehicles turning up at pollution checking centres across the city for PUC certificates has more than tripled in the first three days since September 1, when the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 came into force, a Transport Department official on Wednesday.
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Supreme Court-Appointed Body Finds Lakhs Of Vehicles Flouting Emission Norms In Delhi
Delhi has lakhs of vehicles plying without the mandatory 'pollution under control' certificates while the city's emission testing centres are enormously understaffed, an environmental pollution audit has found. The blatant violations, that potentially imperil the health of millions, have put the spotlight on around 970 centres in the city, that are...
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European Parliament Moves Closer To Banning Diesel Cars
The aftermath of the VW emissions cheating scandal or Dieselgate as is known globally has resulted in severe implications in continental Europe. With a slew of cities voting to ban diesel cars from their town centres in the near future, the popularity of diesel cars will eventually see a downward graph. The European Government too is looking for a ...
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Greenpeace Hails Supreme Court's Nod To Centre's Plan To Check Pollution
Lauding Supreme Court's nod to the Centre's graded response action plan to tackle pollution, a green body on Saturday urged the government to implement a similar system at the national-level as well.
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Centre Raises Concern Over Polluted Lakes In Bengaluru
The Environment Ministry has decided to convene a high-level meeting in May to check the "alarming proportion" of pollution in lakes of Bengaluru.
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Green Panel Orders Inspection of Petrol Pumps To Check Fuel Adultration
An engineer today moved the National Green Tribunal against alleged adulteration of petrol and diesel at fuel stations prompting the green panel to direct inspection of petrol pumps across Delhi-NCR and sought a response from the Centre on the issue.
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Centre for Science and Environment Hails Delhi's Steps to Check Pollution
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) today welcomed the Delhi government's decision to curb unbridled pollution in the national capital by plying odd and even number vehicles on alternate days in the city.
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Notice to Centre, Delhi Government After Plea on Pollution By Toddlers
The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre, Delhi government, Central Pollution Control Board and Delhi Police on a plea filed in the name of three infants to check air pollution in the capital.
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Centre's Action Plan To Check Air Pollution In Delhi Takes Effect
BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers will be immediately banned in Delhi and Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar if the AQI crosses the 400-mark.
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Centre Makes Pollution Check Certificate For All Vehicles Uniform Across India
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification to make the PUC (Pollution Under Control) certificate for all vehicles uniform across the country and also to link the PUC database with the National Register.
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Stubble Burning Incidents Rose By 44.5% In Punjab In 2020: Centre To Top Court
Punjab witnessed an increase of 44.5 per cent incidents of stubble burning in 2020 despite getting 46 per cent of the total funds from the central government for checking crop burning residue, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
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Chief Ministers Of Delhi, Nearby States Call For Meeting On Pollution
Amid a blame game over failure to check toxic haze that has enveloped the national capital and neighbouring areas, the governments of Delhi, Punjab and Haryana on Saturday called for urgent intervention by the Centre to develop and implement a joint plan with the states to address the "serious" situation.
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Immersing Idols In Ganga To Now Attract Rs 50,000 Fine
The Centre has issued a 15-point directive to states, asking them to make elaborate arrangements to check pollution in Ganga and its tributaries during the festive season, including immersion of idols which will now attract a fine of Rs 50,000.
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Online Pollution Certificate Mandatory In Odisha From October 1
Online pollution certificates become mandatory in Odisha from October. The Pollution Testing Centres will stop issuing manual certificates from next month.
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Pollution Centre Gives Fake Tag To Car Shown To Be Owned By Nitin Gadkari
Pune police on Wednesday filed a First Information Report against a pollution-under-control (PUC) centre in the Maharashtra city for issuing the pollution check tag for a car which was shown as being owned by Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.
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Vehicles Turning Up For Pollution Checks In Delhi Triples After Fine Hike
The number of vehicles turning up at pollution checking centres across the city for PUC certificates has more than tripled in the first three days since September 1, when the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 came into force, a Transport Department official on Wednesday.
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Supreme Court-Appointed Body Finds Lakhs Of Vehicles Flouting Emission Norms In Delhi
Delhi has lakhs of vehicles plying without the mandatory 'pollution under control' certificates while the city's emission testing centres are enormously understaffed, an environmental pollution audit has found. The blatant violations, that potentially imperil the health of millions, have put the spotlight on around 970 centres in the city, that are...
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European Parliament Moves Closer To Banning Diesel Cars
The aftermath of the VW emissions cheating scandal or Dieselgate as is known globally has resulted in severe implications in continental Europe. With a slew of cities voting to ban diesel cars from their town centres in the near future, the popularity of diesel cars will eventually see a downward graph. The European Government too is looking for a ...
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Greenpeace Hails Supreme Court's Nod To Centre's Plan To Check Pollution
Lauding Supreme Court's nod to the Centre's graded response action plan to tackle pollution, a green body on Saturday urged the government to implement a similar system at the national-level as well.
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Centre Raises Concern Over Polluted Lakes In Bengaluru
The Environment Ministry has decided to convene a high-level meeting in May to check the "alarming proportion" of pollution in lakes of Bengaluru.
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Green Panel Orders Inspection of Petrol Pumps To Check Fuel Adultration
An engineer today moved the National Green Tribunal against alleged adulteration of petrol and diesel at fuel stations prompting the green panel to direct inspection of petrol pumps across Delhi-NCR and sought a response from the Centre on the issue.
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Centre for Science and Environment Hails Delhi's Steps to Check Pollution
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) today welcomed the Delhi government's decision to curb unbridled pollution in the national capital by plying odd and even number vehicles on alternate days in the city.
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Notice to Centre, Delhi Government After Plea on Pollution By Toddlers
The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre, Delhi government, Central Pollution Control Board and Delhi Police on a plea filed in the name of three infants to check air pollution in the capital.
