The most recent study of IIT-Kanpur on air pollution in Delhi has given clinching evidence on contribution of diesel cars to Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5 – those air particulates with diametre of 2.5 microns or less causing pollution) in Delhi, the CSE said.
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Earlier, the apex court had termed the rising pollution level in Delhi as “very serious” and advocated a “multi-pronged” approach to deal with the situation. The Government of NCT of Delhi shall issue advertisements to inform commercial traffic of the bypass routes and the imposition of the ECC for entry of the vehicles into Delhi, the Supreme Court said in its order. Diesel emissions have been classified by the World Health Organisation as a group-I carcinogen for the strong link with lung cancer. Thirteen of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in India.
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Date for introduction of Euro-VI or equivalent norms for fuel and technology for automobile sector. The entire diesel range of Jaguar Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz vehicles will be hit.
Sunita Narain, director of the Center of the Science and Environment, welcomed this decision by stating that the judges have recognized the public health emergency, and it is utterly important for the industry to finally get the message as well, according to Financial Times. For a day 1,400 diesel vehicles gets registered and 30 pct of these being strapped with engines of 2000 cc and above.
Taxis, meanwhile, are being urged to replace fleets of diesel vehicles with natural gas-powered cars.
The petition seeking modification was filed by five auto dealers – Koncept Automobiles (Lajpat Nagar), Koncept Cars India Pvt Ltd (Green Park), Ford-Rain Automotive India (Mathura Road), Hana Motor Plaza Pvt Ltd (Mathura Road) and Nath Motors Pvt Ltd (Mathura Road)- engaged in sale of vehicles of Mahindra & Mahindra, Hyundai, Honda and Ford.
What it means for you: Uber and other cab aggregators will have to phase out the diesel cabs that they’re using presently and rely only on CNG cars.
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In the short term, reports have already emerged that the crackdown could impact on the country’s shaky economic recovery as dealers are stuck with forecourts full of unsellable cars.
