India's New Delhi bans old cars from refuelling to help tackle city's pollution

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Delhi says ‘no gas’ for old cars in bid to clear toxic air

NEW DELHI, March 3 — Cars more than 15 years old will soon be barred from refuelling in New Delhi, the city’s government said Saturday, as part of measures to reduce the Indian capital’s hazardous pollution levels. New Delhi is regularly ranked as one of the most polluted cities in the world and is blanketed in acrid smog each year. The pollution is primarily blamed on agricultural burning by nearby farmers to clear their fields for ploughing, a…

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In New-Delhi, the capital of India, air pollution remains a scourge. The megalopolis of thirty million inhabitants regularly comes at the top of the list of the most polluted cities on the planet. A flagship measure of a new plan to reduce pollution, vehicles over fifteen years old will no longer be able to refuel from April 2025. A decision that is debated.

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India's New Delhi bans old cars from refuelling to help tackle city's pollution

New Delhi is regularly ranked as one of the most polluted cities in the world and is blanketed in acrid smog each year.

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New Delhi bans old cars from refuelling, to help tackle city's pollution

Cars more than 15 years old will soon be barred from refuelling in New Delhi, the city's government said Saturday, as part of measures to reduce the Indian capital's hazardous pollution levels.New Delhi is regularly ranked as one of the most polluted cities in the world and is blanketed in acrid smog each year.The pollution...

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After March 31, No Fuel for Vehicles Older than 15 Years in Delhi's Petrol Pumps

Vehicles older than 15 years will not be allowed fuel at the city’s petrol pumps, after March 31. This measure will follow several other pollution control measures, including the ban of vehicles older than 15 years within Delhi NCR. Delhi Environment Minister, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, decided on the new rules in a meeting with officials of the environment department. Along with restricting fuel supply to overage vehicles, Sirsa also announced that…

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India capital Delhi banning vehicles over 15 years old from buying fuel, in a bid to improve city's air quality

India prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is back in power in Delhi after 27 years, and the BJP has announced an eye-opening new rule – vehicles older than 15 years will not be able to purchase fuel in the capital city from April 1. Effectively, that’s a ban on old cars, with 15 years being the age limit. Over the weekend, environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that a team will be formed to identify the old vehicles an…