Diesel Cab Ban

IT-BPM industry body Nasscom on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to allow diesel cabs to ply in Delhi-NCR till expiry of their permits and pledged to continue promoting public transport and use of non-polluting vehicles by the sector.

A ban on diesel vehicles in Delhi will affect the government's Make In India Policy and affect the country's economy, the Centre told the Supreme Court today.

Livelihood of more than 30,000 drivers and their families is in jeopardy with the Supreme Court banning their diesel-run taxis from plying in Delhi-NCR region, the union of drivers said.

After the Delhi government, the Centre has now approached the Supreme Court seeking relief from the crackdown it ordered on diesels cabs in Delhi and neighbouring areas. The ban will impact the BPO industry which uses diesel-run taxis to ferry employees and earns the country billions of dollars every year, the government said.

India's business process management or BPO sector could face a potential loss of $1 billion if the ban on diesel taxis in the Delhi NCR region continues for 2-3 weeks more, industry body Nasscom has said.

Ban on plying of diesel taxis in the national capital will have a far reaching negative impact on India's ease of doing business scenario, with the IT/BPO sector being the worst hit, an industry body said on Wednesday.

As protests by taxi owners crippled traffic in Delhi for the second straight day, the state government has asked the Supreme Court for two more days to submit a detailed roadmap on how to phase out diesel cabs from the city. A Supreme Court order has pulled 30,000 cabs off the road because they run on diesel or petrol and not greener compressed nat...

The intersection of Delhi's hottest day this year (43 degrees) and huge protests by taxi drivers left large parts of the capital grid-locked through Monday. By the evening, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said the government will ask the Supreme Court to reconsider a ban on diesel cabs, that has pulled nearly 30,000 taxis off the roads.

It was Monday mayhem for commuters on the national capital's roads, with a section of taxi drivers protesting a Supreme Court decision to ban cabs operating on diesel and petrol.

The Supreme Court's ban on plying of diesel and petrol driven taxis in Delhi took effect today, with three taxi owners warning this might lead to suicides in frustration.

Popular app-based cab aggregator Uber brought back surge pricing today, the first day of ban on diesel cabs in Delhi. The company's move has invoked the ire of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who has warned of "strong action".

The Delhi HC has asked the centre to phase out all diesel taxis from the National Capital Region by 1 March, 2016. The Court has stated that the ban on diesel taxis should be extended to all of NCR even if the Motor Vehicles Act has to be amended.

The Delhi High Court has been told that its order upholding a ban on diesel cabs providing point-to-point service in the city was being implemented only against Ola while other app-based taxi services were violating it with impunity.

IT-BPM industry body Nasscom on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to allow diesel cabs to ply in Delhi-NCR till expiry of their permits and pledged to continue promoting public transport and use of non-polluting vehicles by the sector.

A ban on diesel vehicles in Delhi will affect the government's Make In India Policy and affect the country's economy, the Centre told the Supreme Court today.

Livelihood of more than 30,000 drivers and their families is in jeopardy with the Supreme Court banning their diesel-run taxis from plying in Delhi-NCR region, the union of drivers said.

After the Delhi government, the Centre has now approached the Supreme Court seeking relief from the crackdown it ordered on diesels cabs in Delhi and neighbouring areas. The ban will impact the BPO industry which uses diesel-run taxis to ferry employees and earns the country billions of dollars every year, the government said.

India's business process management or BPO sector could face a potential loss of $1 billion if the ban on diesel taxis in the Delhi NCR region continues for 2-3 weeks more, industry body Nasscom has said.

Ban on plying of diesel taxis in the national capital will have a far reaching negative impact on India's ease of doing business scenario, with the IT/BPO sector being the worst hit, an industry body said on Wednesday.

As protests by taxi owners crippled traffic in Delhi for the second straight day, the state government has asked the Supreme Court for two more days to submit a detailed roadmap on how to phase out diesel cabs from the city. A Supreme Court order has pulled 30,000 cabs off the road because they run on diesel or petrol and not greener compressed nat...

The intersection of Delhi's hottest day this year (43 degrees) and huge protests by taxi drivers left large parts of the capital grid-locked through Monday. By the evening, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said the government will ask the Supreme Court to reconsider a ban on diesel cabs, that has pulled nearly 30,000 taxis off the roads.

It was Monday mayhem for commuters on the national capital's roads, with a section of taxi drivers protesting a Supreme Court decision to ban cabs operating on diesel and petrol.

The Supreme Court's ban on plying of diesel and petrol driven taxis in Delhi took effect today, with three taxi owners warning this might lead to suicides in frustration.

Popular app-based cab aggregator Uber brought back surge pricing today, the first day of ban on diesel cabs in Delhi. The company's move has invoked the ire of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who has warned of "strong action".

The Delhi HC has asked the centre to phase out all diesel taxis from the National Capital Region by 1 March, 2016. The Court has stated that the ban on diesel taxis should be extended to all of NCR even if the Motor Vehicles Act has to be amended.

The Delhi High Court has been told that its order upholding a ban on diesel cabs providing point-to-point service in the city was being implemented only against Ola while other app-based taxi services were violating it with impunity.