Diesel Taxi Ban

Scores of diesel taxi drivers, affected by the recent ban imposed by the Supreme Court, today staged a protest outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence in New Delhi.

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...

Delhi BJP leader Vijender Gupta on Monday met the city police chief, seeking his intervention to stall action against diesel taxis having all-India tourist permits following a Supreme Court decision to ban them in the national capital.

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.

After Arvind Kejriwal warned taxi aggregator Uber against surge-pricing, the Delhi government has announced a helpline for people who want to complain against overcharging by their cab.

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.

There is no immediate respite for anyone who wants to buy a diesel SUV in the capital. The ban on registration of diesel vehicles above 2000 cc continues, the Supreme Court said today as it pulled up automobile manufacturers.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed a ban on registration of diesel cars with over 2000 cc engine in Delhi till March 31, 2016. The court also ordered all taxis in the capital to replace diesel with natural gas. Shares of top carmakers underperformed the broader markets today with the auto sub-index of the Bombay Stock Exchange falling 0.5 per c...

The Supreme Court today banned the registration of diesel cars and SUVs above 2000cc in the national capital till March 31, in an attempt to clean up the city tackling one of its worst-ever bouts of toxic smog. The decision will not affect the common man, the top court said.

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.

Scores of diesel taxi drivers, affected by the recent ban imposed by the Supreme Court, today staged a protest outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence in New Delhi.

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...

Delhi BJP leader Vijender Gupta on Monday met the city police chief, seeking his intervention to stall action against diesel taxis having all-India tourist permits following a Supreme Court decision to ban them in the national capital.

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.

After Arvind Kejriwal warned taxi aggregator Uber against surge-pricing, the Delhi government has announced a helpline for people who want to complain against overcharging by their cab.

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.

There is no immediate respite for anyone who wants to buy a diesel SUV in the capital. The ban on registration of diesel vehicles above 2000 cc continues, the Supreme Court said today as it pulled up automobile manufacturers.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed a ban on registration of diesel cars with over 2000 cc engine in Delhi till March 31, 2016. The court also ordered all taxis in the capital to replace diesel with natural gas. Shares of top carmakers underperformed the broader markets today with the auto sub-index of the Bombay Stock Exchange falling 0.5 per c...

The Supreme Court today banned the registration of diesel cars and SUVs above 2000cc in the national capital till March 31, in an attempt to clean up the city tackling one of its worst-ever bouts of toxic smog. The decision will not affect the common man, the top court said.

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.