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Central Pollution Body Pulled Up By Supreme Court Over Tardiness, Adjournment
The Commission for Air Quality Management or CAQM, was strongly reprimanded by the Supreme Court today, which said the pollution body was not taking the issues raised by the court seriously.
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6 Pollution-Hit Gujarat Villages To Get Rs 25 Lakh Aid After Supreme Court's Order
Six villages in Gujarat's Rajkot district that were affected by pollution due to a landfill will collectively get Rs 25 lakh compensation following a recent order of the Supreme Court, an NGO said on Wednesday.
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Steps Needed To Curb Pollution Or People Will Fall Sick: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today said all steps were required to be taken to tackle air pollution otherwise the government health programmes would "completely go haywire" and people will fall sick since 13 out of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India.
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No Renewal Of Insurance For Vehicles Without Pollution Certificate: Supreme Court
In a bid to curb pollution, the Supreme Court today issued a slew of directions including that insurance companies will not renew insurance of a vehicle unless the owner provides pollution under control (PUC) certificate.
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Collective Effort Required To Clear Up Polluted Air: Supreme Court
A collective effort is needed to clean up the air, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, holding that it cannot be asked to shut its eyes to the "phenomenal rise" in the pollution levels.
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Clean Up or Shut Down: Supreme Court's Ultimatum to Polluting Industries
Industries across the country will have to set up effluent treatment plants within three months or shut down, the Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday, setting the stage for a nationwide crackdown on industries that pollute the country's rivers and water bodies. "States don't worry about human lives," Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar obser...
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For Odd-Even, A Week Should Be Enough, Says Delhi High Court
The experiment to curb the toxic smog in Delhi by banning private cars on alternate days has not gone down well with the high court. Judges today asked the government of Arvind Kejriwal to explain why the trial should last more than a week.
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'Do Your Cars Emit Oxygen?' Supreme Court Ticks Off Mercedes, Toyota
"Are your vehicles emitting oxygen?" was the Supreme Court's withering reply to car manufacturers including Toyota and Mercedes, who want a ban on their larger diesel cars in Delhi to be revoked.
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Auto Majors Want Ban On Diesel Vehicle Registration lifted, Move Court
Car makers Toyota, Mahindra and Mercedes have moved Supreme Court asking that their cars be made exempt from the ban on diesel car registration it had imposed.
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Ban On New Diesel SUVs, Luxury Cars Above 2000cc In Delhi Till March 31
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.
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Central Pollution Body Pulled Up By Supreme Court Over Tardiness, Adjournment
The Commission for Air Quality Management or CAQM, was strongly reprimanded by the Supreme Court today, which said the pollution body was not taking the issues raised by the court seriously.
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6 Pollution-Hit Gujarat Villages To Get Rs 25 Lakh Aid After Supreme Court's Order
Six villages in Gujarat's Rajkot district that were affected by pollution due to a landfill will collectively get Rs 25 lakh compensation following a recent order of the Supreme Court, an NGO said on Wednesday.
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Steps Needed To Curb Pollution Or People Will Fall Sick: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today said all steps were required to be taken to tackle air pollution otherwise the government health programmes would "completely go haywire" and people will fall sick since 13 out of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India.
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No Renewal Of Insurance For Vehicles Without Pollution Certificate: Supreme Court
In a bid to curb pollution, the Supreme Court today issued a slew of directions including that insurance companies will not renew insurance of a vehicle unless the owner provides pollution under control (PUC) certificate.
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Collective Effort Required To Clear Up Polluted Air: Supreme Court
A collective effort is needed to clean up the air, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, holding that it cannot be asked to shut its eyes to the "phenomenal rise" in the pollution levels.
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Clean Up or Shut Down: Supreme Court's Ultimatum to Polluting Industries
Industries across the country will have to set up effluent treatment plants within three months or shut down, the Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday, setting the stage for a nationwide crackdown on industries that pollute the country's rivers and water bodies. "States don't worry about human lives," Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar obser...
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For Odd-Even, A Week Should Be Enough, Says Delhi High Court
The experiment to curb the toxic smog in Delhi by banning private cars on alternate days has not gone down well with the high court. Judges today asked the government of Arvind Kejriwal to explain why the trial should last more than a week.
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'Do Your Cars Emit Oxygen?' Supreme Court Ticks Off Mercedes, Toyota
"Are your vehicles emitting oxygen?" was the Supreme Court's withering reply to car manufacturers including Toyota and Mercedes, who want a ban on their larger diesel cars in Delhi to be revoked.
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Auto Majors Want Ban On Diesel Vehicle Registration lifted, Move Court
Car makers Toyota, Mahindra and Mercedes have moved Supreme Court asking that their cars be made exempt from the ban on diesel car registration it had imposed.
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Ban On New Diesel SUVs, Luxury Cars Above 2000cc In Delhi Till March 31
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.
