Overview
- Only BS‑VI, CNG, LNG and electric commercial goods vehicles may enter Delhi from November 1, with Delhi‑registered BS‑IV goods vehicles allowed until October 31, 2026 as a transition.
- CAQM ratified powers for district magistrates across Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (NCR) and Rajasthan (NCR) to initiate legal action against officials who fail to prevent stubble burning.
- The Commission kept its directive on scrapping 10‑year diesel and 15‑year petrol vehicles in abeyance in line with a Supreme Court bar on coercive action against such owners.
- Authorities will enforce Supreme Court limits on green firecrackers, allowing sale at designated NCR sites between October 18 and 20 and restricting use to specified hours on Diwali eve and day, with CPCB and state boards monitoring.
- Delhi’s 25‑point Winter Action Plan is underway with 86 sweepers, 300 sprinklers and 362 anti‑smog guns, 578 teams checking vehicular emissions via 953 real‑time PUC centres, a pilot cloud‑seeding study planned subject to clearance, and fixed landfill‑clearance timelines.