Overview
- Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has ordered the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to launch the challenge within 30 days with results due 90 days after launch.
- The competition is open to individuals, startups, research institutions and technology developers from across India.
- Entries must offer user-friendly, affordable and scalable devices that neutralize, capture or offset at least twice the PM2.5 and PM10 emissions of end-of-life vehicles.
- A technical panel chaired by IIT Delhi alongside environmental engineering and automotive sector experts will assess submissions for real-world feasibility.
- The innovation drive follows the postponement of a fuel-denial policy for diesel vehicles over 10 years old and petrol vehicles over 15 years until November 1, 2025.