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India Proposes Three-Year PUC Validity for New BS‑VI Vehicles

Proponents say the change would cut routine checks for cleaner cars by matching test frequency to emission standards.

Delhi Notifies Annual Proactive Winter Air Quality Framework

CAQM Mandates EV-Only Three-Wheeler Registrations, Sets PUCC-Based Fuel Ban Across NCR

Delhi Makes ‘No PUC, No Fuel’ Permanent as Pumps Deny Service

Delhi-NCR Reinstates GRAP Stage I as Air Quality Slips to 'Poor'

CAQM Fines Six Thermal Plants Rs 61.85 Crore for Biomass Co-Firing Violations

DPCC Issues Closure Notices to 93 Industrial Units in Delhi’s Hyderpur Area

Himachal Halts Kishau, Renuka Dams Pending BBMB Assurances and Unveils Non‑CO2 Plan

CAQM Issues Binding Orders to Punjab, Haryana and UP to Halt Wheat Stubble Burning Before 2026 Harvest

Delhi–NCR Fast-Tracks Grid Air Monitoring: 27 Stations Underway, 46 Proposed

Dense Fog Snarls Delhi With Very Poor Air as Mumbai Logs Severe Pollution Hotspots

CAQM Shuts 16 Industrial Units Across NCR for Repeated Air-Quality Violations

Delhi Explores IIT Kanpur Tie-Up for AI System to Target Air Pollution at Its Source

Mumbai Crackdown on Construction Pollution as MPCB Shuts 4 RMC Plants, BMC Tightens Inspections

Delhi Drafts EV Policy 2.0 With Proposed Buyer Subsidies and Scrappage Incentives

CAQM Issues Show-Cause Notices to Six Thermal Plants Near Delhi Over Biomass Co-Firing Failures

Delhi Targets FY2026 Rollout for New EV Policy as Draft Heads to Public Review

CAQM Asks Supreme Court to Narrow Relief, Exclude BS‑III and Older Vehicles

Evening Ignitions Mean India Is Missing Most Stubble Fires, Multi-Sensor Study Warns

Mumbai Lifts GRAP-4 After AQI Improves, Enforcement Drive Targets Dust Violators