Vehicle scrappage policy likely to be announced this week, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari gives green signal - Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the policy in her Budget speech on February 1 to boost the sales of new vehicles.
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ities must definitely ban vehicles that cannot pass emission tests, and this has nothing to do with age: many vehicles are serious polluters because of bad maintenance even if relatively new. Indian cities need mandatory vehicular testing every two years, as in the US, by serious institutions.
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The government is reportedly very keen on a vehicle scrappage policy, making it mandatory for old vehicles to be scrapped or giving subsidies for voluntary scrappage. One aim is to increase the demand for new cars, boosting the auto industry this was indeed the aim for scrappage incentives in the US and Europe after the 2008 recession. The second aim is to reduce pollution, since old vehicles typically emit more polluting gases and harmful PM2.5 than new vehicles. The third is to reduce fuel consumption: newer vehicles are more fuel-efficient. Transport minister Nitin Gadkari has been the keenest pr
February 19, 2021
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These proposals will be a part of the govt’s National Hydrogen Mission
The government plans to invite bids for green hydrogen projects in the next four to five months, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh said on Friday.
“We are going to go in for green hydrogen bids in another four-five months,” Singh said at the launch of the government’s Go Electric campaign. “We’ve already had discussions with the relevant ministries: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry of Steel, and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers,” he added.
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Bob Rupani - The government of India will soon be introducing a Scrappage Policy . Do you think it will actually help reduce pollution and improve our overall air quality?
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Bob Rupani - The government of India will soon be introducing a Scrappage Policy . Do you think it will actually help reduce pollution and improve our overall air quality?