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Delhi to ban BS-IV and older commercial goods vehicles from 1 November
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Delhi to ban BS-IV and older commercial goods vehicles from 1 November
Delhi will bar BS-IV and older commercial goods vehicles from 1 November.
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Delhi will ban BS-IV and older commercial goods vehicles from 1 November as part of its air-quality measures.
India moved directly from Bharat Stage IV to Bharat Stage VI emission norms, which came into force nationwide in April 2020.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Bharat Stage
- air quality
- Delhi
- vehicular emission
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Prelims
- Bharat Stage, air quality, Delhi, vehicular emission
Mains
Use as an example in GA answers (GS-III: Environment; pollution control).
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CSIR-NEERI, which was involved in developing green crackers, is headquartered at:
- Nagpur
- Pune
- Hyderabad
- Lucknow
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Answer: A — The correct answer is Nagpur. CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) is headquartered at Nagpur.
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