India's Supreme Court has doubled a tax on diesel trucks entering Delhi and barred those older than 10 years altogether, as scathing public criticism mounts over the city's toxic air. -AFP filepic
NEW DELHI: India’s top court Wednesday ordered a moratorium on large, new diesel cars in New Delhi in a string of tough measures aimed at cleaning up the world’s most polluted capital.
The Supreme Court also barred diesel trucks older than 10 years from entering the congested city and halted the burning of garbage, as scathing public criticism mounts over Delhi’s toxic air.
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