Q175
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeEnvironment & Climate
What is not correct about Hon'ble Supreme Court's ruling on 16 December 2015 to check pollution in Delhi?
- a.Commercial vehicles registered before 2005 cannot enter Delhi.
- b.Only CNG-run taxis will be allowed to ply in Delhi.
- c.All civic bodies and Delhi Govt. to stop burning of waste.
- d.Trucks carrying goods for Delhi will have to pay 200% of the Green Cess levied now.
Answer: (D) Trucks carrying goods for Delhi will have to pay 200% of the Green Cess levied now.
Answer as of 2016 — this may have changed since.
The Supreme Court's December 2015 ruling on Delhi pollution included bans on old diesel vehicles, waste burning restrictions, and various emission control measures. The source key gives (D) — that trucks paying 200% Green Cess was not part of this specific ruling.