The increased air pollution in major cities like Delhi makes it mandatory to implement vehicular norms effectively.

What you need to know?

• Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) norms- regulate the average carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions of a carmaker’s entire fleet in a financial year.
• Bharat Stage (BS) emission norms- Focus on the limit of tailpipe pollutants for each vehicle.
• PM E-DRIVE scheme– Aimed at accelerating electric vehicle (EV) adoption and establishing a robust charging infrastructure.
• FAME India scheme– Faster adoption of electric vehicles in India.
• Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) – Encourages Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) production and usage to replace conventional fuels.
• Ethanol blending – Upto 20% blending of ethanol.

Source: The Hindu