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October 14, 2015

India court approves 'pollution toll' to clean choking Delhi
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 9, 2015
Diesel-guzzling trucks and commercial vehicles in India will soon have to pay a surcharge for entering New Delhi, after the country's top court Friday approved a trial plan to improve the capital's notoriously filthy air. Successive Delhi governments have been criticised for failing to curb pollution from industry and chronic traffic in the city of 17 million, ranked as having the world's worst air quality by the World Health Organisation. Acting on a petitioner's plea, the Supreme Court approve ... read more

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