According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, vehicles like strong hybrids, electric vehicles and those running on alternate fuels like CNG, ethanol and LPG will be exempted.
While taking cognisance of contamination of rivers, the top court had said that the pollution-free water is a fundamental right which a welfare state is 'bound to ensure'.
The report also states that long-term exposure to air pollution can cause many of the health conditions associated with increased vulnerability to Covid-19.
In an interview to Outlook, Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan says Dalit and Muslim communities are natural allies and they are both sufferers in the so-called hierarchy of the caste system.