India, Jan. 27 -- Rise in vehicular pollution in NCR and measures to curb it The Supreme Court (SC) on January 20, 2025, said it was deliberating setting stricter norms for granting construction permissions, including a requirement that no new apartment buildings should be approved without specified parking facilities. The SC also inquired about government plans to make electric vehicles more affordable.

A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan sought responses from various central ministries, including the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Union Ministry of Heavy Industries, Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest ...