India, April 2 -- The centre may be looking to fix the National Capital Region's (NCR's) air pollution problem by phasing out the registrations of pure diesel and petrol vehicles in favour of battery electric vehicles (EVs), hybrids, or CNG versions.

Discussions regarding the matter are underway at the highest level in the central government with deliberations held with several stakeholder ministries besides automobile companies, according to an Economic Times report.

Though the cut-off dates are yet to be finalised, the first set of restrictions are likely to kick into effect in Delhi, followed by five adjoining districts including Gurugram, Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad, and finally the remaining NCR districts, according to the rep...