New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- In a major policy shift aimed at addressing citizen inconvenience and increasing pollution in Delhi, the transport department on Thursday lifted the one-year restriction on applying for no-objection certificates (NOCs) for end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). The decision, announced by transport minister Pankaj Kumar Singh, is expected to bring relief to millions of vehicle owners whose diesel vehicles (over 10 years old) and petrol vehicles (over 15 years old) had been stuck in limbo following deregistration. The move, which keeps in abeyance a clause from the Guidelines for Handling End of Life Vehicles in Public Places of Delhi, 2024, will now allow owners to seek NOCs for re-registration in other states, regardless of when...