India, Dec. 17 -- The Delhi government on Tuesday announced a raft of vehicular restrictions to tackle the toxic air enveloping the Capital this winter as stronger winds dissipated pollutants and pushed air quality into the "very poor" category, helping break the dubious streak of three "severe" air days.

City environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa dismissed criticism of the Bharatiya Janata Party government's record of fighting pollution, and said that no vehicle registered outside Delhi with emission standards lower than BS VI - which came into effect in April 2020 - will be allowed to enter the city from Thursday.

He also said that vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate in Delhi will not be allowed to ...