What is the history of Emission Norms in India?
Answer – In 1991, first stage Emissions Norms came into force for petrol vehicles and in the year 1992 for Diesel Vehicles. From April 1995 Fitment of Catalytic Converters was mandatory for all passenger cars sold in the Four Metros i.e. Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, & Mumbai along with supply of unleaded petrol (ULP). In the year 2000, Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles have met Euro I equivalent to India 2000 Norms, while 2 wheelers have met one of the tightest emission norms in the World. Euro II equivalent Bharat Stage II are in force from 2001 in the above Metros. From 1st April 2003 major towns of Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat, Kanpur and Agra were added. The rest of the country would come under Bharat Stage II from 2005.
