India, Battling Pollution, Says Older Trucks Will Have to Go

India will force all commercial trucks more than 15 years old off the road beginning in April and is reviewing how it checks vehicle emissions, a senior transport official said, as the government tries to curb soaring urban air pollution. The World Health Organization said last year that India had 13 of the 20 most polluted cities on the planet, including the worst offender, New Delhi. Fumes spewed by a multiplying fleet of commercial vehicles, many of them old and badly maintained,...

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