Delhi launches ‘gamechanger’ ban on petrol vehicles to tackle air pollution

According to The Guardian, Delhi's government announced an ambitious plan this week to ban petrol-powered scooters, motorbikes, and autorickshaws—the vehicles that define India's capital's chaotic streets. The target: thirty percent of the city's fleet running on electricity by twenty thirty, backed by thirty thousand new public charging points. It's a gamble on whether infrastructure and affordability can keep pace with the environmental ambition, but air pollution in Delhi demands urgent action.

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