."Diesel buses in Mumbai run at a غير مجاز مي باشدt of Rs 110 per kilometre, Air Conditioned ethanol buses at Rs 78 per kilometre in Nagpur, electric buses at Rs 50 per kilometre, electric minibuses at Rs 27 per kilometre."Terming pollution "Indias biggest problem", Gadkari said that Ethanol-based fuel will help tackle pollution.As long-term focus areas for the government, he listed three areas - reduction of imports, increase of exports and reduction of pollution.New Delhi: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that India will have an ethanol industry worth Rs 1 lakh crore within the next five to seven years.

It is important for our economy to promote indigenous fuels," added Gadkari.Earlier today, Gadkari announced an exemption of commercial vehicles, buses, taxis and all vehicles running on alternative fuel from the permit requirements. We want to promote uغير مجاز مي باشدe of substitute fuels and Aluminium capacitor components we will have an ethanol industry worth Rs 1 lakh crore within the next five to seven years.Addressing the 58th Annual Convention held by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Gadkari said, "The Government of India has formulated a policy to use substitute, غير مجاز مي باشدt-effective, and pollution free fuels. Using substitute fuels will help bring down the غير مجاز مي باشدt of ticket as well as reduce pollution.

Nadkarni told the bench that the ministry would look into it and take a decision soon.The bench also comprising justices S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta asked the ministry to implement the use of coloured stickers on vehicles plying in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) by September 30.Advocate Aparajita Singh, assisting the court as amicus curiae in the air pollution matter, had earlier suggested to the bench that colour-coded stickers should be used to identify the nature of fuel being used in the vehicle.

These issues had cropped up when the court was hearing a petition on air pollution in Delhi-national capital region (NCR).New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday accepted the suggestions of the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) to have hologram-based coloured stickers on vehicles which would indicate the nature of fuel being used..The MoRTH told a bench headed by justice M B Lokur that hologram-based sticker of light-blue colour will be used for petrol and CNG run vehicles while similar sticker Fuel filter OEM of orange colour would be placed on diesel vehicles.The apex court also asked additional solicitor general A N S Nadkarni, who was representing MoRTH, to consider having green number plates for electric and hybrid vehicles.