Question

Explain Bharat/Euro stage norm.

Answer 1

Bharat stage emission standards:

1. Bharat stage emission standards are emission regulations established by the Indian government.
2. It was established to control the emission of air pollutants from compression-ignition and spark-ignition engine type of equipments, including motor vehicles.

Bharat/Euro stage norm:

1. At the moment, all new cars sold and registered in India must meet the BS-VI version of emission requirements.
2. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which reports to the Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change, establishes the criteria and timetables for their execution.
3. The Bharat stage norms, which were initially established in 2000, are based on European Emission Standards (Euro norms). The initial iteration, comparable to the Euro-1, was branded as 'India 2000' rather than BS-I.
4. Following emission standards were designated as BS-II, BS-III, and BS-IV.
5. Because of the considerable time, it took to get from BS-III to IV, the administration chose to skip BS-V and proceed straight from BS-IV to BS-VI.
6. The Indian government announced in 2016 that the nation would abandon BS V standards in favor of BS-VI standards by 2020.
7. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the sale, as well as licensing of motor vehicles that meet the Bharat Stage IV emission standard, will be forbidden in the entire country beginning on April 1, 2020.