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January 01, 2016

India's smog-shrouded capital pulls cars off roads
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 31, 2015
More than a million private cars were banned from New Delhi's roads on Friday, as authorities began trialling drastic new measures to cut smog in the world's most polluted capital. From 8:00 am on January 1 cars with odd-numbered licence plates will only be allowed on the roads on odd-numbered dates and those with even-numbered plates on the others, except on Sundays when the rule will not apply. The restrictions will run until January 15 on a trial basis and are part of a wider drive aimed at r ... read more

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