India to skip Bharat stage V
Q. India decided to skip which stage of Bharat norms and implement which stage from 1 April 2020 respectively?- Published on 11 Jan 16a. Stage V, stage VI
b. Stage III, stage V
c. Stage VI, stage VII
d. Stage III, stage IV
ANSWER: Stage V, stage VI
- Currently, Bharat Stage-IV fuel is supplied in whole of north India. The rest of the country gets BS-III grade fuel. The government has decided to altogether skip Bharat Stage-V.
- Bharat Stage-VI is equivalent to Euro 6 emission norms.
- The move to Bharat Stage-VI will bring down Nitrogen Oxide emissions from diesel cars by 68 per cent and 25 per cent from petrol engined cars.
- Cancer causing particulate matter emissions from diesel engined cars will also come down by a phenomenal 80 per cent.
