Beijing gets cleaner air by off-roading 3.40 lakh polluting vehicles, Can Delhi go the China way? [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=86170]Beijing, China's capital city, has taken 3.40 lakh ageing high-emission vehicles off the roads this year as part of a massive bid to improve the toxic air quality of one of the most polluted metropolitants. The move will help annually reduce 40,000 tonnes of pollutant emissions from the atmosphere, including carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, hydrocarbon and particulate, the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau said.