BMTC buses found violating pollution norms
It was the turn of buses operated by the BMTC and KSRTC to go under the scanner of the Transport Department on Monday, and the results were not too good. Officials cancelled the fitness certificates of
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NMMT plans to use hybrid buses for Mumbai Darshan
NAVI MUMBAI: The civic transport body is thinking of using the recently launched hybrid buses to ferry residents for a Navi Mumbai/Mumbai Darshan. As per preliminary plans, the transport body is planning
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Delhi gets 100 more cluster buses
The city now has 100 more cluster buses, taking the fleet to 1,590. Transport minister Satyendar Jain, who flagged off the buses on Sunday, also announced eight new cluster routes, catering primarily to
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London to boast Europe's biggest electric bus fleet by the end of the year
Fifty-one new buses will operate on two all-electric routes in central London by end of 2016 The first two all-electric bus routes in central London will be running by the end of the year, Sadiq Khan
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Air pollution 'neglected for road safety', researchers claim
Air pollution in UK cities has failed to improve because politicians prioritise road safety and economic growth instead, research suggests. The research, to be presented to the Royal Geographical Society,
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Honking, noisy gensets major causes of noise pollution in city
Patna: Despite all efforts being made by the state government to check noise pollution in the state capital, little success has been achieved and the city continues to be bracketed as the 'excessively
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Green buses to be given priority on most polluted London roads
First Low Emission Bus Zones to be introduced in Putney and Brixton in 2017 Plans to allow only lower-emission buses to drive through some of the most polluted areas of London were unveiled today by
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Electric buses in India: technology, policy and benefits
Over the past decade, India’s cities have been witnessing an increasing trend in motorization with deteriorating air quality, and there have been calls to promote public transport as a way out of this
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Rs 5,000 fine on using pressure horns, removing silencers: NGT
The National Green Tribunal today cracked the whip on individuals causing noise pollution in the city and announced a fine of Rs 5,000 on those using pressure horns and removing silencers from their vehicles.
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NGT bans pressure horns in the national capital
Unhindered use of pressure horns is a source of serious noise pollution, the National Green Tribunal today said while imposing ban on on them in all vehicles in the national capital. "Vehicles using