Alarming rise in air pollution
Two-wheeler riders, traffic policemen among worst affected by vehicle emission KOCHI: Automobiles and industries cause the maximum damage to air quality.
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3‚114 vehicles booked for noise pollution in six months
The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division today said it has taken action against 3,114 vehicles in the past six months for honking horns in core areas of the capital city. Traffic police had launched
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Clean air violates cast pall over Alaska drilling
Even as a US Congressional delegation travelled to Alaska in March to witness
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Court notice to Centre for stringent emission norms
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a public interest writ petition to take immediate and adequate steps to prescribe stringent emission standards on all parameters such as particulate
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In the air: Measures to reduce Delhi’s increasing pollution
The Transport department was supposed to contribute to improved air quality by bringing in more CNG-run buses. The Environment Ministry has asked state governments, including Delhi, to prepare action plans on improving air quality. Though no time-frame has been set by the ministry, Delhi government officials admitted that the absence of an elected government had already delayed implementation of a plan drafted for the capital by the Environment department.
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EU policy gap choking off next generation green fuel-industry
Projects to deliver a next generation of green transport fuel, which new research says could cut EU oil consumption by millions of tonnes per year, are on hold because of an EU policy vacuum, representatives
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding ambient air quality during the period of ODD and EVEN vehicles plying scheme from 15th April, 2016 to 30th April, 2016, Delhi, 19/04/2016
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahendra Pandey Vs. Govt. Of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 19/04/2016 regarding ambient air quality during the period of ODD and EVEN vehicles plying
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No-car day
Olympics over, green measures on EVEN though the Olympics are over, there is no let off in Beijing
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U.N. agency calls outdoor air pollution leading cause of cancer
The air we breathe is laced with cancer-causing substances and should now be classified as carcinogenic to humans, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) cancer agency said on Thursday. The International
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Wood fires and diesel cars pose pollution threat - EU watchdog
Air pollution is dangerously high across many parts of Europe, resulting in premature deaths, ill health and huge economic losses linked to reduced crop yields, Europe's environmental watchdog said on
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Ban on petrol-run auto, but LPG is scarce
The state government
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Obama set to order new fuel standards for U.S. trucks
President Barack Obama will direct federal agencies on Tuesday to develop higher standards for medium-sized and heavy trucks over the next two years, another step in his efforts to reduce oil consumption
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Urban car drivers get more subsidy than public transport users
Local authorities across Europe are subsidising private car use by up to
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Sibal pitches for battery-run bus
Minister for Science and Technology unveiled his new
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Measures to further control Vehicular pollution grant of subsidy for replacement of retro-fitted two stroke, TSR
Measures to further control Vehicular pollution grant of subsidy for replacement of retro-fitted two stroke, three wheel Scooter Auto Rickshaw (TSR) by those with four stroke engine technology.
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Tax hike for car owners: SC seeks govt response
The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Delhi government on a plea to levy higher tax on car owners and making diesel-run cars more expensive. The plea, moved by amicus curiae and senior advocate
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Cycle track for Rajkot to tide over traffic, pollution
Rajkot : This sleepy Saurashtra city has found an innovative way to decongest roads. Rajkot has chosen to fall back on bicycles to tide over traffic troubles and keep vehicular pollution under check.
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Pollution levels spike in Mumbai as rains recede and smog lingers
The smog that has enveloped the city for the last week is unusual admit met officials by surprise. “We generally see this kind of a weather situation in November. This time, however, the haze seems to
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Cabinet: Replace old autos
As a measure to control vehicular pollution, the Delhi Cabinet has approved phasing out of retrofitted two-stroke engine autorickshaws in the national capital and their replacement by
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rising air pollution in Delhi, 17/04/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 17/04/2015 regarding rising air pollution in Delhi.</p> <p>The