Government plans Mass Transit System for Peshawar
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has planned Mass Transit System for Peshawar under technical assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide quality transport service to people of the city.
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Pollution level higher this year
Deepa H Ramakrishnan and K.Lakshmi Smoky affair: Deepavali celebrations in Triplicane, which was the noisiest and most polluted spot in Chennai on Monday.
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Diesel is best fuel, CNG worst, says study
RASHME SEHGAL NEW DELHI In a surprise move the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and ICAT has come up with a study that claims diesel is less polluting than CNG. The study, titled
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Ultra-low sulphur diesel for Delhi
Delhi will join a premier league of global cities on Thursday when the cleaner and greener ultra-low sulphur diesel is introduced, astep aimed at curbing vehicular pollution in the national capital. On Thursday, Delhi will also become one of the 13 cities in the country to introduce Bharat Stage-IV emission compliance for vehicles. PTI
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Think differently, Mr Finance Minister
As you read this article, the finance minister would be about to release the Union Budget 2011.
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Global progress toward soot-free diesel vehicles in 2019
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Bumpy ride for CP's eco-friendly autos
When the NDMC started its
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A hybrid car, at your doorstep
The California Air Resources Board the world s trendsetter of air pollution standards was clearly being quite ambitious while mandating that 10 per cent of all new cars to be sold in the state during 2003 should be zero emission vehicles ZEVs . After
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Nanotechnology for green vehicles
Praveen Bose / December 17, 2010, 0:20 IST With automotive manufacturers striving to match stricter emission norms set by regulatory authorities, they have begun considering nanotechnology as a necessity.
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Report on CNG supply to NCR towns to combat growing air pollution
The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has informed the Hon
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Govt gives PUCs a breather on new guidelines
The capital's 400 pollution-under-control (PUC) centres are dragging their feet on implementation of the new vehicular pollution checking norms, threatening to push back efforts for cleaner air. The
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Lethal and illegal: solving London’s air pollution crisis
The principal driver of air pollution in London is road transport and, within that, diesel vehicles. Nearly 40 per cent of all NOx emissions within London come from diesel vehicles, and unless this is
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BS III construction equipment: Report filed in compliance with Hon’ble Supreme Court direction dated 19.7.2019
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has applied to the Hon’ble Supreme Court for permission to register 25 backhoe loaders, Heman BSIII Diesel Vehicles. This is because, as per its application, the National
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Air Pollution and Heart Attacks
There are many forms of air pollution. There is no doubt that air pollution is not healthy. The uncertainty is at what level is it an acceptable risk. The one of concern in this study is the finest of
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Dust bigger culprit than vehicular emission for making air quality bad
New Delhi: An analysis of data generated by air pollution monitoring stations in Delhi
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding implementation of Rule 115 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 pertaining to the requirement of PUC certificate for the motor vehicles in the State of Madhya Pradesh, 01/12/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Centre for Environment Protection, Research & Development Vs. State of M.P. & Others. dated 01/12/2014 regarding implementation
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Delhi fails to meet pollution control deadline
Putting a question mark over the resolve to wage a battle against air and vehicular pollution, the Delhi Government and other cities including Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata have failed to meet the
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Hino raises ambitions for U.S. truck market
Hino Motors Ltd., a Japanese truck maker half
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To keep eye on pollution, unit to be put up on CM’s house
In an effort to prove that pollution affects the rich and the powerful as much as the common man and the homeless, a court-appointed body is working to put up an air monitoring device on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's house. The monitor would specifically detect levels of ground-level ozone, which is created when sunlight interacts with emissions from vehicle exhaust, chemical solvents and other sources and turns it into an imminent, floating hazard.
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Not against SUVs: Ramesh to auto cos
In yet another instance of his softening stand towards industry, environment minister Jairam Ramesh has assured the automotive industry that he was not anti-diesel nor anti-SUV.