We don't understand car culture
Ashis Nandy, eminent political psychologist and sociologist, on India's urban crisis On the automobile culture Societies that developed cars have also found ways to manage and regulate them.
Ashis Nandy, eminent political psychologist and sociologist, on India's urban crisis On the automobile culture Societies that developed cars have also found ways to manage and regulate them.
New Delhi: The BRT corridor is back with the Delhi integrated multi-modal transit system. However, DIMTS officials said signal cycles would go back to the original format only after the rest of the bus
With car ridership set to boom by 106 per cent, Delhi's air pollution and congestion crisis is bound to worsen, warns a survey by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Calling for transport planning
The eco-innovations mechanism rewards innovative technologies that produce real-world CO2 savings beyond what is measured over the standardized test cycle during vehicle type approval. Because CO2 savings
The European Union’s 2030 climate and energy framework requires the transport, building and agriculture sectors to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 30 percent below a 2005 baseline by 2030. This study
The European Union’s 2030 climate and energy framework requires the transport, building and agriculture sectors to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 30 percent below a 2005 baseline by 2030. This study
This paper addresses several broad issues for governments aiming to encourage private sector investment in low-carbon climate resilient (LCR) infrastructure, in both developed and developing world contexts.
Hundreds of cycle rickshaw pullers on Monday staged a rally here demanding more road space for the non-motorised vehicles. Unmindful of the scorching heat, the rickshaw pullers along with social activists walked around three kilometers from the parade ground opposite Red Fort to Rajghat, raising slogans like
There is something cyclical about the air pollution debate in Delhi - almost like the seasonal cycle of air pollution itself. When air pollution control slows down and the courts step in to demand action
At geological time scales, the role of continental erosion in the organic carbon (OC) cycle is determined by the balance between recent OC burial and petrogenic OC oxidation. Evaluating its net effect on the concentration of carbon dioxide and dioxygen in the atmosphere requires the fate of petrogenic OC to be assessed.
Rising air pollution levels in South Asia will have worldwide environmental consequences.
Cycling, walking and rapid transit systems are associated with a wide range of potential health benefits that climate assessment needs to consider more systematically. Health benefits may include: physical
<p>Atmospherically transported dust from the Saharan desert provides pulses of biologically important nutrients, including iron, to ocean surface waters. The biological response to these ephemeral events
The road accident data from the Union Ministry of Road Transport Highways for the year 2012 shows that every hour one person is either killed or injured in road accident in Delhi. If it is not easy and
Transport sector is an essential driver of economic development and growth, and at the same time, one of the biggest contributors to climate change, responsible for almost a quarter of the global carbon dioxide emissions. The sector is 95 percent dependent on fossil fuels.
Current and proposed international legislation on transporting waste that often contains harmful minor metals is preventing re-cycling in many cases, Andre de Kandelaer, director of Hydrometal, a
<p>This report highlights the dramatic disparities in life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of crudes produced from different oilfields, and points to significant reductions that could be achieved by infrastructure improvements, technology upgrades, and other measures.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) needs to set clear policies and priorities for future work and investments in biofuel related projects while providing guidance to countries that are keen to engage
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dileep B. Nevatia & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/03/2019. This application seeks direction to ensure that air pollution and
Carbon emission occurs during various stages of life cycle of food products. Greenhouse gases (GHG) emission from 24 Indian food items showed that animal food products (meat and milk) and rice cultivation