Japan blames China for smog
Smog that has engulfed Japan's cities and rural areas for the first time in 30 years has alarmed the government prompting it to issue warnings to 28 prefectures in the country. Experts blame
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The dangers of living by the main road
if you are living by the main road, you may have reasons to worry. A new study by scientists in Germany has revealed that living close to major roads (within 50 m) and long-term exposure to nitrogen
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CSE analyses CPCB's recent six-city study on air pollution sources
<p><span id="itro1">This is a critical analysis by CSE of the new six-city study on air pollution sources released by Central Pollution Control Board. Says that auto industry is misusing the study to derail tighter emissions standards and encourage polluting diesel cars.<br /> </span></p>
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Delhi's poor vulnerable to health risks due to air pollution
there are inequalities even in the ways one is exposed to pollution. Researchers from New Delhi, in a study, say the poor are vulnerable to acute health risks from air pollution. People with
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Emission standards
the government of Assam seems to have finally woken up to growing vehicular pollution in the state. In a major policy decision, the government has decided to issue licenses to private parties to
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Choose ecofriendly vehicles online
The uk's department of transport has launched a website designed to let car buyers choose the most environmentally friendly vehicle. The site, qww.dft.gov.uk/ActOnco2, allows buyers to search
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Safety of CNG buses in Delhi: findings and recommendations
This report examines new problems that have croppped up as a result of the unprecedented expansion in the scale of the CNG programme in Delhi. It pays special attention to inspection and safety norms, and includes various compliance procedures, institutional changes and training requirements to mitigate current and future safety problems. This report evaluates how Delhi, which has the world's largest CNG city bus fleet with 7,100 buses, is meeting the challenge of large-scale deployment of a new technology.
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Logistics giant DHL goes eco friendly
dhl is set to go green. The logistics company plans to transmute their entire overland fleet to lpg, a more eco-friendly fuel. The company has around 333 vehicles in India and during its first phase
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CLEAN DRIVE
The plug pollution binge has caught on in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. Authorities are planning to expand the areas in the city where polluting vehicles are not allowed to ply. The
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding rising vehicular pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR), 29/04/1999
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M.C. Mehta vs Union Of India & Others on 29 April, 1999 regarding rising vehicular pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR). Bhure Lal
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Heavy metal contamination of Ganga river at Varanasi in relation to atmospheric deposition
We investigated the mid stream water quality of Ganga river as influenced by aerially - driven heavy metals at Varanasi, India. Twelve sampling stations were selected along a 20 km long stretch of the river. Mid stream sub-surface water samples collected at fortnightly intervals from all the sites were acid digested and analyzed for Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn.
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Roadmap to a single European transport area Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system
<p>The Europe<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">a</span>n Commission <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">a</span>dopted <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">a</span> <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">roadmap</span> of 40 concrete initi<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">a</span>tives for the next dec<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">a</span>de <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">to</span> buil
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CSE welcomes Delhi governments move to make diesel cars dearer
<p>CSE strongly supports the bold decision of the Delhi government to increase the tax on diesel-run vehicles by 25 per cent at the time of registration, appreciates waiving off the VAT on bicycles, and calls for other states to follow the capital city's example.</p>
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Motor Vehicle Inspection in the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi: a plan for progress
This paper will review the role of I/M in a comprehensive motor vehicle pollution control strategy, summarise the international experience with a good I/M programme, review and critique the current pollution
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Driving on highways can harm heart
If it is bad for rats, it could be bad for you. Driving on highways can harm your heart. A study by Alison Elder and team from the department of Environmental Medicine of the University of
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Engines of the devil: why dieselisation of private automobile fleet should be banned - the case of Delhi
To understand the problem posed by diesel, it is necessary to understand the new information that has emerged over the last decade about its ill-effects. The first big finding come with air pollution experts discovering that diesel exhaust consists of 10-100 times more particles than petrol. More than that, experts soon began to realise that it is not the total quantity of particles that matters so much for public health as the size of the particles in vehicular exhaust. This monograph busted the myth that diesel is the fuel of the future and shows how harmful it is for the health.
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Cars off the road in Italy
More than 130 cities in northern Italy, including Milan and Verona, banned car traffic for several hours on the last Sunday of February. In Milan, the ban was for two consecutive Sundays.
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Proposals for emission controls on petrol two-stroke engine driven two- and three-wheelers and other issue
The Supreme Court in its order of 4.10.1999 called for suggestions regarding emissions control from two-wheelers and three-wheelers. The EPCA, in its earlier report of August, 1999, had made a brief recommendation that on scooters, which are high emitters of particulate, suggesting that the norms be tightened further, and the next set of standards be announced early.
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SC orders govt to implement Euro III
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered the government to implement the Euro III vehicle emission standard. The new emission standard was not being implemented fully, with automobile dealers demanding
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Valuation of urban air pollution: a case study of Kanpur city in India
This study estimates the monetary benefits to individuals from health damages avoided as a result on reductions in air pollution in the urban industrial city of Kanpur in India. A notable feature of this