New York mayor announces plans to make city green
new York City is set to go green. Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently announced his ambitious "planyc-2030' for a "greener and greater' New York. The following are the highpoints of the plan
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Dense traffic causes social alienation
residing in an area with heavy traffic may not only affect health but also social behaviour. According to a new study, Traffic's Human Toll, heavy traffic on streets in the vicinity severely
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CHINA
According to the Chinese scientists, ice cores from the Himalaya, the world's highest mountain range, indicate a significant increase in pollution levels over the past few decades. Wang Ninglian, an
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Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on Taj Mahal, 30/12/1996
<p>Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on Taj Mahal dated 30/12/1996 in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others. The judges noted that the Taj is threatened with deterioration and
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Blame bus strike for pollution
The two-day APSRTC staff strike not only inconvenienced commuters, but also increased the pollution levels in Hyderabd City. The increase in vehicular traffic, especially the seven-seater
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India allows Harleys in exchange for mangoes
bowing to an aggressive us offensive, the Indian government recently allowed the import of the us's iconic Harley Davidson bikes. The decision, which came on April 13, 2007, is part of a deal
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Cleaning China
The Chinese government introduces pollution control measures
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Road to hell
Emissions from two stroke vehicles and diesel have contributed to the eight fold rise in vehicular pollution in two decades
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South Asia
Refugees clash For the first time in 16 years, a violent confrontation took place in the third week of February between Bhutanese refugees and villagers in Pathari, 600 km east of Nepal's
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Safe diesel
Japanese scientists have developed a new fuel treatment that could reduce emissions from truck diesel engines. The technology could allow vehicle manufacturers to meet new emission standards After 18
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The countdown begins
20 year old commercial vehicles go off the road in Delhi
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COMBATING POLLUTION
The recontmendations of a high-level committee for containing vehicular pollution in Delhi have been approved by the Supreme Court. The apex court has warned the authorities to strictly adhere to the
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Report of the expert committee on atmospheric environmental quality and preservation of Taj Mahal and Agra monuments- Vol I (Varadarajan Committee Report on Taj)
<p>The Government of India announced its decision in 1973 to set up a 6 million tonne per year Petroleum Oil Refinery at Mathura under the Indian Oil Corporation of India. Some apprehensions were expressed
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Cleaning expense
Car manufacturers and oilpersons share the burden of cutting vehicular pollution in Europe
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Arnold signs ground breaking global warming initiative
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law, a ground-breaking global-warming initiative that slaps the us 's first-ever cap on greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions. This is in sharp
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Umbilical discord
As a result of air pollution in Delhi, strains of toxic metals like lead and cadmium are increasingly finding their way into the womb
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Polluting in style
Even as the manufacturers of the Contessa Classic automobile claim that it is the symbol of upwardly mobile Indians, a traffic pollution study conducted by the Centre for Science and Technology (CST)
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Breathless
pollution from vehicles in Delhi may increase by nearly 85 per cent by the year 2010, according to a survey conducted by a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation (ngo), Vatavaran. It
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Lurking threat
Nascent, nasty and lethal, ozone has risen to dangerous levels in Delhi, and is increasing in various cities
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Competing to kill
Apart from evading the fact that fine particles in diesel emissions kill, transnational carmakers are competing with each other to promote slow murder in India