In order to assess the impact of the bursting of fire crackers and other predominating noise generating activities on the occasion of Diwali festival in the Jaipur City, Rajasthan State Pollution Control
Suddenly padyatras are being used as a new form of social mobilisation, all over the world
The draft rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 were published, as required by sub-section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), vide notification of
Vehicles don t come with a statutory warning printed on them. But they too emit smoke
1 billion people in India, or 100 million more than the number of voters we have in India, live in water scarcity! And this number is expected to go up to 5 billion by 2050. This is the appalling statistic
say H Paramesh, pediatric pulmonologist and Elizabeth Cherian, coordinator, at the Lakeside Medical Centre and Hospital, Bangalore
The Indian Oil Corporation, a public sector company, was reluctant to provide clean diesel to Delhi when asked by the Supreme Court. But after a private sector industrial group, Reliance, offered to supply it, the company rushed to do the same. The pu
The Supreme Court (sc) has told the Delhi government to rid the capital of traffic congestion. In this regard, the state authorities have been instructed to control the number of vehicles plying on
Respiratory problems increase with rise in air pollution in Bangalore
Andhra Pradesh government junks ecofriendly tax plan proposed for 15 year old polluting vehicles
Designation: Professor, Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme, Room MS 808 (Main Building), Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016 Specialization: Vehicular Pollution
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Political parties pay lip service to environmental issues in their election manifestos
Diesel engines power the dominant share of goods movement, construction equipment, and public transport vehicles in the global economy. This report presents a global strategy to reduce fine particulate
This is not a crisis of CNG buses for Delhi but a crisis of governance
Chidambaram has given a thrust to industrial development. But by failing to balance this development with environmental concerns, he has cooked the goose of millions
Even as the State Government dithers over implementing a night ban on movement of vehicles on the national highways passing through Bandipur forests, a traffic research firm in Bangalore has sought a complete ban on vehicular movement in the forests if any meaningful progress is to be made for wildlife conservation.
Once a symbol of the emperor, Thai elephants have been reduced to penury and beggary. Loss of habitat and livelihood has driven these elephants to the streets of Bangkok. The capital's crowded
The Supreme Court has come down heavily on different forms of noise pollution. In a welcome measure that shows concern for the quality of life of citizens, it has banned the use of all vehicular
The Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has been considering the possibility of leapfrogging from Bharat Stage (BS) IV emission standards in April 2017 to BS VI emission standards in April 2020.
