Brussels backs emissions proposals
The European Commission signalled approval for a deal with the European car industry which will require a 25 per cent cut in carbon dioxide emissions from the new cars within a decade. The proposed
The European Commission signalled approval for a deal with the European car industry which will require a 25 per cent cut in carbon dioxide emissions from the new cars within a decade. The proposed
After two decades of court battles, residents of Osaka's Nishi-Yodogawa Ward suffering from air pollution came to a legal compromise with the national government and the Hanshin Expressway Public
The sorry state of governance in the country has forced the Supreme Court to intervene again in the area of air pollution caused by vehicular transport in Delhi. In July 1996 , and then later in
The Supreme Court judgement on the phasing out of commercial vehicles older than 15 years is a victory for the anti-pollution lobby in the Capital. It has nevertheless come as a shock to owners of
Air pollution in the Bangladesh city of Dhaka has long been a problem causing ill-health among the residents. Although no confirmation is really needed that the biggest source of these polluting
The Municipal corporation of Hyderabad (MCH), which paints the city green with hoardings calling for a "clean and green city", is the main culprit among government departments when it comes to
The Supreme Court in its oral observations made during the resumed hearing of the "Delhi-vehicular pollution-control matter" expressed its concern and distress at the apathy of the authorities
As the Union Ministry for Surface Transport delays notification of propane as a permitted automotive fuel and development of codes and standards for automotive application of propane, the Delhi
Taken aback by a Supreme Court order directing all commercial vehicles older than 15 years should be phased out by October 2 this year, transporters now plan to file a review petition within the next
The drive for cleaner air is paying dividends. Concentrations of hydrocarbons released by vehicles in Melbourne's central business district of Australia are now 61 per cent less than they were 15
Supreme Court order dated 28/07/1998 in the case of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Ors on vehicular pollution in Delhi.
Lead in the atmosphere is nasty stuff. China has just struck a blow for cleaner air by ordering the lead out in several big cities, including Beijing and Shanghai. But a surge in the number of
In order to check atmospheric pollution, the Andhra Pradesh State governemnt has initiated steps for phasing out petrol-driven two-stroke engines in two-wheelers and three-wheelers, reducing all
Despite being embroiled in a blaming game, the three agencies responsible for ensuring a clean city of Dhaka have offered plans to fight pollution caused by nearly 2,50,000 black smoke-emitting
On July 20th Prescott the deputy prime minister of UK unveiled his transport white paper. Although the document was widely hailed as the most fundamental shift in transport policy for a generation,
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers' Association (JAMA) said it and six other auto industry groups would establish a nationwide plan to recover and destroy chloroflurocarbons (CFCs) in the air
In an ambitious attempt to reverse the traffic growth that is choking Britain's cities and clogging its highways, the government announced broad plans to impose new taxes on cars entering crowded
The Canadian government will pay US-based Ethyl Corporation, the chemicals group, US$13m to settle a lawsuit over Canada's ban on importing the fuel additive MMT. The government said that it had been
Speaking to journalists, Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of both the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), congragulated the
The availability of good quality fuel could go a long way in checking vehicular pollution, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. CPCB sources said the quality of the fuel, with reference