Air quality inside cars worse than background levels
The Environmental Transport Association Trust (ETA) of United Kingdom has completed a study for the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) which concludes that air pollution
The Environmental Transport Association Trust (ETA) of United Kingdom has completed a study for the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) which concludes that air pollution
lack of adequate recharging stations and no headway in talks with the Delhi government has forced Eicher Motors Ltd to put the plans to electrify its 30-40 seater buses on the backburner.However, the
Survey : The pollution checking drives of the Department of Transport have been dubbed as "knee jerk" in a recent survey carried out by the Central Road Research Institute. The institute has also
Maintaining one's Body Mass Index (BMI) within normal range is the best way to protect onself against the ill effects of vehicular pollution, according to an environmental epidemiological survey.
A research group from Yamanashi University said it has developed a special catalyst that boosts the performance of solid-polymer-type fuel cells. Solid-polymer fuel cells are being developed for use
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will begin installing new models of its gasoline direct-injection engines in cars for the Japanese, U.S. and European markets starting this autumn. To meet the stricter
Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed with General Motors Corp. on joint development of technologies to protect the environment. The tie-up between the largest carmakers in Japan and the U.S. includes
About 16,000 vehicles in the twin cities had beenconverted into gas by the Pakistan Hydrocarbon Development Institute (PHDI) during the past few years. As many as 7,000 vehicles are commuting in
The announcement that Honda would be forced to pay millions of dollars in fines for violations of environmental regulations is an embarrassment to the company, which has portrayed itself as an
Delhi fourth most polluted city in world: Delhi is the fourth most polluted city in the world, yet the Delhi government's pollution control drive has mostly consisted of "knee jerk reactions" which
Vehicular emissions, the highest pollutant in the Capital, account for two third of the total pollution loads followed by thermal power plants, industries and domestic sectors respectively. A study
CRRI : The much touted Catalytic Convertors (CC) as an answer to vehicular pollution may not be as effective as they are made out to be. The reason is that for a CC to be effective, it requires at
Europe's petroleum industry is losing a multi-million dollar battle to resist demands by the European Parliament for mandatory cuts in the amount of sulphur to be allowed in petrol and diesel from
To repair, maintain, modify, recondition automobile, motorbike of diffrent makes and models and to check the vehicular emission in an ultra-modern way, some Nepalese entrepreneurs have recently
The Centre's decision to postpone a rule making it mandatory for all four-wheelers registered from June 1 to have catalytic convertors is a setback to the goal of achieving a pollution-free
The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has urged the State Government to declare a moratorium for three years on the registration of three-wheelers with two-stroke engines which have
The government has no proposal to ban plying of commercial vehicle which are 15 years old in the country, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
The government has postponed for two months its decision to make mandatory the fitment of catalytic convertors in four wheeler petrol-driven vehicles registered on first sale in more than 40 cities.
Breathe in Delhi and you stand a good chance of getting cancer
Scientists say diesel fumes are carcinogenic, giving the war against vehicular pollution a shot in the arm