Treasury cautious on 'green tax' offer
The UK Treasury insisted that it would agree to the earmarking of revenues from "green" taxes for environmental spending only on a "case by case basis". Dawn Primarolo, a Treasury minister, refused
The UK Treasury insisted that it would agree to the earmarking of revenues from "green" taxes for environmental spending only on a "case by case basis". Dawn Primarolo, a Treasury minister, refused
Fifty per cent of the Valley's vehicles have failed the emission tests which were introduced two years ago to counter the capital's worsening level of pollution. Failing the test were some 80 per
a new technology has been developed to reduce vehicular pollution. Developed by researchers in the uk, it reduces the amount of pollutants in the exhaust fumes of automobiles. A report on
Studies in Kathmandu reveal that infants and children are much more vulnerable to vehicular exhaust. Lead in the auto emission can cause severe behavioural changes, affect the child's capacity of
The historic centres of many European cities could be barred to all but the most environmentally acceptable vehicles over the next 10 years if an initiative launched this week is successful. Six
Delhi roads will not have any new diesel taxis. The Delhi transport department has stopped registering new diesel taxis as part of a comprehensive transport policy to reduce pollution on city roads.
Guwahati Refinery, the first public sector refining unit in the country, is all set to begin manufacture of lead-free petrol after completion of the Isosiv project, according to its General Manager,
The Delhi government is proposing to do away with the present system for checking pollution by vehicles, and bring in laser based "Smart Dog Sniffing System." Accepting that the existing system of
The European operations of Ford and Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. are supporting a plan to raise the average fuel economy of cars sold in Europe by nearly 20 per cent, even as the North American
The Guwahati Refinery (GR), the first public sector refining unit in the country, is all set to manufacture lead-free petrol after completion of the Isosiv project, according to its general manager,
With some 2.7-million vehicles plying on the roads of Delhi emitting toxic fumes every day and their number still rising at an annual rate of 10 per cent the twin menace of pollution and growing road
Airpollution and health hazards caused by transport vehicles have reached alarming proportions. According to a study by the Central Pollution Control Board, the daily emission by vehicles in Delhi is
The World Bank is keen to fund Government-backed efforts to clean up the air in the Capital and in other urban centres as part of the Bank's focus on urban air pollution in Asia. World Bank
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to introduce a new type of gasoline direct-injection engine this year. Akira Kijima, who is in charge of engine development of Mitsubishi, said the new GDI engine not
The Environmental Protection Agency is about to release a study calling for tougher auto-emission controls by 2004. A draft of the study calls for better ways to clean up exhaust from diesel engines,
Governments across the developing countries, including India, are battling with the inescapable problems of emissions from their aged, overloaded and poorly maintained vehicle on their bad roads in
As part of its sustained campaign against vehicular pollution, the Indian Oil Corporation (Northern Region) launched a unique roof-top display system for monitoring and creating awareness among
Major land transport companies in Japan have begun to accelarate their switch to low-emission vehicles, despite their relative inefficiency. One reason is last year's emission agreements at the U.N.
The Delhi Minister of Transport, Mr. Rajendra Gupta, has underlined the importance of public awareness of behavioural change to fight the menace of vehicular pollution in the capital. A massive
With the shift in focus in the three wheeler market, Piaggio Greaves Vehicles Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between Piaggio Spa, Italy and Greaves Ltd, expects to carve out a niche segment that will be