Green transport advocates meet with GEF
On January 15th a number of sustainable transport advocates, under the banner of the UN NGO transport caucus, held a meeting with Global Environment Fund (GEF) staff to comment on the GEF paper
On January 15th a number of sustainable transport advocates, under the banner of the UN NGO transport caucus, held a meeting with Global Environment Fund (GEF) staff to comment on the GEF paper
Auto makers have made a lot of noise about clean car technology for the new millennium. Now the industry must decide whether to roll out cleaner cars this year using technology that could have been
According to the recent surveys conducted in Colombo, Sri Lanka, more than 50 per cent of the city's population suffer from atmospheric pollution caused by carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and
A complicated deal to reduce air pollution appeared to falter, as New York, Massachusetts and Vermont rejected auto industry demands that they relax their emission regulations so that manufacturers
The Centre for Science and Environment(CSE), has criticised the Delhi government for "dithering" on its decision for a phase-wise ban on old commercial vehicles in the
The number of vehicles on Indian roads has almost trebled in the past 10 years. adding to the growing menace of air polluion, warns a study. The total number of registered motor vehicles in the
A pilot project on vehicle pollution control is to be undertaken by a non-governmental organisation, Nature Soule (Saviour of Unpolluted Life on Earth) from January 27.
Elcera Substrates Ltd. in association with Cosmo Material of Japan has introduced the Bio_Egg, a product that not only combats pollution but also saves fuel and increases mileage of any vehicle by
The Delhi High Court today declined to set aside the 14 October, 1997 interim order restraining the authorities from presecuting vehicle owners who already possess a Pollution Under Control
The key's of Telco's most modern and eco-friendly bus were handed over to the Delhi Government. Fitted with a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuelled engine, the bus meets the Euro-III
No one argues that there shouldn't be cars, but automobiles contribute significantly to air pollution. In a study published in 1996 (Slow Murder), the Centre for Science and Environment estimated
Royal Enfield Motors has tied up with Ruggerini of Italy for manufacturing Md95 diesel engines which will meet the future emission
The Ministry of Environment and Forests is willing to support any bankable CNG-run public transport project in Delhi, said its secretary Vishwanath Anand. He was addressing a seminar on "Alternate
Owners of 9,002 vehicles were prosecuted after Calcutta Traffic Police checked 22,388 for auto-emission in the city between 13 and 20 December last year, the Calcutta High Court heard yesterday.
Hero Motors and US based Briggs and Stratton, the largest manufacturer of air cooled gasoline engines in the world, have formed a joint venture called Hero Briggs and Stratton (HBS) to manufacture
Understanding the environmental degradation on account of vehicular pollution, Scooters India Limited decided to add to its stable range of less polluting/zero polluting 3 wheelers. These new eco
Johnson Mathey, the UK based automotive engineering and components major, is investing over $1.5 millions in setting up facilities for the manufacture of catalytic convertors in Delhi. The company
TVS Suzuki Ltd will launch its first four-stroke scooter by August '98. Thus, the company will be the first Indian auto manufacturer to introduce a four stroke two wheeler. Meanwhile, the company on
Telco is proposing to commercially produce compact, efficient and economically viable vehicles which use alternative fuels within the next two years. The company has already made a start by launching
Air pollution may cause the premature deaths of up to 24,000 people in Britain each year, according to UK government report that could bolster calls for action against traffic congestion. A team of