Delhi bids farewell to phat-phatis
Decades of deafening, pollution-spewing history are to be wiped off New Delhi's streets this week when motorcycle taxis with vintage Harley Davidson engines make a forced final exit. Come Friday, the
Decades of deafening, pollution-spewing history are to be wiped off New Delhi's streets this week when motorcycle taxis with vintage Harley Davidson engines make a forced final exit. Come Friday, the
The Japanese government has finally capitulated to foreign pressure, or gaiatsu, and Tuesday announced it is revising regulations on allowable vehicle exhaust emissions. The new rules are to take
Escorts Yamaha Motor Ltd has tied up with Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) and a consortium of other banks to raise funds for its Rs 525 crore two-wheeler project. The vehicle YBX 125 is
It is not necessary to fit your vehicle with a catalytic convertor if you have to use unleaded petrol. This was stated by auto, oil industry and environment
Delhi petrol pumps seem all set to meet the Supreme Court directive to stop the sale of leaded petrol from the midnight of August 31. They have reportedly been getting only unleaded petrol for the
The Federation of Transport Unions Congress today filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a review of the court's earlier decision to remove more than 80,000 commercial vehicles from the city's
Toyota Motor Corp. will install new emission control systems in engines for new model cars to be released starting at the end of 1997 and all on its models by the end of
In an effort to make good on a promise to improve air quality, the Ministry of Transport in Japan, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the Environment Agency will jointly design
The use of unleaded petrol will be made compulsory in Delhi for all vehicles, including those without catalytic converters, from September 1 but there is no proposal to extend this measure to other
The Valley Traffic Police (VTPO) of Nepal had taken the responsiblity of enforcing the emission control laws against smoke belching vehicles. Unfortunately, the measures adopted have failed to
The government will introduce unleaded petrol throughout the country by March 31, 2000, to check the rising air pollution, the Petroleum minister, Mr Vazhaapadi K Ramamurthy has said. The government
In new models introduced by Japanese automakers this summer, direct injection engines have been the technology of choice. The engines improve the fuel efficiency and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions,
The Supreme Court today relaxed its October 2 deadline from imposing a ban on 15-year-old commercial vehicles, including buses, taxis and autorickshaws. The court fixed December 31, 1998, as the new
Oilmen everywhere insist they have as much of an interest in seeing their children breathe clean air as do environmentalists. But they argue European oil industry profits and jobs could vanish if
Under a French government pilot program called " a day in town without my car," habitual drivers were pressed to leave their cars at home and rediscover the pleasures of walking, cycling, scootering,
The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) launhced an eco-friendly bas, designed and manufactured by Tata Engineering and Locomotives Company (TELCO), to be run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at a
The much awaited diesel version of Maruti Zen, due to launch today, is a highly fuel-efficient car. If driven at a steady speed of 50 kilometres per hour, the car is expected to give a fuel economy
The country's largest car manufacturer, Maruti Udyog Ltd (MUL), is comtemplating to give a greener look to its popular passenger cars in line with the Government initiative to promote low-emission
Unleaded petrol will be made available to the entire country by 2000 AD, Union Minister of State for Petroleum Snatosh Gangwar said on Saturday. He said unleaded petrol was already being supplied to
For carmakers and oil men, big numbers come with the job. But the massive estimates being bandied about as the cost of the European Union's plans to cut vehicle pollution from 2005 have left both -