Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/03/2024. The Special Protection Group (SPG) filed the application to direct the Transport Department, NCT of Delhi to allow extension of registration period of specialized armoured vehicles - 3 in number …
Agra: Around 22,000 pollution-causing vehicles are set to be taken off the roads in Agra. The regional transport office (RTO) in the district has sent notices to owners of 22,000 vehicles, which comprise those older than 10 years (run by diesel) and those older than 15 years (run by petrol). …
Solheim stre-ssed on reduction in use of petrol- and diesel- based vehicles. Mumbai: Even as Maharashtra moves towards replacing petrol– and diesel- based vehicles with electric vehicles, emission from thermal power plants continues to be a problem, given that India is highly dependent on coal for power generation. In such …
There has been a surge of interest regarding the adoption of electric vehicles (EV). The idea of large-scale penetration of EV presents a new set of sectoral planning challenges. This move will require coordinated planning between three sectors: transportation, urban planning and power. In this report, examine the ‘Transition to …
Farmers have decided to hand over keys of their tractors to the local authorities at Samrala in a symbolic protest over the rising diesel prices on Tuesday. BKU chief BS Rajewal said: “Diesel is one of the major inputs in farm operations and despite tall claims by the government, no …
European Union consumers may do as much as regulators to propel the the region’s car sector into the electricity-powered age foreseen by Tesla Inc., according to the EU’s industrial-policy chief. European Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska said the EU has had a “breakthrough moment” since Germany-based Volkswagen AG admitted in 2015 that …
German carmakers have a moral obligation to refit heavily polluting diesel vehicles on the country’s roads, environment minister Svenja Schulze said, but conceded that the government had no legal means to make them do so. In an interview published in Die Welt newspaper on Monday, Schulze said refits could first …
Nepal and India top the list of countries with the most polluted air in the south Asian region. Hyderabad: A recent WHO Health Statistics report stated that India is the second most polluted country in the southeast Asian region after Nepal, with an annual average of 68 microgram particulate matter …
Energy prices are a significant part of our domestic expenditures, play an important role for industrial competitiveness and influence energy consumption patterns. End-use prices -paid by final consumers- are affected by movements in commodity markets as well as policy decisions. As countries move away from regulated pricing, monitoring energy end-use …
Srinagar: At a time when official records suggest a whopping increase of over 160 percent in the number of vehicles in Kashmir over the past decade, Delhi-registered vehicles are selling like hot cakes in the state, giving departments curbing traffic increase a tough time besides increasing pollution levels. Dealers here …
IMPHAL: The city's drivers have decried the recent move by the state government to replace diesel auto rickshaws with battery-powered ones. During a meeting on traffic regulations last Wednesday, chief minister N Biren Singh suggested introducing e-rickshaws or battery-based vehicles for public transportation in and around the Khwairamband Bazaar area. …
The Central government informed the Supreme Court that BS-VI fuel will be made available by April 1, 2019, in 17 out of 23 districts in the National Capital Region. Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated …
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in its order March 23, 2018 has directed EPCA to examine the new parameters that can be introduced in Pollution under Control (PUC) centres. EPCA has reviewed the global practices to assess the potential of adopting testing of additional parameters including nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate …
Worlds cleanest petrol and diesel are now being supplied in Delhi after state-owned oil firms advanced rollout of Euro-VI grade fuel by two years in a bid to combat alarming levels of air pollution. Since yesterday, Delhi has become the first city in the country to leapfrog from Euro-IV grade …
Production cost of petrol has gone up by 24 paise per litre on an average and that for diesel has risen by 66 paise. While retail fuel outlets in Delhi have already started dispensing Bharat Stage (BS)-VI diesel and petrol despite April 1, 2018 being the official date for switch-over, …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/03/2018 regarding Comprehensive Action Plan for air pollution control and supplementary report on the comprehensive action plan with timelines. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on behalf of …
The aviation sector must confront rapidly increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and ambitious decarbonization targets. Alternative jet fuels (AJFs) could be route to decarbonizing this sector, though these fuels can vary widely in feedstocks used, cost, and environmental performance. To facilitate the transition to AJF, Boeing has begun testing the …
The share of diesel vehicles among new car registrations in the EU decreased from a peak of 55% in 2011 to 49% in 2016. Recent data indicate that diesel shares continued to fall in 2017 and early 2018. Because diesel technology was thought to have a key role in the …
The Germany government says thousands of people die prematurely each year from the harmful effects of nitrogen dioxide, a gas that’s also produced by diesel engines. According to a study released March 8 by the Federal Office for the Environment, almost 6,000 people died prematurely in 2014 from illnesses that …
GURUGRAM: Policymakers and politicians love the word ‘green’ when they are describing technology: in pollution-scarred NCR, the word has permeated into daily diction so much that it could mean anything from a certain kind of building to public transport to a way of life. resi Inside homes, the currency of …
German cities should fight air pollution by charging drivers tolls according to their vehicle's emissions, rather than slapping general bans on older models, European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc said Wednesday. After a top court last month ruled driving bans in some city zones for the most polluting diesel vehicles were …
