Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
MUMBAI: The number of commuters who use private cars daily has risen in the past 10 years, which, in turn, has led to a "disturbing" decline in the use of public transport, according to the latest report of Mumbai Vikas Samiti, a forum of transport experts. The report, collated with …
A bench of Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Pratibha M. Singh said that instead of the court giving directions from time to time to curb air pollution. New Delhi: The high court proposed setting up of a standing task force to handle the issue of air pollution in the national …
Rising Losses, Poor Strategy Also To Blame American carmaker General Motors on Thursday decided to close its India operations by the end of this year due to mounting losses, near-negligible sales and poor business management.GM India, which has already shut down its Halol plant in Gujarat last month, said production …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mustak M Kadri Vs. State of Gujarat & Others dated 19/05/2017 regarding permission to buy 500 diesel buses by Gujarat State Transport Corporation. NGT permits the State Transport Corporation to buy the diesel buses provided they are BS-IV compliant.
If you wake up on a summer morning and find Gurgaon resembling a dystopian wasteland, do not worry. Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. It's the layer of dust and pollution that has enveloped the city of late. According to a recent report, the air quality index (AQI) in …
According to Ind-Ra, country's most reputed credit rating agency, Medium-to-Heavy Commercial Vehicles (MHCV) have witnessed a continuous as well as alarming decline in sales over the years. Could this be due to the stricter emission norms? Read on to find out! Concern for environment by non-profit organisations such as the …
The Gomti river in Lucknow is even more polluted than the Ganga in Varanasi, a CAG report has revealed. The CAG, which studied the pollution levels in the two cities from 2011 to 2015, said the temple town, despite having a higher population density, had performed better than the state …
The city got its first automatic air ambient monitoring system providing real time air quality data based on 12 parameters today. The Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) unit was installed by Ecotech, Australia in association with Envirotech, which is funded by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB). …
PARIS: "Excess" diesel truck and car emissions claimed about 38,000 lives worldwide in 2015, said a study Monday that sought to quantify deaths due to pollution that carmakers sought to hide. Four-fifths of these additional premature deaths due to nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution occurred in three regions — the European …
The global human health impact of the diesel emissions scandal has been revealed by new research showing a minimum of 38,000 people a year die early due to the failure of diesel vehicles to meet official limits in real driving conditions. Researchers have created the first global inventory of the …
Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) in a report pointed out the hurdles department is facing with the new network installed to monitor the vehicular emissions in Delhi. Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) in a report pointed out the hurdles the department is facing with the new network installed to monitor …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 15/05/2017. This Application is moved from the President’s Secretariat for permission to get diesel BS-IV compliant 2149cc Ambulance bearing Chassis No. MC1E4CLA7HP043880 and Engine No. D61002858 to be registered in Delhi. …
Exposure to ambient air pollution increases morbidity and mortality, and is a leading contributor to global disease burden. We explored spatial and temporal trends in mortality and burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution from 1990 to 2015 at global, regional, and country levels.
On a recent visit to the area around Tianjin Port Co Ltd, there were more than one hundred empty trucks parked at the coal storage centre run by Ningdong Logistic Co. Once one of the busiest places close to Tianjin's sprawling port, the storage facility was now silent as activity …
Some dealers had then moved the High Court saying the department was not considering the documents for registration and claimed that they made the sale before the deadline. Providing relief to dealers who had sold BS-III two-wheelers before March 31, the Delhi High Court has told the city’s transport department …
The country's first electric taxi service has hit a hurdle due to archaic rules but the Maharashtra government is likely to clear it and make Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari's pet project shine in Nagpur. The pilot project will be launched with 200 e-taxis there on May 26, state officials …
The Delhi High Court has told the Transport Department here that while verifying the date of sale of BS-III two-wheelers before registration, it should take into account the dates of online payment of insurance premium or issuance of insurance certificate. The order comes as relief for dealers who had sold …
Regional Transport Officer Babasaheb Ajri speaks to The Indian Express on a range of issues, including school transport, rising vehicular pollution, congestion on roads and licence system, at an Idea Exchange. Sunanda Mehta: School transport has always remained a grey area. Why are autorickshaws allowed to overcram the students? I’ve …
The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that manufacturers of farming vehicles like tractors and combine harvesters and construction equipment vehicles (CEVs) can continue to sell BS-III tractors. The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that manufacturers of farming vehicles like tractors and combine harvesters and construction equipment vehicles (CEVs) can continue …
New Study Tries To Quantify Air Quality Gains The strategy to cut down air pollution levels in the capital by 2030 has to go much beyond the government's current plan and will perhaps have to be slightly different from the strategies adopted by western or industrialised countries, says a paper …
