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 …
The National Green Tribunal has sought a response from the government on a plea opposing auto industry body SIAM's call to defer the new emission norms which are to be enforced from April 1. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Ministry of Road …
This love affair began in the 1980s. Chetan Maini, then a sprightly teenager, was part of the core solar car team at the University of Michigan in the US and Australia. Soon after at Stanford University, in the early 1990s, hybrid cars kept his passion going. By 1999, he gave …
An environmental NGO has advocated adopting long-term and area-specific approach to curb pollution while lauding the Railways' roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) services to carry loaded trucks on waggons to decongest roads and reduce harmful emissions. The Greenpeace India said movement of goods through public transport systems such as railways is a …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday issued notice to an automobile manufacturers association after their stated inability to discard vehicles running on BS-III complaint fuel from April 1. The NGT bench, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, also issued notice to the Road Transport and Environment Ministries and the Central …
दिल्ली में बढ़ते वायु प्रदूषण को कम करने के लिए रेल प्रशासन ने सड़कों से ट्रकों की भीड़ खत्म करने की योजना तैयार की है। अब ट्रकों को मालगाड़ी पर लाद कर दिल्ली की सीमा से बाहर ले जाया जाएगा। इस योजना को रो-रो (रोल ऑन रोल ऑफ) कहा जाता …
YouGov poll reveals high levels of concern over air quality, as Mayor's Office confirms every borough has illegal levels of pollution. The level of public support for bolder policies to tackle air pollution was underlined yesterday with the publication of a new poll showing 88 per cent of Londoners think …
This report gives an overview of the existing diesel locomotive fleet profile on Indian Railways. It deliberates on the methodology and instrumentation quality used for capturing emissions data from the locomotives. It also explains in brief the compliance protocol proposed for certification, in-service and production line monitoring of the emission …
KOLKATA: Increase road tax on cars, make parking expensive and entry into congested areas prohibitive, suggests environment research and advocacy group Centre for Science and Environment that successfully argued for ban on big diesel SUVs in NCR regions last year and prompted the Arvind Kejriwal government to experiment with the …
Dirty air is a public health emergency. But it won’t be easy to jump straight from BS-IV to BS-VI emission norms. The Indian Express explains. From April 1, all of India moves to Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) vehicular emission norms, already in place in several parts of the country. The …
GURUGRAM: You can no longer take a picture of your vehicle's number plate, send it to a pollution under control (PUC) certifying centre on WhatsApp, and get a certificate issued on the app instantly. Five PUC centres which were issuing certificates on WhatsApp for the past year — without actually …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 23/02/2017 regarding vintage car sports activity to be held on 24th to 26th February, 2017, Delhi. NGT gives the go ahead to the vintage car sports activity with the Order that …
Toxicity rising in top gear: CSE report finds shocking pitfalls in car emission testing One of the biggest corporate frauds in the global automobile industry - the Volkswagen defeat device case - and the mounting evidence from Europe that most new diesel cars are emitting much higher than their certification …
KOLKATA: A climate-sensitive Scania future bus that has almost zero-emission while travelling long distances with its AC on was flagged off in the city on Tuesday. The bus, belonging to Royal Cruiser, left with passengers for Asansol at 7.30am. This is the city's first hybrid bus that runs on ethanol …
The Delhi government is in the process of roping in international companies that have expertise in the field of mechanical sweeping of roads. Lt Governor Anil Baijal today took stock of Delhi’s air quality and directed the agencies to intensify measures to check dust pollution and vehicular emissions. In a …
The CPCB also reiterated that noise pollution sources such as public address systems, marriage functions and diesel generator sets should be monitored and regulated Pollution watchdog directs nine metros, including Delhi and Mumbai, to act against vehicular noise and set up control rooms Soon, traffic police across nine cities will …
GURUGRAM: Traffic congestion, delayed construction projects and the defunct Bandhwari waste treatment plant are responsible for rising pollution in Gurgaon, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). A team from CPCB inspected the city last month and has prepared a report on factors leading to air pollution. Gurgaon in …
In terms of deaths per lakh population, India is now choking at a rate faster than China’s. At the turn of the millennium, they levelled at 87-88 deaths per lakh. In 2015, the number is 91 for India, 85 for China. Two of the world’s fastest growing economies, China and …
Reveals that roads with loud ambient noises are more prone to accidents Excessive honking and loud noises on the road can cause accidents, a recent research has found. The study, conducted by Sweden’s Road Safety and Engineering Institute and Delhi-based NGO CitizenforSafety, showed that stretches with loud ambient noises are …
The new ‘Green Logistics Index’ intends to aggregate data ranging from crime, vehicle emissions and delivery times The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has struck an agreement with the German government to implement a statistical index measuring the socio-economic impact of the freight and logistics sector on the province. …
Africa's first fuel cell component plant using platinum as a catalyst will start production by December aiming to take advantage of rising demand for clean energy cars, officials from Isondo Precious Metals said. Isondo has secured a license from U.S-based Chemours Technology to assemble components for fuel cells using platinum, …
