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 Delhi government's ambitious CNG bus project, presently at a pilot stage, is slowly becoming a victim of mismanagement. With the Supreme Court deadline to convert the fleet to CNG by 2001 looming ahead and despite initial encouraging results, the pilot fleet of CNG buses is fighting to stay running.
The Environment Protection Department (EPD) Punjab, Pakistan, in its campaign against the smoke emitting vehicles collected Rs 42,04,875 against the smoke emitting vehicles in ten major districts of Punjab.
With winter setting in, an increasing number of people are complaining about continuous burning in the eyes, sore throats and breathing problems. Drivers, pedestrains and those living in congested areas have been complaining of watery eyes since Monday as Amdavadis feel the burnt of the pollution, mainly from vehicular traffic.
The new generation cars, including the Santros and Lancers, that have hit the Indian roads in the past one year, have started coughing and choking like the ageing Ambassadors and Fiats! The problem is bad fuel, asserts service manager of Sharma Motors, a Santro leader, Nirav Seth. Apart from adulteration, …
Soon, all government vehicles plying in Mumbai might be fitted with catalytic convertors (CCs), transport commissioner Vinay Lal announced at a meeting of oil companies and car manufacturers.
the us Environmental Protection Agency ( epa) has said that trucks, passenger vans and sport utility vehicles ( suv s) over 3,859 kg must slash their toxic emissions by over 90 per cent within 10 years. The epa 's proposal calls for the reduction in smog-causing nitrogen oxides and particulate …
it is a constant battle for fresh air for the residents of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Everyday Nepal Radio airs a bulletin that declares the air quality of the city, which, most of the time, is critical. "After listening to the bulletin, I realised that air pollution is the …
The smoke-spewing noisy "phatphatis" and its equally polluting country cousin, diesel autorickshaws, are back in the Capital. They were banned following a Supreme Court directive less than a year ago. This time around-most of them not even registered with the Transport Department-have, however, confined themselves to parts of trans-Yamuna area …
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday opened the nation's largest-ever "Inspection and Maintenance" (I&M;) initiative for two-wheelers in the Capital, to provide useful data on in-use vehicle's emission performance. The 18-day three-phase initiative would cover 12 major locations in Delhi. Each phase will be of six days and comprise four …
California Gov. Gray Davis announced he would not appeal a court decision requiring the state to refund extra fees for out-of-state car owners, which could cost California some $750 million. Davis had until Nov. 10 to decide whether to appeal an October state appeals court ruling that found unconstitutional the …
Nearly 300 cars are running on cooking gas in Calcutta, according to dealers. In Delhi and Mumbai the number is several thousand. The police also think this is the best way to reduce pollution.
Everyday about 923 tonnes of carbon monoxide from an increasing number of vehicles are being added to the Capital's already dreaded smog, which environmentalists liken to the Great London Smog of 1963. With court orders for Euro emission norms in cars already in place, focus is now on two and …
The Delhi Transport Minister, Mr. Pervez Hashmi, announced establishment of three more inspection centres for vehicles on the lines of the Burari centre for checking air pollution in the City.
The emission check regime for automobiles in Chennai, launched with fanfare to create a pollution-free city, has virtually gone up in smoke. On the contrary a rising tide of noxious fumes threatens to make Chennai a gas chamber, and those who set up the emission test centres with a big …
And will it be CNG or LPG? is a question customers lining up at, believe it or not, car showrooms may soon be asked. The use of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) as auto fuel is to be authorised soon and competition with the other green fuel Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) …
Diesel ban unwise : The automobile industry has strongly opposed the Environmental Pollution Control Authority's recommendation to ban non-commercial diesel vehicles in Delhi and has prepared a submision for the Supreme Court which seeks an integrated approach to vehicular pollution. A ban would prevent the development of clean diesel engine …
The California Air Resources Board hasdesignated versions of Honda Motor Co. Ltd.'s and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.'s 2000-model cars meet the new Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle standard, the Japanese automakers said yesterday. The low-emission 2000 Honda Accord will go on sale in California by January, making it the first …
The Delhi Government is launching a special drive from November 11 to check the menance of growing vehicular pollution in the city. The drive will be conducted jointly by the transport, health and environment ministeries.
The environment ministry is undertaking a project regarding development of national data about vehicles and traffic growth pattern in the country to gather options for a new meaningful future fuel policy. Officials said Pakistan did not have data about vehicles nor any analysis of traffic pattern and growth in the …
