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 government of Pakistan plans to replace about 100,000 two-stroke engine autorickshaws with 4 stroke-engine, phase wise, with a view to checking growing air and noise pollution in major cities. A delegation of leading manufacturers of autorickshaws had a meeting with the environment ministry officials and they presented their proposal …
Volvo India is pushing for the extension of Euro-II emission norms for all vehicles from April 1, 2000 in the country, instead of restricting it to only private non-commercial vehciles in Delhi and the national capital region.
The Ministry of environment and forests is considering setting up a consultative advisory council to address the burning problem of vehicular emission and other related issues.
Ford Motor Co. said it would cut smog-forming emissions starting this fall on its entire North American pickup truck line, a move that makes it the only major automaker to convert most of its light truck fleet into low emission vehicles (LEV). The announcement follows a similar one from Ford …
The U.S. Department of Energy saidit approved privately held New York-based Pure Energy Corp.'s new "P-series" fuel as an alternative fuel for use in federal and state government vehicle fleets. The new fuel has the potential to replace about 1 billion gallons of gasoline a year by 2005, said U.S. …
While the automobile sector and the Central Pollution control Board struggle to find ways to meet the euro emission norms, a Bangalore-based chemical engineer claims to have produced biofuel that can substitute diesel and meet Euro norms.
Nissan Motor Co. aims to accelerate research-and-development spending on an environmentally friendly fuel-cell car toward 2003, when it aims to market the vehicle, a Nissan executive said. Over the past three years, the company's R&D; costs on the project have been 500 million yen ($4.1 million).
Ford Motor Co. Chairman William ClayFord Jr. late last week defended the automaker's environmental record, including its decision to make the gas-guzzling Excursion, the largest sport utility ever built. Ford, an avid environmentalist presiding over his first annual shareholder meeting as chairman, said the world's No. 2 automaker does more …
The Environment ministry has approached the finance ministry for a reducation in import duty for compressed natural gas (CNG) kits which is being considered as a cleaner alternative fuel. At present CNG kits attract about 70 per cent import duty forcing car owners to shell out an additional Rs 30,000 …
The U.S. Administration plan to require cleaner gasoline and automobiles that emit less pollution, described by officials as the most ambitious anti-pollution initiative of the Clinton presidency, is drawing heavy lobyying by environmentalists and industry and strong interest by politicians eyeing next year's presidential campaign. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates …
China plans to reduce the number of auto manufacturers by more than a third before the country's likely accession to the World Trade Organisation(WTO) this year, according to an official media report on Sunday.
The Environment ministry has approached the finance ministry for a reduction in import duty for compressed natural gas(CNG) kits which is being considered as a cleaner alternative fuel.At present CNG kits attract about 70 per cent importy duty forcing car owners to shell out an additional Rs 30,000 to switch …
Mercedes Benz India Ltd has asked the Delhi Government for permission to register its vehicles in the National Capital Region(NCR) on the grounds of conformity with the Euro-II emission norms.Mercedes Benz is the second car manufacturer to apprach the Delhi Government for permission, after Daewoo Motors India Ltd.
Maruti Udyog Ltd has decided to absorb the increase in cost for making its vehicles Euro-I compliant and said it would be ready with vehicles meeting Euro-I emission norms by June 1. This would mean the company can sell its cars in Delhi and the national capital region(NCR) from June …
In a major relief to the automobile industry, the Supreme Court today lifted the ceiling on registration of cars in the National Capital Region from June 1 if they conform to Euro-I emission norms and exempted compressed natural gas(CNG) vehicles from the restriction.
The regional transport offices(RTOs) in the National Capital Territory(NCT) will begin registering from Monday cars which have certificates of Euro-I fitness.
protest by the residents of Maitidevi in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, against diesel-driven three-wheelers (Vikram tempos) reached a flashpoint on April 14. Police had to resort to lathicharge when harassed residents started pelting stones at the offending vehicles. The people are demanding that diesel vehicles should not be allowed to ply …
the Environment Pollution Authority ( epa ) was set up in 1998 on the order of the Supreme Court to monitor the steps taken by the Union government and the Delhi government for controlling environmental pollution in Delhi. The epa chairperson, Bhure Lal, at a press conference held in Delhi …
Nissan Motor Co. unveiled an early prototype of an environmentally friendly vehicle, powered by a fuel cell that converts liquid methanol into electricity, that the company aims to make an industry standard. Nissan also said that for now, it plans to develop the technology independently, rather than join one of …
