Police defend 'black smoke' vehicle fines
Hong Kong Police defended laws on smoky vehicles as adequate yesterday, distancing themselves from calls for tougher penalties. The Environmental Protection Department has proposed the fixed fine for smoky vehicles be raised from $450 to $1,000 as part of its plan to reduce air pollution. The move was supported by …
MUL plans CNG kit in 2,500 vehicles this fiscal
Maruti Udyog plans to roll out 2,500 vehicles fitted with compressed natural gas(CNG) kits in the current fiscal. The company has already rolled out the first batch of 50 such vehicles in Delhi and plans to introduce them in Mumbai and other major cities too.
New U.S. rules set for cleaner gasoline, vehicle
The federal government will propose rules, possibly as early as this week, to require oil companies to produce cleaner, less sulphurousgasoline and automakers to build light trucks and sports-utility vehicles with the same emissionsstandards as cars. The new requirements from the Environmental Protection Agency would be equivalent to removing 54 …
15,000 rickshaws adding to pollution
Over 15,000 autorickshaws are creating multi-dimensional environmental problems by creating noise as well as air pollution in the city of Karachi, Pakistan, it has been learnt. According to the sources, as these three-wheel vehicles have two-stroke engines so the rickshaw operators have to add oil to lubricate the engine parts. …
Capital's pollution level shows 'visible' decline
The average pollution level in Delhi showed a decline in 1998 compared to the previous year, the Delhi Lietenant-Governor Mr. Vijai Kapoor, said. He was delivering the valedictory address at a two-day seminar on "Traffic Congestion in Delhi" organised by the Delhi Traffic Police at the India Habitat Centre.
Mexico tries out ethanol as fuel
The troubled Mexican sugar industry has launched its first project for the production of ethanol as a vehicle fuel. Three sugar mills would supply 10 million litres of ethanol alcohol which would be added to gasoline used by Mexico City government vehicles, said Mr. Alberto Santos de Hoyas, president of …
Cracking the whip on Kathmandu's polluting vehicles
With their call to boycott the city's polluting vehicles, environmental groups and prominent film artists have decided to mark more than a symbolic beginning to the Nepali new year. The move by the environmentalists is a stop forward for the Nepali government's plans to lower the levels of air pollution …
CNG-fitted Maruti cabs flagged off
In a major initiative to curb pollution in the Capital, the Chief Minister of Delhi, Mrs Sheila Dikshit, today flagged off 50 Maruti Omni cabs fitted with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) kits. Mrs Dikshit said that CNG was an eco-friendly fuel and the Delhi Government was keen to introduce CNG …
Maruti launches thrifty CNG-run Omnis in City
'It is cheaper to be green'was the refrain at the launch of Maruti CNG vehicles in New Delhi. Addressing a function organised at Pragati Maidan by the Maruti Udyog Limited (MUL) to mark the occasion, the Chief Minister, Ms. Sheila Dixit, and the Joint Managing Director of MUL, Mr. Jagdish …
Coming soon
Car-free Connaught Place : The ever-increasing number of vehicles in Delhi and the pollution that comes with it has prompted the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to consider making a few areas of the Capital traffic-free zones. Some of the places which have been identified in the EPA plan are Chandni …
Peugeot unveils clean diesel technology
French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has unveiled a filter which it said virtually eliminates emissions of noxious particulates, tackling a big handicap in diesel motors in which it is a world leader.The Chairman, Mr. Jean-martin Folz, said the patented filter systems cuts down particulates to the level emitted by conventional …
Supreme Court seeks details of diesel vehicle registration
Alarmed by the growing number of diesel cars and the resulting pollution in the city of Delhi, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the government to provide registration details of such cars in the last two years in the national capital territory as against petrol cars.
Scientists face green transport test
Leading scientists will have salary increases of several thousand pounds if they use bicycles or buses to go to work. Scientific Generics, one of the UK's biggest technology consultancies, is offering to make the payments in a bid to reduce objections from local residents to the extra traffic generated by …
Leyland to offer CNG buses to New Delhi govt
Ashok Leyland has offered to supply buses fitted with compressed natural gas(CNG) engines to the Delhi government to enable the latter to replace its existing fleet by more environmental-friedly vehicles by April one, 2001, the deadline set by the Supreme Court.
The greening of Mexico city
Narciso Gomez Vasquez was driving his usual route from downtown Mexico City to the industrial suburbs in the north when something caught his eye; an offer for free financing to convert the city bus he owns from gasoline to natural gas. He estimates he saves $15 a day in fuel …
Eco-friendly buses
a bumpy ride : Turning Delhi green will not be an easy task. Transport department officials in the fourth most polluted city of the world are, in fact, worried about the CNG drive, which some admit is an "uphill task". As per the Supreme Court direction of July 28 last …
Govt vehicles to be shifted from petrol to CNG
CM: Chief Minsiter Sheila Dikshit on Saturday reiterated her Government's commitment to substantially reduce vehicular pollution by March, 2000. Speaking at the National Convention of the All India Motor Transport, Ms Dikshit said this would de done by shifting most of the Government vehicles from petrol to Compressed Natural Gas(CNG).
Delayed phasing out of old vehicles regretted
Environmentalists expressed scepticism over the recent Nepal government's decision that aims to completely phase out polluting vehicles from Kathmandu city by mid-july 2000. Experts say, if properly implemented, the programme would go a long way in improving the deteriorating quality of air in the capital. Air pollution level at the …
LPG to fuel new era
From being gas spewing to gas driven, the Indian automobile industry is all set for a revolution of sorts. The Union Cabinet's decision to allow the use of LPG, commonly known as cooking gas, as auto fuel would enable vehicle owners to drive with cleaner, cheaper and safe alternate fuel.
Overhaul of buses urged for cleaner air
Introducing buses powered by natural gas and trolley buses could improve air pollution, according to a Hong Kong University study. The $1.5 million report also says the Legislative Council should be partly blamed for the environmental plight, echoing comments by environmental protection officials. "Legco sometimes seems more concerned with its …
