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 has decided to stop registration of all two-wheelers fitted with two-stroke engines from January next year. City transport minister Parvez Hashmi said on Sunday a draft proposal to this effect has been prepared and will soon be placed before the cabinet for approval.
All Mumbai-bound commercial vehicles from outside Maharashtra that do not comply with the PUC (pollution test certificte) standards laid by the State Government would be barred from entering the State from November 1.
Society for Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has offered a commitment to The Delhi governemnt that all two-wheelers, sold in the National Capital Region(NCR) from January 1,2000, onwards, would comply with the India 2000 emission norms.
The Union government has come out with a draft notification outlining the Indian equivalent of the Euro II emission norms, also termed as the second stage of the India 2000 emissions norms.
The Department of Energy in the Philippines said it will phase out leaded gasoline in heavily polluted metropolitan Manila by January 2000, a year ahead of its scheduled phaseout as required under the nation's Clean Air Act.
Owners of three-wheeler Vikram tempos warned to take to streets on September 18 if the Nepal government, which has already provided a number of options to replace them, fails to look into their demands. Ministry of Population and Environment (MOPE) has announced a ban the diesel-operated tempos from 18th September.
The Delhi government will soon place on order for 700 Compressed and Natural Gas-run buses. Delhi Transport Corporation senior manager Maya Kunwar said on Tuesday that the idea of replacing the diesel-run buses with the CNG was to bring down the pollution level in the city.
As per the orders of the Karnataka High Court, vehicles which do not conform to the standards of pollution control will not be allowed to enter Karnataka from 1 January, 1998. Giving the orders, Justice Saldanha lauded the efforts of the transport department to reduce pollution in the state, particularly …
The second phase of an anti-pollution drive was inaugurated in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to check emission of black smoke and other elements caused from motor vehicles. The department of environment has launched this long-awaited drive along with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistracy and a number …
Following the successful conversion of a diesel engine-- of bus-- to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by the Indian Institute of petroleum, Dehradun, the transport ministry of Delhi government has sent the report to the Union ministry of surface transport seeking sanction for large-scale conversions. Sources in the transport …
New registration of diesel-run taxis would be stopped in the metropolis soon as they were found to be highly polluting, the Maharashtra Transport Commissioner, Mr. V.M. Lal, said on Friday.
An automated Fuel Testing Laboratory (FTL) to determine adulterants in fuels - petrol, diesel and kerosense - sold through outlets in the National Capital Territory will start functioning in Noida, New Delhi, soon. According to Mr Sudfhir Singhal, acting director of the Indian Institute of Petroleum(IIP)in Dehradun, the Noida FTL …
In a fight that revolves around when drivers should see a dashboard warning light, California clean-air regulators told Toyota Motor Corp. they will ask a judge to order the recall of some 330,000 vehicles and levy fines that could total more than $1.5 billion.
The working group of the state transport department is yet to prepare the auto-emission in the state even as 13 days have passed since the 30 July deadline. The transport department formed the working group on 5 July to study issues like conforming of vehicles to the Euro-I norms and …
The spectre of diesel pollution is threatening to take the auto industry by its jaws, with the proposal to ban registration of new diesel cars in Delhi being mooted by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPA).With almost 5-6 new diesel models entering the market, the industry is obviously …
Nissan Motor Co.'s North American unit said it is in the final process of certifying in California a gasoline-fueled, "super ultra-low emission vehicle" for the 2000 model year. Nissan said the 1.8 liter version of its 2000 Sentra compact sedan is expected to emit about one-fourth of the unburned hydrocarbon …
Dissatisfied with the previous government's approach on introduction of eco-friendly buses, the Congress-led Delhi government which has just taken over, plans to consult more bus manufacturers for holding trial runs of buses running on compressed natural gas on city roads. CNG run buses are believed to be both noise and …
Many of the people who live in Kathmandu are convinced tht theirs is one of the most polluted cities in the World. And they know the reason for the pollution: the three-wheeled taxis, called Vikram tempos, whose diesel fumes spoil the otherwise sweet air of the Himalayan state.
The car epitomises the century's progress, as well as today's dilemmas. As machines go, the car is not terribly noisy, nor terribly polluting, nor terribly dangerous. People will now have to change the way the car rolls on, to try to moderate the three different sorts of difficulty that it …
