Petrol pumps set to meet the deadline
Delhi petrol pumps seem all set to meet the Supreme Court directive to stop the sale of leaded petrol from the midnight of August 31. They have reportedly been getting only unleaded petrol for the past one week.
Emisssions systems to be upgraded
Toyota Motor Corp. will install new emission control systems in engines for new model cars to be released starting at the end of 1997 and all on its models by the end of 1998.
Review of decision on old vehicles sought
The Federation of Transport Unions Congress today filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a review of the court's earlier decision to remove more than 80,000 commercial vehicles from the city's roads from October 2 onwards.
Government to form policies promoting use of 'green' vehicles
In an effort to make good on a promise to improve air quality, the Ministry of Transport in Japan, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the Environment Agency will jointly design policies to promote vehicles that emit fewer greenhouse gases and other harmful particles. These governmental departments plan …
Unleaded petrol must in Delhi from Sept 1
The use of unleaded petrol will be made compulsory in Delhi for all vehicles, including those without catalytic converters, from September 1 but there is no proposal to extend this measure to other cities in the country.
Enforce strict emission laws
The Valley Traffic Police (VTPO) of Nepal had taken the responsiblity of enforcing the emission control laws against smoke belching vehicles. Unfortunately, the measures adopted have failed to produce any change even after two years of implementation. In fact, things have gone from bad to worse. Most governments and private …
Unleaded petrol countrywide by 2000
The government will introduce unleaded petrol throughout the country by March 31, 2000, to check the rising air pollution, the Petroleum minister, Mr Vazhaapadi K Ramamurthy has said. The government had taken all the steps in this direction, he said at a seminar on hydrocarbon and power sectors, organised by …
Direct-injection engines gain ground, still face obstacles
In new models introduced by Japanese automakers this summer, direct injection engines have been the technology of choice. The engines improve the fuel efficiency and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions, blamed as a cause of global warming.
SC relaxes deadline for 15-year-old vehicles
The Supreme Court today relaxed its October 2 deadline from imposing a ban on 15-year-old commercial vehicles, including buses, taxis and autorickshaws. The court fixed December 31, 1998, as the new date for scrapping these vehicles from Delhi roads. A bench comprising Justices A.S. Anand, B.N. Kirpal and V.J. Khare, …
Oil sector gasps for 'cleaner' air
Oilmen everywhere insist they have as much of an interest in seeing their children breathe clean air as do environmentalists. But they argue European oil industry profits and jobs could vanish if refiners make the most far-reaching fuel improvements demanded by the continent's "green" lobby.Industry insiders say refiners must fight …
Paris experiment gives pockets of carless calm
Under a French government pilot program called " a day in town without my car," habitual drivers were pressed to leave their cars at home and rediscover the pleasures of walking, cycling, scootering, riding buses and subways and breathing cleaner air. Private cars were banned from many parts of Paris. …
DTC launhces eco-friendly bus
The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) launhced an eco-friendly bas, designed and manufactured by Tata Engineering and Locomotives Company (TELCO), to be run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at a function in New Delhi.
Diesel Zen offers high-fuel economy
The much awaited diesel version of Maruti Zen, due to launch today, is a highly fuel-efficient car. If driven at a steady speed of 50 kilometres per hour, the car is expected to give a fuel economy of around 32 kilometres to a litre.
Maruti signals 'green' revolution
The country's largest car manufacturer, Maruti Udyog Ltd (MUL), is comtemplating to give a greener look to its popular passenger cars in line with the Government initiative to promote low-emission vehicular fuel. The company is negotiating a deal with Motor Medics (India) Pvt. Ltd. (MIP) for purchase of natural gas …
'Unleaded petrol by 2000 AD '
Unleaded petrol will be made available to the entire country by 2000 AD, Union Minister of State for Petroleum Snatosh Gangwar said on Saturday. He said unleaded petrol was already being supplied to the Taj Trapezium Zone in keep in with the Supreme Court directive for the control of pollution …
Clean air costs will fall on oil industry as well as carmakers
For carmakers and oil men, big numbers come with the job. But the massive estimates being bandied about as the cost of the European Union's plans to cut vehicle pollution from 2005 have left both - traditionally rival-industries fuming. Europe's carmakers say they will have to cough up about $60bn. …
If all goes well, Safa tempos may run in city
After months of foul-ups, delay and a general lack of enthusiasm on the part of Vikram Tempo owners, donor agencies are contemplating a change in strategy in their bid to put more environment-friendly three-wheelers on the streets of Kathmandu. The move, if successful, would put more cleaners, and efficient electric …
IOC to launch catalytic convertors in October
Indian Oil Corporation plans to launch in October, a catalytic convertor for two wheelers in the Capital. "The launch in the Capital is just the beginning and by the year 2000 all the cities will have catalytic convertors for the two wheelers," Dr. A.K. Bhatnagar, Director (R&D;), told .
Vehicular pollution in valley on rise
Vehicular emission has emerged as a prime source of air pollution in urban as well as some rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir. The vehicular transport contributes 99 per cent of carbondioxide and 46 per cent nitrogen discharge in the atmosphere which is hazardous for health, according to a State …
