Low-sulphur diesel for all to cost Rs 5,568 cr
The major public sector oil companies are setting up nine diesel hydro-sulphurisation (DHDS) units at a cost of Rs 5,568.31 crore to produce low-sulphur diesel in keeping with a Supreme Court directive to bring down sulphur levels in diesel driven vehicles to reduce pollution.
Delhi govt. set to launch
The Delhi government is set to launch "Project Green Engine", with funding from The Netherlands, for a pilot project to convert 50 diesel-run buses of Delhi Transport Corporation to propane fuel engines. Project Green Engine was the result of Delhi Transport Minister, Mr. Rajendra Gupta's visit to The Netherlands.
Adhere to pollution control norms
SC : The Supreme Court has approved several measures recommended by a high-level committee for containing vehicular pollution in the capital and warned all concerned to strictly adhere to all time limits set by the panel. The committee, headed by Mr Bhure Lal, in its action taken report had said …
Pollution check for vehicles soon
The Environment pollution (prevention and control) authority for Delhi is considering a proposal to introduce an integrated maintenance and inspection system and a fitness certification regime for automobiles on the road in Delhi to mitigate air pollution.Under the proposed integrated inspection and maintenance scheme, the vehicle owners would be required …
GM, Isuzu form venture to build diesel engines
General Motors Corp. and Japan's Isuzu Motors Ltd. are forming a $320 million joint venture to build new-generation diesel engines for GM trucks at a new factory outside Dayton, Ohio. The new, high-tech V-8 engines to be made at the plant, which use direct-injection technology, offer "very significant" reductions in …
Environment-friendly anti-explosion filler
Eco-Spirit International (Pvt) Ltd is to launch Deto-Stop, an environment friendly anti-explosion filler of international standard. The anti-explosion filler is the product of Deto-Stop which is made of special alloy and designed for Nepalese market. The anti-filler helps in reducing vehicular emission and saves fuel too.
EU Commission outlines plan for fuel-economy information
The European Commission has proposed new rules on information about the fuel economy of cars as part of an effort to reduce European Union carbon dioxide emissions. The commission said it wants consumers in the 15-member EU to be informed through labels, guides and posters about the fuel efficiency of …
GM focuses on 'ecological' marketing
Environment 'preservation and control' appears as an innovative marketing strategy for multinational corporations operating in India. After the much stressed upon environment-friendly refrigerators, and washing machines, India, termed as a nation with a 'potentially feasible market' , is now ready to get "environment-friendly cars". Opel Astra is the only car …
Roadside pollution levels rated high for most of August
High air pollution levels were recorded at roadside monitoring stations for more than half of last month, with Causeway Bay the most polluted area in Hong Kong. But levels for August remained below the critical level of 100, when government warnings must be issued, an Environmental Protection Department spokesman said.
Residents win pollution payments
A court ordered the national government and the Metropolitan Expressway Public Corp. to pay 149 million yen in compensation to 48 residents in Kawasaki who complained that air pollution from busy roads was destroying their health. The judgment by the Kawasaki Branch of the Yokohama District Court is the first …
Auto makers allay fears of Benzene pollution
The Association of Indian Authomobile Manufacturers (AIAM) has allayed fears that the introduction of unleaded petrol will lead to higher benzene emissions and thereby would add to air pollution. According to K Kumar, chairman, technical committee, AIAM, and director (engineering) Maruti Udyog Ltd, the tests carried to assess this aspect …
Environment-friendly cars in offing
Cheer up Kathmanduites. Though late, less-polluting cars are in the offing. Manufacturers say, once the cars with dual-fuel system the Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) and petrol start plying the roads, air pollution level in terms of vehicular exhaust will virtually decline.
France re-assesses whether its love of cars is diesel fired
New tax proposals may cause owners to examine the economy of running a diesel vehicle. The French government's 1999 budget proposals, would raise tax on the fuel and reduce the price advantage it enjoys over unleaded petrol. The move would affect about 7.5m cars.
Pollution
HC fiat to transport secretary: The Karnataka High Court today directed the State transport secretary to co-ordinate with the transport secretaries of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Maharashtra states for strictly implementing pollution control regulations.
Benzene level in CP dangerously high
Breathing in Janpath could make you 10 times more vulnerable to cancer because of the acute concentration of minute benzene particles in the area. This has been stated in a study conducted by M P Keuken of the TNO Netherlands Institute For Applied Research. Keuken found that the concentration of …
Lead free, not pollution free
The use of unleaded fuel in vehicles without catalytic convertors defeats the very purpose of the 'green fuel' and will not help cut down on air pollution. At present, a majority of vehicles in the city are not fitted with catalytic convertors but are using unleaded fuel.According to an Environment …
Brazil aims to beat pollution with new fuel mix
Brazil's smoke-clogged cities will have to wait at least until mid-1999 to see the first urban bus fleet run on a new pollution-busting fuel mix, industry sources say. Government and industry bodies first teamed up last August to find a mix which would be clean, commerically viable and have the …
Leaded petrol sold despite ban
Many petrol station in the Capital contunue to sell leaded petrol even as the Delhi Government banned its sale from today. The stations continued to have separate booths for leaded and unleaded petrol and those who demanded unleaded petrol were directed to the other booth.
Weasel words clear the air on diesel exhaust soot
The days of California's heaviest and least tractable smokers are numbered. Following a last-grasp declaration that diesel exhaust soot is a bad thing, the countdown for thousands of rattletrap trucks and clunkers started last week at the conclusion of almost 10 years of study and wrangling between the state's air …
