Compliance affidavit by Tahasildar, Jaleswar, District Balasore dated April 22, 2025 in the matter of news item titled "Odisha erection of sand walls in Subarnarekha worries villagers in Jaleswar" which appeared in the New Indian Express dated May 16, 2024. The matter related to erecting of walls in the Subarnarekha …
At a time when experts are struggling to find a solution to mitigate the perceived damage to the planet in the wake of climate change, Jawaharlal Nehru University here is trying to do its bit to save the environment. The authorities are discussing a proposal to start battery-operated buses for …
Lithium Ion batteries are rapidly becoming the technology of choice for the next generation of Electric Vehicles - Hybrid, Plug In Hybrid and Battery EVs. The automotive industry is committed increasingly to Electrified Vehicles to provide Sustainable Mobility in the next decade. LiIon is the preferred battery technology to power …
rising petroleum prices have pushed consumers in the us towards eco-friendly hybrid vehicles that combine petroleum and battery powered electric motors. The registration of these vehicles in the country witnessed a 25.8 per cent increase from 2002 last year at 43,435. The Honda Civic hybrid accounted for 50 per cent …
revolutionary Electric Vehicle Alternative, or reva, the brainchild of Chetan Maini, managing director of Bangalore-based Maini group of companies, is not another smoke belching fossil fuel guzzler. The noiseless piece of machinery, first developed in 1996, is electrically driven. reva , India's first electric car, has been much delayed in …
" before 1996, European tourists would often complain about the poor visibility of the snow-capped mountains from Kathmandu,' says Ishwar Chettri, who runs a travel agency in the Nepalese capital. But the ban on the sale of new diesel vehicles in 1996 and the subsequent blanket ban on diesel-run three-wheelers …
There are an estimated one million cycle rickshaws plying on the roads of India. Besides being environmentally-friendly, they provide employment to about 700,000 people, not to mention the millions of people they provide transport. However, there has not been much efforts to change its design to make it easier for …
It came as a shock to everybody. Even as countries all over the world are turning to clean more fuel-efficient and less polluting vehicles the government of Nepal suddenly decided to ban the registration of the battery-operated, three-wheeler Vikrams. A week later they reversed their decision under national and international …
Many manufacturers displayed an array of alternative clean technologies at the Auto Expo. Joining the bandwagon was Vialle Alternative Fuel Systems, an Indo-Dutch joint venture which specialises in CNG and LPG alternative fuel systems for petrol vehicles with the capability of designing alternative fuels specifically for individual models. The company …
The government of Pakistan is undertaking a study regarding the introduction of electric vehicles. Environment ministry officials said that these electric vehicles were environment-friendly means of transport and their operational cost was lower than that of vehicles operating on other fuels. Moreover, these were pollution-free. Batteries used in them were …
in an effort to check the growing air pollution levels in Delhi, the state government is considering a ban on the sale of new two-wheelers fitted with two-stroke engines with effect from January next year. Expectedly, this proposal has given rise to a lot of controversy. While some experts hail …
Ronald Parise of Connecticut, USA, thinks he can make electric buses go farther. Today's batteries cannot store enough charge for those long journeys, and drivers usually do not like stopping for top-ups. Parise proposes using a radio antenna on top of the bus to pick up microwave signals from overhead …
INDIAN cities are among the most polluted in the world. Delhi has already been slotted among the top-most polluted cities of the world. The main source of the air and noise pollution ailing the metros are petrol-powered two and three wheelers. There are close to 18 million petrol-powered two wheelers …
ELECTRIC cars have long been viewed as environment- friendly substitutes to the conventional petrol and diesel driven cars, But one of the main problems confronting the electric car manufacturers is the long time - sometimes as much as 12 hours - that it takes to recharge the vehicles' batteries. Now, …
While scientists debate whether electric cars are environmental saints or sinners, New Jersey-based Engelhard Corp has invented a catalyst that may turn gas-guzzlers from air-foulers into clean-up machines. Conventional automobile catalysts reduce smog-forming gases such as volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides before they leave the tailpipe. The new catalyst, …
Electric cars, long promoted as a way to reduce vehicular smog, could create additional environmental problems because of the lead- based batteries that power them, say researchers of Carnegie Millon University in Pittsberg, US. Emissions from mining, smelting and recycling of lead pose serious threat to public health. According to …
SICK of vehicles belching noxious fumes into the atmosphere? Take heart, a cleaner option may soon be available in India in the form of electric cars and scooters. The US-based Ovonic Battery Company (OBC), a subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices (ECD), is hoping to introduce into India nickel-metal hydride rechargeable …
ON SEPTEMBER 22, at a high-profile meet at the Belvedere Club of Oberoi Towers hotel (Check hotel name) in Bombay, a section of Indian businesspeople and industrialists warned the government to take care its economic policy of liberalisation and globalisation, did not harm their enterprises. On the same day, A …
CAR MANUFACTURERS in the US will begin offering "zero emission" vehicles by 1998. Overriding monopolistic concerns, the big three -- General Motors, Ford and Chrysler -- will cooperate closely in the development, design, testing and even possible manufacturing of the components of these electronic cars. While electric cars are still …
