Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
The Ramapough mountain tribe and other residents of Ringwood, New Jersey (nj), us, have filed a lawsuit against the Ford Motor Company and 12 other companies for property damage and personal injuries. Ford's former automobile plant in Mahwah, nj, was accused of improper toxic waste disposal. The lawsuit alleged that …
The charade over the oil price hike has been played out. On the one hand, the government pleads helplessness given the spiralling oil prices globally, on the other hand, the opposition - right and left - frets and fumes about increased price of diesel and petrol. They want the government …
Effective April 1, 2005, eleven Indian cities adopted Bharat Stage III (bs-iii) norms for vehicular emissions. But you can still register a vehicle that meets the outdated bs-ii norms. Only it should have been manufactured before April 1, 2005. The bs-iii notification clearly points out vehicles manufactured on and from …
most plastics used in cars emit toxic chemicals not only during their production but also later, potentially exposing users to unhealthy emissions inside their automobile. This is in spite of the fact that safer, less toxic plastics are readily available in the market, according to a recent report by a …
us automobile manufacturers are facing rough weather following Canada's move to adopt stringent auto emission rules that have been adopted by California (see Down To Earth,
This last fortnight, after two disparate experiences, I came to realise there is not much difference between colas and cars. Let me explain how. A year ago, we released a study on the cocktail of pesticides we found in all soft drinks brands. We argued the pesticides were in the …
Pollution lawsuit:American automobile manufacturers have filed a lawsuit in Fresno federal court to block the adoption of California's stringent vehicle emission standards adopted in September 2004. The lawsuit argues that setting such norms is the responsibility of the federal government and not the California state. "Federal law is designed to …
Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota will now help Ford Motor Company of the us to build environment-friendly cars. Toyota, which recently overtook Ford to become the world's second largest automaker, is keen to promote its technology and expand its hybrid line-up. The pact between the two carmakers allows Toyota's patents on …
china, one of the fastest growing car markets in the world, is gearing up to impose fuel economy standards for new cars. And it may even go the extra mile in this energy conservation effort
a new report will help people take informed decisions about investing in the automobile sector. It includes details of how efforts to restrict greenhouse gas emissions will affect the profits of 10 leading automobile companies between 2003 and 2015. Toyota is said to be most prepared to face the emerging …
When Faridabad resident Rajendra Dhankar's eight-month-old Santro began to belch white smoke like a run-down truck, he rushed to the vehicle's manufacturer, Hyundai. What had caused the engine to so wheeze was heavily adulterated fuel. The company replaced the piston and the ring. Dhankar's car was as good as new …
A wide variety of low priced fuels and solvents in the market are an immediate enticement to greed. High taxes on petrol make it vulnerable to adulteration with cheap solvents and naphtha. Diesel is easily mixed with subsidised kerosene and cheaper LDO. Says Rita Pandey, Fellow, National Institute of Public …
Towards the end of 2001, as part of an ongoing public interest litigation on air pollution in Delhi, the apex court took notice of the ugly business of adulteration. It has repeatedly pointed out the merit of the CNG programme in culling this menace. But the Union of India, in …
When I think of the government's newly cleared Auto Fuel Policy, the image of Nero fiddling while Rome burnt comes to mind. The document apparently sets the roadmap to meet clean air targets in Indian cities - in other words, show how to secure mobility and public health. Instead, all …
Sierra Club usa Sierra Club has come out with an ad that goes "1903-2003 A Century of Innovation...except at Ford.' Automobile manufacturers Ford are a hundred years old. To mark the occasion, they have come out with a new logo that they hope will see them through the next century. …
once again the government has dithered from introducing clean technologies. The Union budget fails to provide a clear road map to promote electric vehicles (evs), especially three-wheelers. It offers sops to make any car cheap, but wilfully ignores the need to extend special fiscal support to evs. Only cosmetic changes …
automobiles Reducing automobile emissions to zero is perfectly possible, claims a recent Toyota advertisement. The ad describes how the auto giant's hybrid technology cuts fuel consumption by almost 40 per cent, compared with conventional petrol engines. It also states the hybrid car's emissions are already 40 per cent below the …
The European Commission (EC) has hauled eight member nations to court for failing to enforce a law which mandates that automobile manufacturers bear the costs of recycling used cars. The UK, France, Italy, Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Finland and Luxembourg were sued by EC Commissioner Margot Wallstroem in the European Court …
