Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Crossings Republik Flat Owner Association Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 29/11/2023. In this original application, Applicant has questioned the setting up of a Bio-CNG plant with 300 TPD capacity at Khasra Nos. 121, 122, 123, 124, 129, 304, 305 …
How often does independent research change laws as well as minds? A lobby group in Delhi is forcing the Indian government into new regulations. Apoorva Mandavilli meets its leader.
Some years ago, Delhi Transport Corporation (dtc) launched the Namaskar Seva. Under this the driver and conductor were to greet passengers with a namaste. The signboard in front of the bus did not have a route number; it only said Namaskar Seva. Without being too sure of where such buses …
What does the ubiquitous auto-rickshaw and the plush aeroplane have in common, other than getting us from one place to another? The auto-rickshaw, as India's largest manufacturer Rahul Bajaj will tell you, is the symbol of democratic mobility - it provides transport for large numbers of people at what he …
lankan fuel crisis: Sri Lanka recently reached a settlement with the Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, to resolve a fuel crisis in the country. LIOC was unable to import any fuel from India unless the Lankan government paid at least Rs 1 billion …
after dithering on the issue for nearly two years, the Delhi government has finally decided that only those light commercial vehicles (lcvs) which run on clear fuel will be allowed for registration in Delhi. The decision that will come into effect from July 1, 2006, however, excludes vehicles on national …
hell, I'd like to walk to work everyday. Save money and earn a few carbon credits. But just check out how the municipal authorities and old habits let me do it. From home to office is just five kilometres, but there's the heat. So you need the airconditioned comfort of …
tripura is set to replace conventional fuel used by vehicles with compressed natural gas (cng). The move will make it the first among the seven northeastern states to introduce cng . The Gas Authority India Limited (gail) will launch this mega project, worth Rs 13 crore, in the second week …
cng crematoriums: Delhi recently opened four crematoriums powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), the fuel mandated for public transport in the capital, to curb air pollution. Two crematoriums are new, while two have been converted from electric-powered facilities. Officials say that cremating bodies with CNG will save both money and …
when P Chidambaram stood up to present the first full-fledged United Progressive Alliance (upa) budget on February 28, 2005, it was his second opportunity to show words were backed with resources. Interestingly, the finance minister has not only increased expenditure on various development and social sector programmes, and reduced taxes, …
What should be the price of natural gas in India? Till now, gas was pumped by the public sector company, the Oil and Natural Gas Commission and piped and sold by another public sector concern, the Gas Authority of India Limited. The government administered the price. But with private players …
The three-wheeled scooter rickshaw (TSR) plays a very important role as intermediate public transport in the country. Delhi has around 53,262 registered three-wheelers as of August 31, 2004 running on compressed natural gas (CNG). The Hon
The vehicle inspection programme in India called Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate, was enforced under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMV rule No 116) in 1991. This requires all inuse vehicles to undergo periodic exhaust emission tests and obtain valid PUC certificate. The current programme has two elements – annual …
scientists at the Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science (iisc) have found that a jet of gas can generate current if passed over materials like semiconductors. Physicists Ajay Sood and Shankar Ghosh made the discovery by using just a bottle of compressed gas and equipment made at very low cost. The …
As has happened in other cities, adoption of compressed natural gas (CNG) for public transport in Ahmedabad is stuck in a bureaucratic tangle. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is to introduce 100 new CNG buses and convert 300 existing buses to CNG by December 31, 2004. This is part of …
sky's the limit: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is going to launch a European satellite into orbit from its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle by the end of 2005. ISRO chief Madhavan Nair said this would be the first EU satellite to be launched by the country. The organisation recently …
on january 20, 2004, the Indian government announced its revised urea policy. The regulations, given the green signal by the cabinet committee on economic affairs, mainly entail urea units to use feedstock (fuel) of natural gas (ng) or liquefied natural gas (lng). The fertiliser industry has welcomed the development since …
