Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo Car Corp will introduce plug-in hybrids across relevant products in its portfolio and an all-electric vehicle in India to address concerns related to rising air pollution in the country. "Volvo has the capability of launching its entire range in plug-in hybrid version. India will look to …
The Delhi Transport Corporation on Monday moved the National Green Tribunal seeking registration of a bus, which is to ply on Delhi-Kathmandu route, prompting the green panel to seek a response from the State Transport Authority on the matter. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice …
Though Thane has grown as a city in the past decade, with many people choosing to make it their first home, public transportation is still a huge problem. To study and suggest a suitable mode of transport for the public, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) signed an MoU with Swedish …
17 standard low-floor buses and seven mini-buses have been deployed The Puducherry Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) has inducted 24 standard and mini-buses into its fleet. Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Wednesday flagged off the new buses purchased under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). PRTC Managing Director P. …
BMTC service on a three-month trial run eye-catching: The BMTC electric bus that was launched in the City on Thursday. DH photo The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) on Thursday launched the much-awaited India’s first electric bus — BYD K9 in the City for a trial period of three months. …
NEW DELHI: Swedish bus maker AB Volvo plans to launch a new 'value brand' in the Indian market as part of a global strategy to make the country its manufacturing hub for emerging markets, a top executive said. "We will debut a new global brand for our buses as part …
Geetam Tiwari, Professor of Transport Planning in the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi, on Monday, called upon decision makers to consider the impact of transport hazards on health. She also recommended that programmes be designed to help implement sustainable public transport across the country. Speaking at the fourth edition …
In order to tune into a sustainable transport in the City, the State government should take some bold steps like banning free parking, said Prof T G Sitharam, Chairman, Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP), IISc. Speaking at a seminar on “Green Economy: The way forward for …
A model bus terminal planned in Kalasipalyam The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will soon introduce a bus with a passenger capacity of 110, Transport minister R Ashoka said on Thursday. The new bus will be 14.5 mt in length as opposed to the existing city buses which are 12 …
By 2015, it expects more than 50 % of sales to come from Asia Volvo on Thursday launched its new range of buses, comprising city bus and coaches, aimed at inter-State routes and cities. The expanded range of Volvo buses in India now includes three new models that are the …
It will place orders for two vehicles before year-end with Ashok Leyland If all goes well, Bangaloreans will soon be travelling in ‘diesel hybrid’ vehicles. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is planning to introduce ‘diesel hybrid’ vehicles for public transport on a pilot basis in the City by mid-2012. …
New Delhi: After Tata and Ashok Leyland, Volvo is now eyeing the Delhi Transport Corporation. A single bus of the company will be plying on trial basis on the Teevra Mudrika route.
This document contains the presentation by Ajay Kumar Singh on prospects of coalbed methane and coal mine methane in India, presented at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010. Methane released in a mine is vented out to the atmosphere, causing accumulation of this potent green house gas …
