Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Coal is the biggest single source of energy for electricity production and its share is growing. The efficiency of converting coal into electricity matters: more efficient power plants use less fuel and emit less climate-damaging carbon dioxide. This report explores how efficiency is measured and reported at coal-fired power plants. …
Beijing, the capital of China, has experienced rapid motorization since 1990; a trend that is likely to continue. The growth in vehicles and the corresponding emissions create challenges to improving the urban air quality. In an effort to reduce the impact of vehicle emissions on urban air quality, Beijing has …
Beijing, the capital of China, has experienced rapid motorization since 1990; a trend that is likely to continue. The growth in vehicles and the corresponding emissions create challenges to improving the urban air quality. In an effort to reduce the impact of vehicle emissions on urban air quality, Beijing has …
As BS IV norms for fuels and vehicles come into force from April 1, 2010 in 13 cities, the automobile industry is trying to delay implementation of BS III norms for vehicles in the rest of India. This is not acceptable, says CSE. By April 1, 2010, 13 cities in …
This new CPCB document presents a review of the vehicular emission problems in Indian cities, the status of vehicular pollution control programmes and their impact on the urban air quality. The Central and State Governments in India have been developing strategies for mitigation measures to improve the urban air quality …
While Brazil Has Cut Ethanol Blending On Short Supply, India Is Implementing The Plan Here, Raising Many Questions Prabha Jagannathan NEW DELHI YOUR evening drink could become more expensive thanks to the government
New Delhi: State-run oilmarketing companies led the government up the garden path on the issue of green fuels by telling the oil ministry till the very end 2009 that they were ready to meet the April 1, 2010, deadline for introducing Euro-III petrol and diesel throughout the country
THE doomsdayers and the anti-trade people will disagree. However, it is clear that trade negotiations under the WTO over the last decade and a half have been fairly successful. The success lies in four principles. One, acceptance by countries that multilateralism is important so that member countries by and large …
The government today said it is on track to supply cleaner Euro-IV grade petrol and diesel in 13 big cities from April 1, but sale of Euro-III fuel in rest of the country will be phased over six months. Currently, Euro-III grade petrol and diesel is sold in 13 big …
DIESEL, it seems, is tired of playing second fiddle to other fuel variants, looking to trudge up the popularity charts in a cleaner avatar and with some government help. Diesel engine and component manufacturers such as Cummins, Bosch and Delphi are showcasing their clean technology wares at the Auto Expo, …
The oil and gas sector in India is the largest in terms of sales turnover, touching the lives of all citizens, providing uninterrupted supplies of oil products to the remotest parts of the country. The oil sector is the largest contributor to State exchequer through taxes.
LUCKNOW: Commuters might have to face a major transport crisis on Wednesday. Some 6,000 tempos and autos, which connect the various routes of Lucknow, will remain off-road in protest against the short and erratic supply of CNG. The tempo-taxi association is in no mood to relent this time. The office-bearers …
New Delhi: Fifteen years after they were first notified, the environment ministry on Wednesday released new and tougher air quality norms under which residential and industrial areas will have the same standards. However, the new norms will merely help to measure air quality at the moment as it will take …
Air pollution levels in the megacities of Asia show a stabilizing trend but still exceed World Health Organization guidelines. Studies also show poor air quality, not only in the megacities of Asia, but also in smaller cities with populations of 200,000 to 1.5 million. While megacities often receive support for …
After showing the graffiti-scarred city how to keep its walls clean at poll time, Salt Lake seems to be leading the clean-fuel move with around 50 per cent of its two-stroke auto fleet going visibly green. Officials of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA), North 24-Parganas, and Citu leaders told Metro …
Biofuels are a promising source of energy with major implications for global competitiveness, energy security and uncertain social and environmental impacts. Therefore, crafting policy and regulatory frameworks for biofuels nationally and internationally is likely to require intense debate, negotiations and compromise. Building on the current momentum that exists in almost …
Attock Refinery Ltd (ARL) will start erecting a new 12,400 barrels per day (bpd) diesel hydrotreater and an isomerization unit at its refinery before end-June to produce cleaner autofuels, an industry source said on Wednesday. The hydrotreater is used for removing sulphur from diesel produced at the 40,000-bpd refinery in …
