Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/03/2024. The Special Protection Group (SPG) filed the application to direct the Transport Department, NCT of Delhi to allow extension of registration period of specialized armoured vehicles - 3 in number …
a voluntary programme has been launched by the us Environment Protection Agency ( epa ) to encourage state and local governments and businesses to retrofit older diesel engines with pollution control devices. Under the "Diesel Retrofit Initiative,' pollution from existing heavy-duty diesel engines used in trucks, buses and construction equipment …
one could feel the palpable air of unease in the courtroom as the additional solicitor general Kirit N Raval tried to plead on behalf of the Delhi Transport Corporation ( dtc ) before the Chief Justice Bench of the Supreme Court ( sc ). Without success. For every excuse Raval …
The manner in which low sulphur petrol and low sulphur diesel, have been introduced in Delhi to fulfil the requirements of a Supreme Court order, aimed at bringing down air pollution in Delhi, is threatening to derail the spirit of that very order. This cleaner petrol and diesel, containing 0.05 …
IF you are a twelve or thirteen-year-old school child in Kansas, USA one of your text-books is to be doctored by fundamentalists. The modified sections are on historical geology and palaeontology. Chapters on fossils, and oil and gas deposits are to be deleted. For the young of Kansas, the history …
THE great compressed natural gas (CNG)-diesel debate has touched new, abysmal levels of absurdity! Consider the choice before us. On the one hand we have the noisy, foul-smelling, poison-belching diesel engines that choke our cities and their citizenry in noxious fumes and clouds of suspended particulate matter. On the other, …
in the second week of February, the vigilance squad of the Delhi government sealed seven automobile service stations and issued closure notices to three others. Among the service stations sealed by the, led by sub-divisional magistrate A V Prem Nath, were authorised service stations of companies like Ashok Leyland and …
us efforts to come up with new ways to test and produce ultra clean fuels and pollution control devices for road vehicles has received a boost in the form of additional funds. The department of energy is to spend us $75 million to make sure new fuel processing technologies perform …
suddenly the air in Kathmandu is cleaner and does not burn your eyes or cause a feeling of suffocation. The sole reason for this drastic improvement in air quality is the banning of diesel-operated Vikram tempos from the capital's streets since September 1999. In their place battery-operated tempos have been …
Can you tell me something about Vialle's work? We are working in the field of alternative fuels ranging from cng , lpg , and Dimethylether ( dme ). From a commercial point of view, we are concentrating on lpg and cng . Which are the best alternatives for Indian conditions? …
H B MATHUR While the last century belonged to liquid fuels, this century is going to witness a preference for gaseous fuels, which are renewable and also comparatively cleaner. With time there is bound to be a shift towards gaseous fuels such as natural gas and ultimately hydrogen, which is …
As part of its efforts to check the growing pollution, the government has made lead-free petrol available throughout the country. Petroleum minister Ram Naik gave this information while addressing the valedictory function of Oil Conservation Fortnight 2000 recently. The minister said the government was also planning to introduce 0.05 per …
growing air pollution is posing a serious threat to human, plant and animal life. Suspended particulate matter emitted from mobile and stationary combustion sources, mining and a whole lot of other activities have biological and health effects. There is no doubt that some particles are indeed hazardous. However, the degree …
with growing awareness of the detrimental effects of particulate matter on human health and environment, international research forums are faced with a number of concerns. One of the most important is to determine the size of particulate matter that has the most harmful effects on human health. Only this can …
Strange but true. New, cleaner, modern diesel engines could be more dangerous for human health than old, highly polluting ones. Nearly all the particulate matter found in the tailpipe is found as solid groups of carbon particles and a small amount of metallic ash. However, there may also be a …
it was an all-out attempt to paint a green picture of the auto industry. Close on the heels of a number of Supreme Court orders castigating the automobile industry for the growing air pollution in Delhi, the industry tried its best to put on an eco-friendly face at the Auto …
west bengal's largest cluster of islands, the Sagar island, is soon going to be powered by solar energy. The island, where it is not possible to provide grid electricity, is run by diesel generators sets whose pollution is affecting the region's fragile ecosystem. The first step towards electrification through solar …
the us-based Union of Concerned Scientists (ucs) have taken the petrol vs diesel debate head on in view of the public health implications of the expanding diesel market share following rising diesel car sales in the country. The organisation is dedicated to the advance of responsible public policies in areas …
ENGINE ALTERATIONS: Modifications in the engine chiefly relate to changes in the combustion process to reduce the formation of harmful pollutants. Though nox emissions are reduced while lowering the maximum temperature reached during combustion, it inhibits the complete oxidation of soot leading to higher particulate emissions. • Injection timing retard, …
the Hong Kong government has unveiled a comprehensive blueprint to combat the city's deteriorating environment. Topping the clean-up campaign are efforts to improve the quality of air, which has deteriorated sharply during the past couple of years. Diesel-powered vehicles, such as taxis and mini-buses, are the prime targets of the …
