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 …
NGT had banned registration of all diesel vehicles – including heavy vehicles but it has allowed authorities like – DJB. Special Protection Group, Delhi Fire Service – to get their new public utility vehicles registered. Registration of heavy duty vehicle for carriage of petroleum products within NCR was also allowed. …
The Government has notified a Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for addressing issues related to pollution in National Capital Region which consists of measures to be taken for different levels of pollution. In case of very poor level, use of diesel generator sets is subject to restriction based on consideration …
Stating the reason for the number of impounded vehicles being so few, traffic police said owners are selling off the old vehicles in neighbouring states such as Rajasthan and UP, where these vehicles are allowed to ply. OF THE 1.9 lakh diesel vehicles in the city that have been plying …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Regulating Vehicular Emissions, 28/03/2017. As per emission factors developed by Automotive Research Association of India (2007), NOx emissions are in the range from 0.28g/km to 0.84 g/km for diesel cars manufactured in the year 1996 to 2005 and with engine capacity 1600 cc to …
Madrid's city government announced plans on Monday to ban the oldest and most polluting vehicles from the city centre by 2025 in a bid to crackdown on air pollution. The local government will prohibit the use within the city's limits of gasoline cars registered before 2000 and diesel-powered cars registered …
This book proposes a simple framework for understanding the political economy of subsidy reform and applies it to four in-depth country studies covering more than 30 distinct episodes of reform. Five key lessons emerge. First, energy subsidies often follow a life cycle, beginning as a way to stabilize prices and …
Fuel prices, especially the prices of gasoline and diesel, shape our mobility patterns. Low fuel prices benefit motorized transport and encourage low energy efficiency technologies and wasteful behaviour. On the other hand, countries which price fuels at their real costs of production and furthermore apply fuel taxes can foster the …
This report gives an overview of the existing diesel locomotive fleet profile on Indian Railways. It deliberates on the methodology and instrumentation quality used for capturing emissions data from the locomotives. It also explains in brief the compliance protocol proposed for certification, in-service and production line monitoring of the emission …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 23/02/2017 regarding vintage car sports activity to be held on 24th to 26th February, 2017, Delhi. NGT gives the go ahead to the vintage car sports activity with the Order that …
Toxicity rising in top gear: CSE report finds shocking pitfalls in car emission testing One of the biggest corporate frauds in the global automobile industry - the Volkswagen defeat device case - and the mounting evidence from Europe that most new diesel cars are emitting much higher than their certification …
• VW's top UK executive, Paul Willis, has said that of the 1.2 million cars in the UK affected by the diesel emissions scandal, 470,000 have been fixed. • "At the current rate, we are applying these measures to 20,000 cars a week," he told MPs on the Transport Committee. …
Curbing outdoor air pollution may help prevent 2.7 million premature births a year, a condition that threatens children's lives and increases their risk of long-term physical and neurological problems, scientists said on Thursday. Fine particles in the air from diesel fumes, fires and other sources may increase the risk of …
In terms of deaths per lakh population, India is now choking at a rate faster than China’s. At the turn of the millennium, they levelled at 87-88 deaths per lakh. In 2015, the number is 91 for India, 85 for China. Two of the world’s fastest growing economies, China and …
GURUGRAM: The delay in roll-out of a public transport system, coupled with a ban on diesel vehicles, which prompted several employers to withdraw their cab services, is taking a toll on the city's office commuters. With Delhi Metro's Yellow Line already functioning beyond capacity, most office-goers are forced to drive …
NOx emissions from diesel cars in the EU have remained high, largely due to a growing gap between emission certification limits of Euro 4 and Euro 5 standards (measured in laboratory testing) and “real-world” emissions of diesel cars operating on the roads. Beginning in 2017, the EU’s emissions type-approval procedure …
This briefing paper identifies key differences in the regulations governing certification of NOX emissions from diesel cars (Euro 6) and trucks (Euro VI) that help explain differences in their real-world emissions performance. Ultimately, an examination of the heavy-duty vehicle regulation reveals insights that could be used to improve the light-duty …
That diesel emissions are harmful and toxic is an old story. But even after 20 year of global action to clean diesel up, it is still throwing up new and more difficult challenges; and that is an unfolding story. US, Europe and Japan have made emissions targets stringent, but diesel …
The market for agricultural tractors and construction equipment in India is growing rapidly. Without further regulatory action to control emissions from these sources, they are expected to surpass on-road vehicles as the predominant transportation-related source of particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the next 10-15 years. This study …
This paper assesses the fleet characteristics and technology adoption of India’s ligh tcommercial vehicle (LCV) market during fiscal year (FY) 2014-15. The assessment focuses on the differences in fleet characteristics and technology adoption among LCV fleets in FY 2014-15 compared with FY 2011-12, as well as differences among manufacturers for …
This report provides a summary of the quality of petrol and diesel used for road transport in the European Union under the requirements of the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD), based on the information reported by Member States for 2015. EU Member States must sample fuels each year and analyse technical …
