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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of S.K. Goyal Vs. Chairperson, CPCB & Ors. dated 28/10/2015 regarding emissions of diesel locomotive engines. Counsel for the Railways states before the Tribunal that he would file the international standard of emissions of diesel engines during the course of day …
CHANDIGARH: The rising pollution level has prompted the UT administration to begin an exercise to study the pattern of Environmental Compensation Charge imposed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) on commercial diesel vehicles entering New Delhi, the first step towards the likely imposition of a similar green tax in the city. …
The DTC managing director has also been asked to set up PUC centre at bus depots. To ensure implementation of a comprehensive plan for prevention, control and abatement of air pollution, the Delhi government has made it mandatory for every petrol pump to have a Pollution Under Control (PUC) centre. …
The fogging drive carried out by the Delhi Government is ineffective against mosquitoes which are responsible for causing the dengue outbreak, according to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Fogging is one of the solutions offered by the Delhi health department to control the spread of dengue in the …
With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO today claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was "not effective" in fighting the vector-borne disease, and has rather "harmful" effects on health, as the gas contains "95 per cent" of diesel in it. Saying that fogging only …
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, Canada: Climate change is taking a heavy economic toll on Canada's far north, with buildings collapsing as melting permafrost destroys foundations, rivers running low and wildfires all a drain on the region's limited finances, senior government officials said. A sprawling area spanning the Arctic Circle with a …
Agreed, diesel cars are cheaper, but they are not much cleaner than what they used to be a decade ago. There is a need to control the sale of diesel cars if pollution in India has to be checked. The Green Tribunal had suggested drastic measures. Maybe the tribunal was …
Fogging mix usually contains around 95% of diesel along with an insecticide, mostly malathion while at times, petrol is also added With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO today claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was "not effective" in fighting the vector-borne disease, and …
With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO on Tuesday claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was “not effective” in fighting the vector-borne disease, and has rather “harmful” effects on health, as the gas contains “95 per cent” of diesel in it. Saying that fogging …
With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO on Tuesday claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was "not effective" in fighting the vector-borne disease, and has rather "harmful" effects on health, as the gas contains "95 per cent" of diesel in it. Saying that fogging …
Earlier Directive Applies `Across The Board' Pulling up app-based cab companies for behaving as if they are “above the law“, the Delhi high court on Tuesday made it clear that only CNG-run taxis can ply on city roads. Justice Manmohan said his earlier direction to ANI Technologies, the company that …
Volkswagen said on Tuesday that it would revamp the technology it uses for controlling diesel emissions, as it struggles to overcome an emissions cheating scandal that has battered its reputation and threatened its financial stability. The company said it would switch to a selective catalytic reduction system to decrease emissions …
Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Association of Radio Taxis Vs Union of India & Ors dated 14/10/2015 regarding phasing out of diesel taxis and conversion to CNG, National Capital Territory of Delhi.
A single car-free day in Delhi is a good gesture, but mere tokenism will not work, environmentalists feel. Simply keeping cars off roads for half a day won't matter in the fight against pollution - but stopping trucks and diesel vehicles would. "Taking into consideration the emission numbers, a car-free …
Diesel exhaust is a known lung carcinogen. Farmers use a variety of dieselized equipment and thus may be at increased risk of lung cancer, but farm exposures such as endotoxins may also be protective for lung cancer. The researchers evaluated the relative risk of incident lung cancer, including histological subtype, …
National capital Delhi will within two months impose a tax on commercial vehicles entering the city and prohibit the use of cars on certain busy routes once every month, transport minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday. High pollution levels have worried environmentalists, public and the authorities in the city of …
Maintaining its prohibitory orders on commercial activity at Rohtang Pass, the National Green Tribunal today refused to allow paragliding in the eco-sensitive area and warned that it would initiate penal action if pollution is caused in the area. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the paragliding …
Diesel fumes from heavy commercial vehicles are choking the capital and these trucks push up the air pollution level by several notches higher than what official estimates tell us. Harish Salve, the Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae on air pollution matters, filed an application on Monday highlighting lack of action to …
Do Not Consider Age Of Vehicles During Phase-Out, Union Requests NGT Delhi Truck Owners' Union has moved National Green Tribunal seeking directions that fitness, and not age, be the only criterion for the phase-out of polluting vehicles. The tribunal will hear the petition on Monday . The move comes in …
The Delhi high court has been informed that its order upholding a ban on diesel cabs providing point-to-point service in the city was being implemented only against Ola while other app-based taxi services were violating it with impunity. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini …
