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 …
The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) "Marpol Annex-6" limits on sulfur in ocean-ship bunker fuel and diesel engine emissions have made only a slight difference so far in the task of slashing diesel pollution in and near the world's ports, experts said. Yet technologies that could dramatically reduce diesel emissions from …
Power to the people: The Sri Lankan government has started working on a five-year national plan on power and energy development to provide quality service at cheaper rates and to solve the country's power crisis. Under the plan, construction of the first natural gas-fired power plant with a 300 MW-capacity …
This report presents the results of the third party auditing of the PUC centers. It recommends periodic audits every six months and corrective actions based on the findings of the third party auditing of the PUC centres. Presents the finding of the decoy operation in which frauds in a PUC …
Railway minister Laloo Prasad Yadav and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu are the clowns of Indian politics. But think of the actions of the two in the past fortnight and you will begin seeing the difference. Sidhu led the protest for the Bharatiya Janata Party against the fuel price hike …
With the declared objective of moving towards market determined prices for petroleum products, Government announced the dismantling of the Administered Pricing Mechanism (APM) effective 1.4.2002. However, it was decided to continue to subsidize PDS kerosene and domestic LPG on the ground that these were fuels of mass consumption largely consumed …
Captures 10 years of action, impacts and learning to address the complex air pollution challenge in Asia. This book is a survival guide for Asian cities trying to steer their way out of the pollution haze.
The main objective of this tests reported in this work has been the study of emission levels of benzo(a) pyrene in the engine exhaust under various conditions. The tests have been conducted on multicylinder matador diesel engine.
The charade over the oil price hike has been played out. On the one hand, the government pleads helplessness given the spiralling oil prices globally, on the other hand, the opposition - right and left - frets and fumes about increased price of diesel and petrol. They want the government …
function table() { var popurl="image/20050815/21-graph.jpg" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=320,height=320,scrollbars=yes") } oxides of nitrogen are significant pollutants present in emissions, especially from diesel vehicles. Generally, the ambient concentrations of oxides of nitrogen (nox) in many ban areas in developed countries have fallen steeply over the past ten years as old high-emitting diesel technologies have …
the European Commission (ec), on July 15, 2005, announced the draft Euro v proposal, which primarily focuses on particulate matter (pm) and nitrogen oxides (nox) emissions from diesel cars. As expected, the proposed limits for diesel cars are very stringent. The ec is now inviting stakeholders to comment on the …
To reduce the number of environment unfriendly diesel vehicles on the roads, the South Korean government has announced its plan to raise the transport tax on diesel by 14.4 per cent (US $0.046 per litre) from July 2005. The move is a part of its plan to raise the domestic …
Effective April 1, 2005, eleven Indian cities adopted Bharat Stage III (bs-iii) norms for vehicular emissions. But you can still register a vehicle that meets the outdated bs-ii norms. Only it should have been manufactured before April 1, 2005. The bs-iii notification clearly points out vehicles manufactured on and from …
Japan has moved towards implementing diesel emission norms stricter than those in Europe. The country's Central Environment Council (CEC), an advisory body of its ministry of environment, has reached consensus on the next tier of diesel emission standards to become effective from 2009. The proposed limits are more stringent than …
Most diesel vehicles in India do not meet the smoke density limit (65 on the Hartridge scale). But that's no cause for concern for owners. It's quite easy to carry home a pollution under control certificate (pucc) in India even if your vehicle does not conform to norms. We at …
Mitsui & Co, Japan has admitted that it obtained an approval to sell its Diesel Particulate Filter ( dpf ) by using falsified tests results. dpf are after-treatment exhaust devices, that provide more than 90 per cent control of diesel particulate matter (pm). False data was included in the certification …
concerned at the urban air quality due to emissions from diesel vehicles, the Clean Air Initiative for Asia (cai Asia) sponsored a study in three typical Asian cities
The vehicle inspection programme in India called Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate, was enforced under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMV rule No 116) in 1991. This requires all inuse vehicles to undergo periodic exhaust emission tests and obtain valid PUC certificate. The current programme has two elements – annual …
delhi has become the first city in the country to levy a pollution cess. State finance minister, A K Walia, announced an additional levy of two per cent on polluting diesel cars and multi-utility vehicles while presenting his budget on July 22, 2004. He said the step is aimed at …
