Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Delhi police for submitting an “outdated” traffic plan to reduce pressure on the overburdened roads in the capital while directing it to devise fresh alternative routes for commercial vehicles passing through Delhi. “The volume of traffic which existed in 2002 is just a …
A French start-up claims to have developed the world's first Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) for road freight vehicles. Popularised in Formula 1, a KERS system recovers the kinetic energy usually lost under braking, and uses it to power a small electric motor. French firm Adgero, working with German company …
NEW DELHI: National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked the Delhi government if heavy diesel vehicles should be allowed to enter congested areas such as Chandni Chowk. It was hearing a petition by lawyer Vardhaman Kaushik against poor air quality in the city. NGT had earlier sought responses from the …
India is currently considering establishing fuel efficiency regulation for new trucks and buses. This process formally started in July 2014 when the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas officially constituted a Steering Committee to guide the regulatory development process (Minstry of Petroleum & Natural Gas 2014). In any regulatory development …
The Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association recently moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) voicing its anguish over the increasing levels of pollution in Delhi due to trucks passing through the city despite a 2001 Supreme Court order banning those. The association of women lawyers practising in the Supreme Court and …
Despite protests by residents against the illegal sand mining in Miani Basti village, on the outskirts of Fazilka town, mining is going on unabated there. Residents again staged a protest in the village today against the illegal sand mining and the damaged road due to the plying of heavy machinery …
Analyzes the implications of a growing natural gas vehicle fleet on the emission benefits of the U.S. HDV “Phase 2” greenhouse gas rulemaking, synthesizing data on upstream emissions, vehicle emissions, and efficiency technology. Recent assessments indicate that natural gas vehicles could constitute up to 20 percent of the new 2025 …
The Delhi govt had told the Tribunal that it had checked the trucks for age, weight, and extent of pollution caused and had found that only eight trucks did not conform to permissible pollution standards. Out of 112 trucks entering Delhi, 97 were found to be overloaded but only eight …
The National Green Tribunal was both baffled and angry on Wednesday when told that Delhi government officials who inspected heavy vehicles entering Delhi on Monday and Tuesday nights at three border points could only find eight polluting vehicles. "You found 97 vehicles to be overloaded but only eight polluting? How …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. And Sanjay Kulshrestha Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 20/07/2015 regarding air pollution in NCT, Delhi. The Tribunal in its order said "We direct NCT, Delhi to …
China has made tremendous progress in emission control for on-road vehicles (light duty vehicles, buses, and heavy-duty trucks) in recent decades. The vehicle population in China grew nearly sevenfold, from 16 million to 108 million, between 2000 and 2012, and this rapid pace will continue for the foreseeable future. Although …
As policymakers and stakeholders in India begin the regulatory development process for fuel efficiency standards for new heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), one of the key areas of debate has been whether or not separate performance standards for engines are an appropriate first step. Based on the most recent analysis, the ICCT …
On June 19, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration jointly proposed new standards to reduce the fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of new heavy-duty vehicles, tractors, trailers, and engines. The new Phase 2 regulations would be implemented from model years 2018 to …
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is set on Friday to unveil a major climate change regulation intended to rein in planet-warming carbon pollution from heavy-duty trucks. The rule, to be unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department, is the latest in a march of pollution constraints that …
The National Green Tribunal has fixed July 13 for hearing the plea of Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) seeking modification of ban order on loading and unloading of goods in the capital between 11 AM and 8 PM. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi fixed the date …
U.S. environmental regulators are expected within days to propose rules to make trucks more fuel efficient, and trucking industry executives and lobbyists familiar with the process said the rules will probably call for boosting fuel efficiency by 2027 nearly 40 percent from 2010 levels. Truckers say the industry is willing …
The National Green Tribunal has issued notice to Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on a plea seeking action against illegal dumping of construction material on agricultural land in South Delhi. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi directed DPCC and other concerned authorities to file their reply by July …
A recent report predicts sales of electric-drive commercial trucks and buses to expand and strengthen more than 805,000 from 2014 to 2023. According to Navigant Research, the report probes and researches the global market for commercial vehicles that use electric-drive vehicle technology. The report contains world market forecasts for sales …
For 12 hours a day, Muhammad Islam serves up spicy South Asian cuisine from a metal food cart near New York City’s Wall Street. A diesel-powered generator powers the lights and refrigerator, while a tank of propane keeps the grill warm. Around the city, some 8,000 food trucks and carts …
This briefing paper reviews the status of motor vehicle energy efficiency and emissions control programs in G20 nations. These programs have four components: low-sulfur fuel standards; tailpipe emissions standards for new vehicles; fuel economy and CO2 standards for new vehicles; and voluntary Green Freight programs. The briefing also summarizes information …
