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. …
- Bara-Baliguma connector to ease traffic pressure on Dimna road KUMUD JENAMANI Jamshedpur, April 14: If the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has its way, the city will soon get a bridge for heavy vehicles across Subernarekha, connecting Bara to Baliguma on NH-33. NHAI has sent a proposal to …
Shock absorbers help vehicles recharge from speedbreakers NEXT time your car hits a bump on the road do not curse. Rather, use these shockers to increase the fuel efficiency of your vehicle by 10 per cent. A new shock absorber developed by a team of researchers can generate electricity to …
The European Parliament agreed in December to a proposal that emissions of nitrogen oxides from new heavy duty vehicles shall be cut by 80 per cent and those of particulate matter by 66 per cent, as compared to existing standards.
New Delhi: The truck agitation may just hit Delhi harder as the State transport department has brought out a notification making it mandatory for all small trucks (weighing up to 7,500 kgs) to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a fuel, even if they have been registered on National …
India has introduced a fuel-guzzler tax, making heavyweights of the road heavier on your pocket. Big cars will cost Rs 15,000-20,000 more with the Centre slapping an additional excise duty in what officials claimed was an attempt to discourage fuel consumption and emission. The levy, which will help the government …
To make them vehicle-specific hubs Mr P.M. Telang, Executive Director (Commercial Vehicles), Tata Motors (file photo). The country's leading vehicle manufacturer Tata Motors is in the process of re-organising its manufacturing facilities for commercial vehicles, and over time, intends to create hubs for a particular category of vehicle at each …
Sas Nagar- Transporters in Mohali have become so powerful that despite written orders being issued forbidding parking of heavy vehicles at the Phase 2 market, half a dozen buses can be seen parked in the area every day, clearly flouting orders. The cleaning and repair work of these buses also …
The Indian automobile industry is on its way towards a cleaner and more energy-efficient future, so what if it is being driven by the government to do so. With the stringent Bharat Stage IV emission norms expected to kick in by the first half of 2010, the ministry of power …
Chandigarh: A Complete and revised survey on the proposed Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway has revealed that nearly 35,000 vehicles would pass over this 135-km stretch after it would be laid completely by the end of 2009. The figure was initially assessed to be 30,000 vehicles, but increasing pressure on the road and …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) organized a roundtable discussion on ‘Is clean diesel a myth or a solution?’ in New Delhi on December 10, 2007. This discussion forum brought together national and international experts, policy makers, civil society groups and industry representatives to discuss the pollution challenge of …
Transit vehicles, which use Delhi roads but have no business in Delhi, pose a serious management challenge. Transit vehicles pose a serious problem, as there is a wide divergence between the emission regulations enforced in Delhi and outside the city. While Delhi adheres to Euro II standards, cities neighbouring Delhi …
This paper will review the role of I/M in a comprehensive motor vehicle pollution control strategy, summarise the international experience with a good I/M programme, review and critique the current pollution under control (PUC) programme and the steps currently underway to improve it, and provide a similar review and critique …
Trucks entering Delhi 70% more than MCD claim : CSE Survey. Time 28.15 mins. http://www.moneycontrol.com/tv/cnbc-tv18-shows/indian-business-hour-2015-10-06.html
POLLUTED air has forced the citizens of the Capital at the receiving end of respiratory and other related problems. Endorsing the worrisome trend, the findings of a recent air quality monitoring survey — released by Greenpeace — have found that the deadly PM2.5 levels in Delhi are 10 times higher …
A hearing on air pollution in Delhi led to an unusual admission in the Supreme Court on Monday by Chief Justice of India H L Dattu — his grandson “looks like a ninja” because of the mask he’s forced to wear. The Supreme Court has asked for a “quick positive …
Air Pollution in Delhi has reached alarming levels, to an extent where living in the city is becoming difficult every day. A panel consisting of representatives from various fields discusses the measures that need to be taken by the government and citizens to tackle the issue.
With the Supreme Court wanting to strengthen the National Green Tribunal's order imposing environment cess on non-Delhi bound trucks, we ask on Agenda if the polluter is getting away by paying a nominal fee and is the tax antidote the right treatment for pollution poison. We get you reactions for …
The alarmingly rising rate of pollution is making breathing difficult for Delhi’s residents, including the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who proposed an additional environmental tax on all commercial vehicles in order to address the capital’s pollution woes.
