Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board in the matter of Suo Moto case titled "Haryana 60.48% groundwater over exploited Kurukshetra worst Jhajjar best says" appearing in the Tribune, January 8, 2025. The CGWA report, May 3, 2025 addresses the issue of groundwater exploitation and violation of …
European Union environment ministers on Monday agreed to German demands to scrap an agreement to cap EU car emissions that Berlin argued would cost jobs and damage its premium auto makers. After months of forceful lobbying from Germany, the ministers from the 28 EU member states agreed to reopen a …
The World Bank will refurbish three old thermal power plants — one in Maharashtra and two in West Bengal — at an investment of . 1,400 crore as part of a pilot project for the National Programme on Coal Rehabilitation. In West Bengal, it will spend about . 950 crore …
Facing inter-ministerial turf battles and pressure from the automobile industry, the government has yet again held back on imposing fuel efficiency standards for cars — which would help cut oil imports by millions of tonnes. The standards would have mandated efficiency improvements for a manufacturer’s fleet of cars over a …
U.S. airlines operating in the domestic market showed a wide gap in fuel efficiency, with Alaska Airlines taking the top ranking, according to a study by an independent, nonprofit organization. The International Council on Clear Transportation (ICCT) measured fuel efficiency of 15 U.S. airlines in 2010 and found a 26 …
Progress on reducing CO2 emissions in the car manufacturing industry is being undermined by the use of 'supercredits' and the manipulation of tests, according to a new report. Conducted by Transport & Environment (T&E;), the report finds that carmakers are using "loopholes" such as supercredits for selling electric vehicles and …
Today there are growing concerns about carbon emissions and fuel consumption linked to tyre use in the transportation industry. It has become important enough for the European Union to introduce emission standards and labeling focused on tyres. This report looks at regulatory considerations for India at its present stage of …
The report, titled 'Low Carbon City: A Guidebook for City Planners and Practitioners,' provides basic guidance to city level policy makers, urban planners, transport planners and consultants. The guidebook focuses on: the meaning of "low carbon" in the context of long-term global climate stabilization target; low carbon scenarios and alternate …
The Ministry of Water and Power of the Government of Pakistan has developed an ambitious power policy to support the current and future energy needs of the country. This bold strategy will set Pakistan on a trajectory of rapid economic growth and social development. Simultaneously, it will address the key …
More than 40 percent of the oil and oil products in India go into running vehicles, but no serious efforts towards a fuel saving roadmap for the sector are in sight, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said Wednesday. The report from the CSE says India is the only …
India only major vehicle producing country in the world without fuel saving standards for cars. By 2030, India will be importing 94 per cent of its crude oil. But the country is making no serious efforts to prepare a fuel saving roadmap for all modes of transport, says CSE. Estimates …
Global best practices in fuel efficiency policies by Anup Bandivadekar at CSE Workshop Series on Transport and Climate, July 24 - 25, 2013, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
In January 2013, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) created an expert committee on “Auto Fuel Vision and Policy—2025”, charged with establishing a roadmap for fuel quality and vehicle emission standards through 2025. The committee can also make recommendations regarding emission control measures from in-use vehicles, fiscal measures …
This research provides a novel analysis that connects 2011 in-use shipping fleet characteristics, first-ever satellite data on ship movement, and technical literature on ship efficiency technology to analyze the long-term prospects for increasing shipping efficiency. The analysis provides a synthesis of several new data sources to assess how, why, and …
EC abandons vote on making cars more fuel efficient after intervention of German chancellor, supported by David Cameron German chancellor Angela Merkel personally thwarted plans this week to improve the fuel efficiency of European cars, in order to protect luxury marques including BMW, Audi and Daimler. Supporters of the policy, …
The European Union late on Monday agreed a compromise deal to enforce stricter rules on carbon dioxide emissions for all new EU automobiles from 2020. The outline agreement on implementing a target of 95 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer (g/km) still needs the official endorsement of EU member states. …
President Barack Obama's climate plan on Tuesday offered help to U.S. cities dealing with natural disasters and specifically for the region slammed by massive Superstorm Sandy in October. For Dawn Zimmer, mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey the plan came not a moment too soon. Hoboken, across the Hudson River from …
President Obama's Berlin speech Wednesday heightened anticipation that he will soon announce a new policy plan on climate change. "For the sake of future generations, our generation must move toward a global compact to confront a changing climate before it is too late," Obama said in his remarks at the …
Germany has put forward a fresh proposal on regulating carbon dioxide limits for cars sold in the European Union, which campaigners say is a last-ditch attempt to dilute a new emissions law. Germany has been pushing for months for greater flexibility in implementing an emissions goal of 95 grams of …
In 2011-2012, the Government of India spent over USD$15 billion subsidizing fuel products such as diesel, kerosene and liquid petroleum gas. The government’s total subsidy expenditure increased by 27 per cent from the previous year, significantly contributing to the deterioration of India’s fiscal balance. In addition, national oil companies incurred …
The Government’s clean fuel programme or Bharat Stage-IV norms that came into effect from April 1, 2010 is still facing problems. Even as the Government is working on a new automotive fuel emission norms to be introduced in the next few years, the blame game continues among the stakeholders – …
