Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Crossings Republik Flat Owner Association Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 29/11/2023. In this original application, Applicant has questioned the setting up of a Bio-CNG plant with 300 TPD capacity at Khasra Nos. 121, 122, 123, 124, 129, 304, 305 …
If you thought that government departments of one of the richest countries in the world have a conscience, you are completely wrong. Residents of New York City along with several non-government organisations (ngos) have been waging a long, and tiresome, battle against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (mta) in New York …
The stage is set for the December 1 assembly elections in Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Coming after a healthy monsoon that was preceded by a severe dry spell, the polls offer parties the perfect platform for articulating their stand on matters concerning development. A Down To Earth (dte) …
even the heavy monsoon may not be able to drown out the political parties' poll pitch with regard to drought-relief work in Rajasthan. The two major contenders in the state
in the capital, a clean break seems to have been made with the rancorous mudslinging that is part and parcel of an election campaign. Instead, substantive issues are fuelling the verbal slugfests in the run-up to the assembly polls. Matters pertaining to participatory governance, development and the environment have taken …
madhya pradesh (mp) is one of the few states in India where development, or the lack of it, can have a direct bearing on the outcome of the elections. The ensuing assembly polls in the state are also being fought largely on this plank. On the one hand, chief minister …
When I think of the government's newly cleared Auto Fuel Policy, the image of Nero fiddling while Rome burnt comes to mind. The document apparently sets the roadmap to meet clean air targets in Indian cities - in other words, show how to secure mobility and public health. Instead, all …
Research on nanoparticle emissions from vehicles is still in the academic domain. This is largely because the uncertainty over formation of nanoparticles and their measurement methods. As a spillover, regulatory mechanisms are not yet able to take into account this new science. They still use mass of emitted particles
Improved engine technology and fuel quality has thus created a new debate. “Ironically, particle control regulations may have made the situation worse,” points out Wexler, referring to increased nanoparticle emissions. Andreas Mayer, an engineering consultant based in Switzerland, does not quite agree. “Engine development does reduce the number of the …
The Western world has come a long way in its drive to reduce air pollution from vehicles. Just over a decade back, the focus was on total suspended particulate matter (which includes natural dust too) and the black smoke vehicles emitted. Epidemiological evidence made governments shift the focus to respirable …
the Pakistan government has halted compressed natural gas (cng) supply to all gas stations and industries in the North West Frontier Province (nwfp), Punjab and the capital city of Islamabad. This move follows the recent rupture of two major pipelines connecting the country's gas transmission network with the Sui gas …
it is widely believed that two-wheelers are too small to carry bulky compressed natural gas (cng) cylinders and, therefore, cannot run on the gas. But this myth has been exploded by Roberto Rossi, a professor in an Italian educational institute. He has designed the first ever natural gas fuelled two-wheeler …
Judicial activism in the Supreme Court has created major reforms in the protection of human rights and has put the court in a unique position to intervene when it sees violations of these fundamental rights. In 1998 the Indian Supreme Court, embracing its activist role, made a controversial order mandating …
the Supreme Court's (sc) order to convert public buses in Delhi from diesel to compressed natural gas (cng) mode has had a snowballing effect throughout India. Citing Delhi as an example, civil society groups and concerned citizens are increasingly approaching their respective high courts demanding the right to clean air. …
Philippines joins CNG bandwagon: Yet another country attempting to switch its public transport to compressed natural gas (CNG) mode is Philippines. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has announced that a bus company, will undertake a pilot project by 2003, which will include 100 buses to be fully fuelled by CNG. Devious strategy …
the ruling National Democratic Alliance (nda) government has completed three years in office. Which is quite an achievement in itself. And the Bharatiya Janata Party (bjp)-led government has promptly come out with an achievement report, patting itself on the back for what it claims are a string of "successes'. But …
