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 …
on september 9, 2002, the Supreme Court (sc) cracked the whip on compressed natural gas (cng) dispensing company Indraprastha Gas Limited (igl) for furnishing wrong information about its capacity to meet Delhi's requirements. igl came in for a severe tongue lashing, with a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice B N …
in accordance with the Bangladesh government's decision to ban two-stroke three-wheelers in Dhaka from September 1, around 12,000 such vehicles have gone off the road. The second part of the plan envisages the phase-out of the remaining 5,500 two-stroke three-wheelers
The crowded streets of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, are in for a green makeover. Even as the polluting baby taxis are on the last leg of their journey, the compressed natural gas (CNG)-driven three-wheeled vehicles (tuktuks in local parlance) are set to be flagged off. The country's International Project Support Services …
When the Supreme Court had ordered the Delhi government to run its buses on cng (compressed natural gas), the directive was sought to be circumvented on the pretext that natural gas technology was not proven and options available were too few. The wide variety of new generation alternative fuel vehicles …
Call it paranoia or plain silliness. But it is amazing. The Centre for Science and Environment (cse) has been studying gas pricing in the country to assess how environmentally acceptable fuels can be promoted. My young colleague went to collect information from the Indraprastha Gas Limited - the compressed natural …
Bangladesh will ban vehicles with two-stroke engines by September 2002. Besides, the country has asked all vehicles in Dhaka and Chittagong to be converted to compressed natural gas (CNG). The government is planning to increase the use of natural gas in the transport and industrial sectors. It plans to set …
basics of free market mantra confound our fuel managers. While letting the fuel market go free they fail to balance environment and public health objectives with market forces. Worse, they are not even thinking about it. Delhi is probably the only city in the world today where a clean fuel …
to check increasing pollution levels in the state, the Andhra Pradesh (ap) government is considering a proposal to tax polluting vehicles. The proposal targets all vehicles, including private cars and two-wheelers, in the twin cities of Hyderabad, Secunderabad and other areas with high vehicle density such as Nizamabad and Vishakhapatnam. …
After Delhi, it is Mumbai's turn. Taking a cue from the Supreme Court's directive on conversion of Delhi's bus fleet to CNG (compressed natural gas), the Mumbai High Court has in its final order favoured alternative fuels such as CNG and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). It has almost prohibited the …
in the Compressed Natural Gas (cng) race Pakistan seems to have left India behind. Figures show that Pakistan today boasts of more than 2,00,000 cng vehicles and 200 filling stations. Around two years ago Pakistan had less than 1,00,000 cng vehicles, which have doubled today. The numbers are expected to …
it is convoluted logic. While the world talks of lowering vehicular pollution and encouraging non-polluting vehicles, the Indian finance minister goes ahead and increases excise duty on cng, the green fuel and yes, the humble bicycle, the most economical and non-polluting mode of travel. Four major bicycle manufacturers, United Cycle …
A seminal judgment The bold principles enunciated by the government are backed by a study of the practicalities involved The Supreme Court has delivered a seminal judgment, banishing diesel buses off the streets of Delhi, albeit in a phased manner. The judgmentunambiguously demonstrates that where the executive fails in its …
Ever since the Supreme Court ordered non-cng (compressed natural gas) public vehicles off the road, Delhi commuters have been in the grip of a crisis. The Bhure Lal Committee's preference for cng won the day over the earlier Mashelkar Committee report, which recommended multiple fuels, including diesel, for Delhi. The …
On april 5, the Supreme Court finalised its order on the use of compressed natural gas (cng) buses in Delhi, ensured that an adequate supply of cng would be available to the transport sector, imposed fines on diesel bus operators who continued to flout the apex court's order and scheduled …
The apex court's latest order (Justices Kirpal, Khare and Bhan) in the compressed natural gas (cng) case is literally a whiff of fresh air. The court not only stands firm in its commitment to provide clean air to the residents of Delhi, despite persistent and determined attempts to derail the …
familiar scenes were witnessed in the recent courtroom drama on Delhi's polluting transport fleet, with key roles being enacted by the usual dramatis personae . But it ended on a different note. In a fitting finale, the Supreme Court (sc) brought the curtain down on the capital's diesel buses. It …
The Supreme Court ruling of April 5, 2002 is momentous. It moves away from the beaten track of issuing deadlines, expecting the government to think through and implement the cng order. This time the three Judge bench headed by Justice B N Kirpal has simply detailed out an implementation strategy …
with the Mumbai High Court (hc) refusing to dilute its directive, transporters in the city went on a strike from March 17-21, 2002. On October 17, 2001, the court had ruled that all commercial vehicles more than 15 years old should either switch over to alternative fuels or be phased …
