Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
As has happened in other cities, adoption of compressed natural gas (CNG) for public transport in Ahmedabad is stuck in a bureaucratic tangle. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is to introduce 100 new CNG buses and convert 300 existing buses to CNG by December 31, 2004. This is part of …
On January 23, 2004, the Amicus Curiae for the ongoing public interest litigation on air pollution in the National Capital Region of Delhi had submitted an IA (IA No. 226) to the Hon
China and the us will be striving for an environment-friendly 2008 Olympics. Chinese science and technology minister Xu Guanhau and us energy secretary Spencer Abraham signed the Beijing Olympic protocol, which commits us experts to helping the host country in cleaning up the city. Over 1,000 electric buses with stylistic …
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 …
Imported liquefied petroleum gas (lpg)-powered buses will ply on Beijing roads soon. The move has been directed to bring down the rising vehicular pollution and to prepare the city for hosting the forthcoming Olympic Games in 2008. It is reported that an agreement has been signed between Beijing lpg Company …
the famous red double-decker buses will soon be joined by zero emission fuel cell-powered buses on London roads. In a major move to curb air pollution, the European Commission (ec) has allocated us $16.65 million for the launch of these green vehicles. This funding
a leading English daily reported that 200 Delhi Transport Corporation (dtc) buses were plying on the capital's roads without catalytic converters. It stated that emissions from these vehicles, running on compressed natural gas (cng), were 90 per cent more than those from other such buses. Instead of a catalytic converter, …
T he Global Environmental Facility’s ( gef ) governing council meeting held in Washington dc , in early May, has approved grants totalling us $12 million for the first phase of two projects in India and China to facilitate the use of fuel cell buses ( fcb s). Both projects …
An amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 has become imminent in view of the number of private CNG buses on the roads, say officials. The Delhi government has written to the Union Government for incorporating requisite amendment to this Act.
The use of compressed natural gas (cng) has been made compulsory for new buses and taxis in some parts of Indonesia. This has been done to bring down pollution levels, said an official of the country's energy ministry. " cng is a cleaner alternative to the polluting diesel,' said the …
Korea's ministry of environment has come up with a proposal to replace the current fleet of some 20,000 diesel-powered buses to compressed natural gas (CNG). Vehicular pollution is the largest contributor to air pollution in Korean cities
the Delhi government has once again proved that is not serious about implementing the Supreme Court's order of July 28, 1998. The order states that all Delhi Transport Corporation's (dtc) buses should be run on Compressed Natural Gas ( cng ) by March 2001. The number of cng buses should …
The Clinton administration has approved new regulations that are expected to cut air pollution from heavy-duty trucks and buses by more than 90 per cent over the next decade. The federal standards will require new large trucks and buses to meet stringent tailpipe emission limits and direct refiners to produce …
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) has been launched by Govt. of lndia for promoting urban reforms and investments in the selected 63 cities of India. Ludhiana is one of the eligible cities. CDP is a requirement to access the funds under JNNURM as per the guidelines. A set …
" before 1996, European tourists would often complain about the poor visibility of the snow-capped mountains from Kathmandu,' says Ishwar Chettri, who runs a travel agency in the Nepalese capital. But the ban on the sale of new diesel vehicles in 1996 and the subsequent blanket ban on diesel-run three-wheelers …
The Delhi government's decision to ensure all new commercial vehicles registered in the capital switch over to compressed natural gas (cng) from April 1 has run into trouble and is unlikely to be implemented immediately. The move to install environmental-friendly cng engines in vehicles more than eight years old was …
