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 …
New Delhi: The government has finally decided to implement auto fuel economy standards. After a year of wrangling between the heavy industries, surface transport and power ministries, the PMO has decided that the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) will formulate the norms and notify them under the Energy Conservation Act …
This working paper provides a bottom-up estimate of energy use and GHG emissions for the transport sector based on data available at the city and municipal levels. For urban transport in China, GHG emissions primarily consist of carbon dioxide (CO2), so these terms are used interchangeably. Energy use and CO2 …
Making good on U.S. President Barack Obama's promise to accelerate the greening of the federal fleet, the U.S. General Services Administration has ordered 14,105 fuel efficient vehicles this month and will use $210 million in Recovery Act money to pay for them. The GSA said that it ordered the vehicles …
Mumbai: Environmentally conscious Bandra residents are planning to demarcate a 7-km cycling track along its seafront. "We want to create a pollutant-free city and help save fuel," said Anandini Thakoor, chairperson, Khar-Bandra-Santacruz (KBS) Foundation, a citizen group which is promoting the project. KBS is looking into the possibility of connecting …
New vehicle emission standards will likely be a boon for everything from aluminium to new plastics, but the producers of lithium -- a mineral used in batteries that power new generation vehicles -- could be the big winners. But while the few public companies that mine lithium will likely see …
President Obama will announce tough new nationwide rules for automobile emissions and mileage standards on Tuesday, embracing standards that California has sought to enact for years over the objections of the auto industry and the Bush administration. The rules, which will begin to take effect in 2012, will put in …
The nationwide automobile mileage and emissions standards announced by President Obama on Tuesday represent a huge step forward in the effort to limit greenhouse gases and reduce America
President Barack Obama took aim at climate-warming greenhouse gases on Tuesday and ordered the struggling auto industry to make more fuel-efficient cars under tough new national standards to cut emissions and increase gas mileage. Obama said the standards, announced at a White House ceremony attended by auto industry and union …
President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled an aggressive policy initiative to increase U.S. auto fuel efficiency and regulate auto emissions. In a bid to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gasses, countries around the world have adopted a patchwork of ways to regulate emissions from vehicles. These varied approaches carry with them different …
The tough U.S. fuel economy standards announced by President Barack Obama on Tuesday represents a bonanza for companies that supply hybrid technology and other gas-conserving components needed to meet the new benchmarks. Potential winners range from established suppliers such as BorgWarner Inc, Honeywell International Inc and Johnson Controls Inc to …
President Obama will announce tough new nationwide rules for automobile emissions and mileage standards on Tuesday, embracing standards that California has sought to enact for years over the objections of the auto industry and the Bush administration. The rules, which will begin to take effect in 2012, will put in …
The White House will unveil an auto fuel efficiency proposal on Tuesday to resolve a dispute between California and the US government over emissions and accelerate the timeframe for sharply improving mileage performance, industry and other sources said. The proposal, if accepted by California and a dozen other states that …
Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday its new Prius had received pre-sale orders for 80,000 vehicles in Japan, kicking off what promises to be a fierce battle against hybrid rival Honda Motor Co. Toyota, which has dominated the market for gasoline-electric cars so far, is looking to take back the …
Thiruvananthapuram: A team of four students from the Government College of Engineering at Barton Hill here has developed a turbocharged two-wheeler for enhanced power and performance without compromising on fuel efficiency. The team included Ms S. Swathy, Mr H. K. Nithinkumar, Mr P. S. Unnikrishnan and Mr P. S. Abhiyajith, …
India to gain from tax sops & fiscal incentives on small, fuel-efficient cars in Europe, UK & South Korea Chanchal Pal Chauhan NEW DELHI INDIA, the world
The US is set to move closer to a car scrappage scheme with a provision to be included in a controversial climate change bill. The agreed scheme will offer rebates of $3,500- $4,500 on old vehicles traded in for more fuel-efficient new ones, according to one person familiar with the …
Donor countries and international financial institutions (IFIs) have provided loans amounting to Rs 6.3 billion to Pakistan for different development projects in transport and communication sector during the current financial year 2008-09. Pakistan is still to receive $1.78 billion in terms of grants and loans for this sector from different …
