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 …
Shock absorbers help vehicles recharge from speedbreakers NEXT time your car hits a bump on the road do not curse. Rather, use these shockers to increase the fuel efficiency of your vehicle by 10 per cent. A new shock absorber developed by a team of researchers can generate electricity to …
North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) on Tuesday felicitated one driver each from its 21 depots for achieving highest mileage for the buses they operated. The drivers were selected under Fortnight Fuel Conservancy Programme held by the corporation from February 2 to 14 with an aim to reduce the amount …
The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) have initiated a two-year study on saving fuel and ways to achieve better traffic management. The study will assess fuel emission by vehicles under different driving conditions and ways to save fuel in Delhi and Mumbai. The …
Mumbai: In a few months from now, IIT Bombay's vehicles like buses, cars and ambulances could well be run by using fuel produced from the first campus bio-diesel plant in India -- installed by students of the institute's chemical engineering department. Started in March 2008, the project called 'Biosynth' is …
Geneva: Get ready for the next generation of fuel efficient cars. A slew of green technologies that use less fuel and pollute lesser, along with alternatives like electric vehicles, are on display at the Geneva Auto Show this year. What
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group said Sunday that it planned to invest nearly $6 billion this year, similar to 2008, and would focus on developing environmentally friendly automobiles as it eyes longer-term growth beyond the current crisis. The global auto industry is reeling under an unprecedented demand slump that has resulted …
Even as automakers and suppliers struggle with the effects of a severe economic downturn, the global movement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions continues to gain momentum. This report is based on an 18-month research project into potential measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the use of passenger vehicles. It …
Property changes associated with differences in chemical structure between vegetable oil and petroleum based diesel fuel may ask for change in the engine operating parameters such as injection timing, injection pressure etc. These operating parameter changes can cause difference in performance and exhaust emissions than the optimized settings chosen by …
MUMBAI: "Energy is linked with the economic progress of the country and our own aspirations in life. One sixth of the world's population lives in India, but their energy demands are far from met.'' That is what Dr Anil Kakodkar, chairman of the Atomic Research Commission, said as he launched …
Chandigarh: In times of depleting energy resources, the Railways have chosen the greener way with plans afoot to boost bio-diesel. Jatropha Curcus, a plant from which bio-diesel is extracted, will be cultivated on the vacant land with the Railways. To initiate with, the Delhi-Kanpur and Delhi-Agra sections have been identified …
OUR CORRESPONDENT Siliguri, Feb. 2: The North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) is organising a 15-day Fuel Saving Training Programme for its drivers and mechanics at Tenzing Norgey Central Bus Terminus here to curtail expenditure. Supriya Kar, the chairman of the corporation who inaugurated the session, said on an average, …
Quantifying the impacts of idling or idling stops is not a straight forward equation, as it includes a variety of parameters including the types of vehicles on the road, age of the vehicles, vehicular combustion and emission control technology, the traffic load on the roads leading to the congestion times, …
Car makers told displaying fuel efficiency now mandatory AFTER years of prolonged inter-ministerial battle, the Centre recently reached a consensus to have mandatory fuel economy standards and a labelling programme for cars to improve their fuel efficiency. The conflict was on what would be the nature of the regulations and …
Washington: US president Barack Obama began reversing the climate policies of the Bush administration on Monday, clearing the way for the government to allow states to set stricter limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars. The president told the US Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider California
Special Correspondent CHENNAI: The next time you pick up a Washington Apple or a bar of Swiss chocolate, think again. You might have just unwittingly harmed the cause of saving Mother Earth. If you realise the amount of fuel burnt to transport these commodities to the local supermarket, you would …
Special Correspondent MADURAI: Awards for drivers of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai division) for their contribution to fuel conservation were presented by Police Commissioner K. Nandabalan at the valedictory function of Road Safety Week celebration at K. Pudur on Wednesday. Mr. Nandabalan, in his address, spoke about the need …
