Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pramod Tyagi Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 21/03/3035. A proposal was initiated by State of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Department of Transport to start a Driving Training Institution at Mukundpur and permission was also granted. …
Whenever the issue of urban smog due to diesel exhaust emissions is raised, auto companies vie that diesel is the answer to reducing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), the main greenhouse gas. But the last bastion of the powerful diesel lobby collapsed with a new study saying that …
ioc’s move to supply ulsd (with 0.05 per cent sulphur content) to the National Capital Region ( ncr ) of Delhi came as a pleasant surprise for those campaigning for the right to clean air. The company says it has also started supplying pre mium grade, lead-free, low benzene petrol …
After dragging its feet over the issue of conversion of buses to Compressed Natural Gas (cng), the Delhi government recently announced that the vehicles supplied by Ashok Leyland and Telco are not up to the mark. However, Ashok Leyland has claimed that its buses have proved successful in Mumbai. On …
the Third European Conference on Environment and Health was recently organised in London. Ministers of health and environment from 51 countries, non-governmental organisations and professionals participated in the meet. The theme for this year's conference was Environment and Health in Partnership: Implementations of Actions for the 21st century. Originally six …
Environmental issues never become election issues. Why? It is a sad reflection on the political insensitivity of India that even today, most vital issues of environment are not getting adequate attention. Air pollution has become a major cause for concern for the residents of Delhi. The incidence of bronchial diseases …
Health and drinking water: We will spare no efforts to ensure that potable drinking water is available to all villages in the next five years. Age-old and traditional methods of water utilisation, in both rural and urban areas, will receive urgent attention. Environment: We will establish an appropriate legal framework …
Why is it that no political party takes environmental problems seriously? It was under the Congress party that the environment department was created, and then the environment ministry was formed. It was the Congress party that considered environment an issue related to the people, and it has been the Congress …
april 1, 2001 , the date set by the Supreme Court ( sc ) for the Delhi Transport Corporation ( dtc ) to convert its entire bus fleet to compressed natural gas ( cng ), is also All Fool's Day. And, going by the present state of affairs, it may …
DTC Private Total number of buses at present 2,522 2,978 * Total number of buses more than eight-years-old by March 31, 2000 1,848 1,030 Total number of buses by April 1, 2001 10,000 **
Private bus owners have a different story to tell The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) will never win a medal for transparency if one goes by what it takes to gain access to even the simplest information in their possession. Extracting even the name and contact number of some private bus-owners …
Recent media reports about the heating up of a Ashok Leyland CNG bus on a trial run in the capital led to much confusion. The bus was introduced in state transport minister Parvez Hashmi's constituency on June 26. "For a few days, it was very hot in the driver's cabin. …
What is the EPCA doing to get the Supreme Court order on CNG buses implemented within the stipulated deadline? We have talked to all the parties concerned
With the increasing human population, the number of cars hitting the roads have gone up. More cars generate more air pollution, increase traffic congestion and affect public health. In the US, for example, more than 80 per cent of the people commute by cars. Transportation by trains and others mass-transit …
The first metro train in the National Capital would become fully operational by 2002, officials at the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) said on Monday.
The Orissa Government has decided to ban prawn culture in the Chilka lake. The decision comes in the wake of the recent agitation by the traditional fishermen demanding demolition of all types of "gheries" made in the lake for prawn culture.
Mahanagar Gas Ltd, the joint ventue company between the Gas Authority of India Ltd and British Gas Plc, has announced the launch of compressed natural gas kits for three-wheelers in the city.The three-wheeler conversion kit, developed by the Automotive Research Association of Pune, would cost approximately Rs 12,000.
After the European Union and Japan, the US has challeged India's automobile policy and has sought formal consultations on the subject. The US objection is on similar lines voiced by ther other two developed countries that the policy requiring foreign auto giants wishing to set up passnger car projects in …
To give impetus to the Indo-Nepal Mahakali river treaty, experts from both India and Nepal have stressed the need to sort out bilateral differences politically. A "bilateral assistance" seminar held recently in the Indian hill station of Nainital urged political intervention to revive the treaty, which was considered a "milestone" …
After European Community (EC), the US has pressed for consultations with India on its contentious auto policy under the dispute settlement mechanism of the World Trade Organisation(WTO).
