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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
The Delhi government plans to file an appeal before the Supreme Court seeking sanction for another two years to phase out the old Delhi transport Corporation (DTC) buses running on eight-year-old diesel engines. The Supreme Court had set the deadline of March 31, 2000 for the Delhi government to either …
With very few non-polluting micro-buses plying on the roads of Kathmandu, the Nepal government might soon review its pro-environmental decisions. Sources at the ministry of population and environment said that the government might make announcements after discussing a fresh technical report that has been prepared by a team of government …
in all probability, the Delhi government is going to miss the bus. With only five months left for the expiry of the Supreme Court's (sc's) deadline to convert 1,800 diesel buses which are more than eight years old to compressed natural gas (cng), the possibility of its implementation seems very …
For almost eight months the DTC did precious little to implement this Court order March, 1999: First tender for conversion is floated by the DTC April, 1999: DTC files an affidavit for an extension of the Court deadline and permission to procure Euro I compliant diesel buses April 21, 1999: …
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 …
Ronald Parise of Connecticut, USA, thinks he can make electric buses go farther. Today's batteries cannot store enough charge for those long journeys, and drivers usually do not like stopping for top-ups. Parise proposes using a radio antenna on top of the bus to pick up microwave signals from overhead …
• The DTC floats a tender for modern, commuter and environment-friendly urban buses. • Nine companies, including Volvo, Daewoo, Optaire and India's Ashok leyland and TElCO, bid. • The DTC selects UK-based Optaire and Sweden's Volvo. • These buses give 3.2 kilometres to the litre with 110 passengers. DTC's exist- …
THE Delhi Transport Corporation's (DTC's) ambitious plan to replace its ancient, polluting and gas-guzzling fleet with new low-emission and commuter-friendly buses has gone haywire. Irked by the DTC's decision to buy the buses from European companies, two Indian bus manufacturers lobbied intensely against the deal. It was not long before …
The recontmendations of a high-level committee for containing vehicular pollution in Delhi have been approved by the Supreme Court. The apex court has warned the authorities to strictly adhere to the tune limits set by the panel. The committee, in its action taken report, had said that by April 2001 …
A fleet of buses powered by electricity and guided by a satellite navigation system will soon be launched in London. The progress of the 12-seater buses will be monitored using global positioning signal satellites that allow an operator to plan the most efficient route and change the route to suit …
FROM this year, Chicago (us), will start using three prototype buses powered by fuel cells of a type which were aban- doned after the Gemini space pro- gramme in 1996, but resurrected by Ballard Power Systems of Vancouver - a small Canadian firm of engineers. The only thing coming out …
THE NEXT time you board a bus, don't make a beeline for a seat in the front and avoid the rear seats like the plague. They are the least comfortable. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Bombay say the seats in front, including the driver's seat, and …
THERE was this jeepney driver in the Philippines who, along with an exceptionally devout pastor, knocked on heaven's door for entry. St Peter went through their credentials and bestowed a heavenly smile on the driver, allowing him to pass through the pearly gates. But, to the pastor, St Peter said, …
