Reply on behalf of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order September 12, 2024. The matter related to the news item titled "People are breathing in cancer-causing chemicals in their cars study find" appearing in NDTV.com dated May 8, 2024. ARAI …
A day before the Supreme Court takes up the matter, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) met Transport department officials of NCR states and representatives of app-based cab services like Ola who have been asked to switch to CNG by March 31. EPCA Chairman Bhure Lal said officials …
Authorities in Mexico City have temporarily ordered all cars to remain idle one day a week in response to this notoriously smoggy capital’s worst air-quality crisis in over a decade. Until now vehicles have been exempt from the Mexican capital’s “no circulation” rules if owners obtain a holographic sticker from …
Decision over exemption for women yet to be taken; govt. plans to launch publicity campaign Transport Minister Gopal Rai said that registration of additional buses, which will be pressed into service during the second phase of the vehicle rationing scheme, has already started. vehicles running on CNG will continue to …
Commute traffic is the traffic that involves travel to the workplace and back A transnational study that analysed Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in Bengaluru and Xi’an in China has come to a conclusion that car availability and location of the house majorly contribute to commute CO2 missions in developing countries. …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others regarding ban on registration of diesel vehicles with engine capacity of 2000cc and above, 30/03/2016. Interim order dated 16th December, 2015 passed by the Supreme Court restraining registration of diesel …
City does poorly with respect to commuting and transport emissions After aspiring to become the next Shanghai or Singapore, there is a rude reality check for Bengaluru. A study has shown that the city fares worse than Xi’an, China’s 13th largest city, with respect to commuting and transport emissions. A …
Some fortnights ago, I had discussed the issue of poverty and environment. I had then said that the question today is not whether the poor are responsible for environmental degradation but whether environmental management works if it does not address inequality and poverty. Why? Take air pollution in our cities. …
This report aims to help Bhutan think through various technical and policy issues of introducing electric vehicles in its own context. It analyses a variety of factors that will impact adoption of electric vehicles from technical, market and financial feasibility to consumer awareness and stakeholders’ capacity. It also addresses several …
Hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements and fines over unintended acceleration in Toyotas and faulty ignition switches in General Motors' vehicles provide a glimpse of what consumers and the government might get from Volkswagen for cheating on diesel emissions, legal scholars say. But the Volkswagen case comes with a …
The corporation, on a mission to address the problem, proposes a panel of experts to chalk out a policy Now, Kochiites know the reason for their parking woes. It is perhaps due to the lack of a proper parking policy. Having identified the problem, the corporation has set out to …
PUNE: The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the move by union finance minister Arun Jaitley to integrate pollution concerns with the Union budget and send fiscal signals to discourage polluting technologies. It has not only made polluting technologies and fuels such as diesel cars and coal pay …
Green body CSE on Monday welcomed the Centre's move to integrate pollution concerns with the Union budget and send signals to discourage polluting technologies but said several concerns, including the proposed tax sops for developers to provide housing, remained unaddressed. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said pollution cess …
Luxury Sedans, SUVs Hit Speed-Breaker Harder With FM's New Cess Be prepared to shell out more for cars. Finance minister Arun Jaitley introduced an `infrastructure cess' in the Budget which will see a spike in car prices across categories--right from the entry-level Maruti `Alto' that gets dearer by Rs 3,000 …
Finance minister Arun Jaitley’s third Union Budget on Monday left the middle class and salaried people high and dry, hit by slow economic growth and the rising cost of living. There was no increase in the income-tax exemption limits, nor was there any hike in tax-saving instruments. Only people earning …
This analysis examines the environmental risks of the commercialization of diesel passenger cars in Brazil, including a potential increase in NOX and PM2.5 emissions, both of which contribute to poor air quality and negatively impact human health, as well as greenhouse gases and other species that contribute to climate change. …
Pune: Mercedes Benz India has been at the receiving end of the diesel car ban in the capital. Citing pollution concerns, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restricted carmakers from selling diesel cars that are equipped with over two litre engines until March 31, 2016. In an interview with TOI, …
As Delhi's odd-even scheme prepares to make a comeback in April 2016, India Environment Poratl takes a look at what modes of transport, if any, India uses to get to work.
NEW DELHI: An appeal filed in the Supreme Court has sought a modification to its recent order banning registrations of diesel SUVs of more than 2000cc engines. Dr Sanjay Kulshrestha, a paediatric surgeon who impleaded himself in the MC Mehta vs Union of India case against high air pollution levels …
Better driving, improved roads and measures such as more rational loading of freight can lower the environmental impact of trucks, European industry leaders said on Tuesday, as they pushed back against EU regulation to curb emissions. Erik Jonnaert, secretary general of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), said he accepted …
Women, VIPs and two-wheelers will continue to remain exempted from the restrictions The second instalment of the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme will be back in April, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced in the run-up to the completion of his maiden year in office here on Thursday. Scheduled to be …
