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 …
China is considering providing as much as 100 billion yuan ($16 billion) in government funding to build electric-vehicle charging facilities and spur demand for clean cars, according to two people familiar with the matter. The policy will be announced soon, said the people, who asked not to be named because …
Back in the summer of ’65, a group of self-styled anarchists whitewashed 50 bicycles and stationed them in the center of Amsterdam. “We wanted to save the city,” said Luud Schimmelpennink, 79, who invented the “White Bicycle Plan” as a member of the anti-establishment Provo movement. “The idea was that …
The trend for lightweighting of materials and component parts is growing in the automotive industry as car makers look to improve fuel economy within their fleets, according to a DuPont-backed study. Car manufacturers are placing increased value on lightweighting and the use of leightweight structural materials to drive fuel efficiency …
Beijing ordered official vehicles off the road and urged people to take public transport to ensure smog-free skies for a preparatory meeting ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November. The Chinese capital cut government car use by 70 percent for 16 days starting today to clean up the …
The Goa medical college (GMC) and hospital, Bambolim, has vast parking space but many times hospital staff find it difficult to park vehicles in their own campus. During the peak hours between 9 am to 2 pm, visitors as well as staff have to scramble for a parking space even …
Finding parking space in Delhi is like a treasure hunt. The growing number of cars has led to a scramble for vacant slots and frayed nerves. Rajinder Bhatia's death in west Patel Nagar underlines a larger issue and a crime pattern that needs a closer look. According to a study …
The Albanian capital, one of the most polluted in Europe, is struggling to shake off the bicycle's 'communist' image In 1991, as communism was falling in Albania, 300,000 people poured into Tirana’s streets to welcome US ambassador James Baker. Some kissed the wheels of his limousine as it inched along …
If Australia introduced mandatory emissions or fuel economy standards for cars, emissions could be reduced by millions of tonnes, a new report from the Climate Change Authority says. The restrictions on all light vehicles could avoid 59m tonnes of emissions by 2030 and double the fuel efficiency of light vehicles …
Chile’s government urged soccer fans to refrain from traditional barbecues after watching the national team in the World Cup today because the clouds of smoke from charred meat were worsening the capital’s smog. “When we have low winds and we’re at critical levels what we are saying is that people …
LG Panel Recommends It As Only Way Forward On Reducing Air Pollution Implementing bus rapid transit across the city has been one of the key recommendations of the lieutenant governor’s committee on air pollution. Allaying fears of congestion and traffic mess, a committee member has said that it will be …
Motorcyclists Top Death List In 3 Months In the first quarter this year, motorcyclists topped the list of the number of deaths reported in road accidents. Surprisingly , pedestrian deaths figured second on the list. Together they accounted for 89% of the total road accident deaths. Overall, in all types …
More than 2.4 million vehicles will be taken off roads in the municipalities of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province, along with another four municipalities and provinces along the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta, according to the ministry. An action plan, issued by the General Office of the State …
The purpose of this briefing document is to expand upon the overall EU fleet CO2 data recently published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). EEA’s report showed that fleet-wide vehicle CO2/km emissions have decreased from 162 g CO2/km in 2005 to 127 in 2013, already exceeding the 2015 target value …
This new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers analyses the scale of current infrastructure investment and also assesses the prospects for future investment from now to 2025 across 49 of the world’s largest economies including India. Says that India will add another 500 million to its urban population over the next four decades …
California, New York and six other states aiming to get more than three million zero-emission vehicles on the road in the next decade, unveiled steps to help achieve that goal including harmonizing consumer incentives and encouraging fleet purchases. The eight-state coalition, which includes Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island and …
Five out of seven European car manufacturers will reach the EU's carbon emissions objectives by the 2021 deadline if they progress at the same rate since the law was introduced in 2008. That's according to the 2014 Cars and CO2 report released today by Transport & Environment (T&E;), which monitors …
Emission Up By 30%, Particulate Matter By 11.5% In 4 Years Jayashree Nandi Emissions of fine particulate matter or PM2.5 in Delhi have increased by 11.5% over the past four years, according to a GIS-based inventory prepared by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), an autonomous body under the ministry …
Tianjin will implement the odd-and-even-number license plate rules on days when an air-pollution red alert is issued, according to a contingency plan that was passed on Monday to fight heavy air pollution, Xinhua News Agency reported. This means 50 percent of the automobiles in the city will be banned from …
