The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, (MoRTH) on March 15, 2024, notified the Central Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Amendment Rules, 2024 to further amend the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021. The following has been stated: In rule 5,- …
When roads become an extension of living rooms When Hannes Linck moved in August 1999 to Quartier Vauban, a newly-built neighbourhood in the southern German city of Freiburg, he decided to sell off his car. Hannes lives with his wife and two children in a flat built by a housing …
Luxembourg: Supporters gathered at Rue de la Gare, a one-way street with two lanes. This street became car-free in one lane. Ostersund, Sweden: In this city of Central Sweden, people arranged a car-free day by giving free bus rides to those who showed their car keys. Prague, Czech Republic: Banners …
The Netherlands: A long-term project in 1999 started at the Dutch Cyclist Union funded by the Ministry of Transport to adopt better cycling policy in over 60 municipalities. The first city to have won the award is Veenendaat in November 2000. United Kingdom: A new initiative launched by the national …
Resource use: There is a low energy building standard involved. Solar-supported heating gets promoted. Rainwater is collected and recycling facilities and composting get a boost. Community: Residents are able to participate during planning. They are involved in running facilities too. And they have institutionalised representation. Mobility: An integration with public …
Whereas European cities are making an effort to return to walking and cycling through innovative ways of pedestrianisation and car-restraint policies, the tradition of cycling and walking is being squeezed out of Asian cities. Only Japan and Singapore are making some efforts to revive these practices. In Chinese cities, where …
Great potential • There is a great potential for bicycle use in Delhi where even now 40 per cent of journey distance is less than 2.5 km and more than 57 per cent is less than 5 km in length. l Bicycle trips can take the same or less time …
Natural gas-powered cars called Enviro 2000 are being introduced in Thailand by Petronas, Malaysia's state oil company. The cars are being introduced to promote the use of the ecofriendly fuel. Petronas has signed a three-year pact with the Petroleum Authority of Thailand to introduce the five-seater cars. Officials of Petronas …
following a green signal given by the Union government for using liquefied petroleum gas ( lpg ) as an auto fuel, two lpg stations were recently set up in Mumbai. The stations have been set up at Cadell Road and Andheri. Each of the lpg stations, constructed by Larsen & …
the California Air Resources Board ( carb ) has approved over us $600,000 for two research projects aimed at studying the effects of air pollution on children's health. The projects are important as they will evaluate the impacts of both compressed natural gas buses ( cng ) and diesel buses …
The current emission standards and safety measures for conversion of in-use vehicles to CNG are extremely lax. The emission standards only require the vehicles to meet the equivalent standards for diesel and petrol vehicles in force in the year of manufacture. This means that a pre-1996 vehicle after being converted …
• In 1996, China produced 1.4 million vehicles. By 2000, production is expected to reach 2.7 million and by 2010, six million • Registered motor vehicles in China (excluding scooters) are expected to reach 44 to 50 million by the year 2010. China's long-term goal is to have every household …
Remember the cartoon of the European explorer in North America, waving an axe to clear forests while moving towards the west coast a few centuries ago? The slogan "exploring the west' in China has a similar ring in the ear. China now has its eyes fixed upon its wild, barren …
japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi has instructed all ministries and agencies in the country to purchase only environmentally friendly vehicles. The government has begun preparations to phase in hybrid and electric, fuel cell and compressed natural gas ( cng) vehicles. The prime minister's announcement goes beyond the action plan developed …
Nissan Motors Corporation and Renault SA of France have decided to develop cars with fuel cells that run on hydrogen. The fuel cell vehicles will be available in the market by 2005. Fuel cell cars run on electricity produced by fuels such as hydrogen. As the exhaust emissions consist of …
revolutionary Electric Vehicle Alternative, or reva, the brainchild of Chetan Maini, managing director of Bangalore-based Maini group of companies, is not another smoke belching fossil fuel guzzler. The noiseless piece of machinery, first developed in 1996, is electrically driven. reva , India's first electric car, has been much delayed in …
The Delhi high court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to clean the city roads during the night. The directions were issued in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Ravinder Raj, a retired public servant, who said that …
the Delhi cng drama is about to be re-enacted in Mumbai. But there is a difference. Like the Supreme Court in Delhi, the Mumbai high court has taken the initiative to clean up the air of India's commercial capital. However, the Mumbai government is proactive towards moving to cng , …
Exxon Mobil has agreed to collaborate with Toyota and General Motors, creating the world's biggest alliance of car makers and fuel providers working to get fuel cell-powered vehicles into their product range within three years. Exxon is an important partner, as both carmakers want to generate hydrogen for the fuel …
