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,- …
In the fight against increasing pollution from vehicular emissions, new alternatives to fossil fuels have emerged. Till recently diesel was considered an environment-friendly fuel. However, researchers have now proved that diesel is a masked killer. New mediums like fuel cells and compressed natural gas are the energy sources of the …
in an effort to check the growing air pollution levels in Delhi, the state government is considering a ban on the sale of new two-wheelers fitted with two-stroke engines with effect from January next year. Expectedly, this proposal has given rise to a lot of controversy. While some experts hail …
eco-friendly truck: J Sainsbury Plc of the uk has developed the world's first solar photovoltaic-cooled food distribution truckthat aims at increasing the commercial use of the eco-friendly solar energy and reducing operating costs. Ample power for the refrigeration unit is generated by solar panels mounted on the trailer's roof. This …
A large number of public transport vehicles using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) kits have been withdrawn by their owners in Karachi, Pakistan, following an increase in the gas prices. According to reports, owners are reportedly converting their vehicles to diesel to protect themselves against the unbearable hike in gas prices. …
It is clear to those who live, or even happen to visit Delhi, that the problem of pollution is extreme in this city. It needs immediate and drastic action so that the solutions can keep pace with increasing emissions from the ever-increasing fleet of vehicles. It has been almost two …
The Supreme Court in its order of 4.10.1999 called for suggestions regarding emissions control from two-wheelers and three-wheelers. The EPCA, in its earlier report of August, 1999, has made a brief recommendation that on scooters, which are high emitters of particulate, suggesting that the norms be tightened further, and the …
Mumbai authorities will soon put an end to the registration of diesel-run taxis. According to V M Lal, the Maharashtra transport commissioner, diesel-run taxis are the biggest polluters among commercial vehicles. Air pollution levels have reached alarming levels in the metropolis, said Lal. He said this during a discussion on …
Over 10 million residents of Dhaka are now having to contend with an ever increasing amount of lead in the air, a recent survey by the Shishu Hospital confirmed. This increase in lead content may be attributed to polluting vehicles. According to a World Bank report, 15,000 people die every …
Dear readers, "Want to buy a diesel car to keep your oil bill low? You may end up trading your life for cheap and toxic diesel. As companies go for hard sell of diesel cars, dieselmania grips you too. What was supposed to be cheap fuel for poor farmers is …
We were very puzzled by two letters that appeared in quick succession in the letters to the editor columns of The Economic Times and Business Standard (July 10 and July 15 respectively), hurling all kinds of accusations at the recently published Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) monograph ‘Engines of …
Helen of Troy or rather Greece was a beauty. She may have had brains too but we cannot say. It is said that she launched a thousand ships or was responsible for the launch of a thousand ships. These led to the death of a city called Troy. Bollywood filmstar …
the us government has filed a suit against Toyota Motor Sales usa , a subsidiary of Toyota, accusing it of equipping 22 million cars with faulty emission control monitoring systems. The federal government is seeking as much as us $60 billion in fines from the carmaker. However, Toyota in a …
Indian companies have a lot to learn from the recent Coke scare in Europe. In two separate incidents, more than 100 Belgians fell ill last month after drinking Coke. This scare came after a series of similar incidents had already taken place in Europe from the 'mad cow disease' to …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has granted US $297,000 (approximately Rs 1.2 crores) for a project to introduce state-of-the-art fuel cell buses in India. At a recent press conference, the Union minister for environment and forests Suresh Prabhu said that India will be one of the first countries in …
After slapping a legal notice on environmentalists Anil Agarwal and Sunita Narain, seeking damages worth Rs 100 crore (approximately us $25 million) for an article they had written in Business Standard on the threats posed to public health by the current trend towards dieselisation of the private automobile fleet, telco …
the air pollution campaign will have far reaching implications, say energy consultants Wood Mackenzie. Greener regulations for gasoline and diesel that come into effect from next year in Europe will cut output, while boosting regional oil products trade and use of lighter, crudes, say analysts. The Auto Oil rules aim …
The Delhi government is planning to approach the Supreme Court to permit autorickshaws and taxis that are 15 years' old and running on compressed natural gas (CNG) to ply in the capital. The court prohibits autorickshaws and taxis older than 10 years from operating in Delhi. According to a spokesperson …
the Pakistan government is planning to replace about 100,000 two-stroke engine autorickshaws with four-stroke engines to check the growing air and noise pollution in the cities. A delegation of leading manufacturers of autorickshaws recently held a meeting with the officials of the environment ministry and presented a proposal to the …
