Though the ‘highly harmful’ source is regarded as saviour on certain counts, the country has a better option under the seas If it is right that nothing can stop an idea whose time has come, it must be true the other way too — nothing can hold back an idea …
If you can't innovate, then reinvent the wheel. That seems to be the thinking behind the US Department of Energy's (DoE) plans for a nuclear fuel reprocessing programme - but this tactic may play into the hands of weapons-makers.
does a marginal improvement in fuel economy make a vehicle green? This is the controversy surrounding a recent proposal of the Bush administration. The proposal aims to increase the fuel economy
Currently, global biodiesel capacity is 900,000 tonnes, with Europe accounting for 850,000 tonnes and the US for 50,000 tonnes. Leading the pack are Germany, France and Italy. The most commonly used blend in Europe is B20, which has 20 per cent biodiesel. The popularity of biofuels in Europe has come …
The Supreme Court had specifically asked Environ ment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (epca) to examine if “low sulphur diesel can be regarded as clean fuel” ... “as also to indicate as to which fuel can be regarded as a clean fuel, which does not cause pollution or is otherwise …
What is often missed is that ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD) with 10 parts per million (ppm) sulphur is not clean fuel per se . But that the low sulphur content at that level allows manufacturers to instal particulate trap to control emissions of tiny and deadly particulates. If the …
Epca ’s report on Clean Fuels, which it submitted to the Supreme Court in early July 2001, argues that no hydrocarbon fuel can be specified as a “clean fuel” which does not cause pollution or is not otherwise injurious to health. But instead, it defined a category of fuels called …
Ram Naik's Ram Rajya Ram naik is a state capitalist. He oversees state companies. He is busy distributing state largesse. The ministry of petroleum and natural gas (mpng) , the ministry he heads, has been busy distributing natural gas to all and sundry through the Gas Linkages Committee, responsible for …
The Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi is a prestigious institution. It has a Henry Ford chair in its Transportation Risk Injury Prevention Programme (tripp) funded by the Ford Motor Company, which also has interest in producing diesel vehicles in India. This prestigious chair is occupied by eminent
• India Today, August 20, 2001: "Though data on emission from various fuels vary widely, depending on the sources, the ultra low sulphur diesel (ulsd , also called Euro III) compares reasonably well with cng when fitted with a special filtering device. cng , as compared to ulsd , to …
But then why demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court? A dharna of schoolchildren in front of Naik's and Khanduri's ministry would be equally photogenic. And it would put some pressure in the right place. Many school principals in Delhi are clearly not convinced that clean air is a priority …
Diesel bus drivers CNG can't be siphoned off like diesel. According to G S Cheema, former managing director of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), at least Rs 50,000 worth of diesel per DTC bus is siphoned off every year. Diesel refineries, transporters and retailers All along the supply chain huge amounts …
The cse panel of experts after completing their investigation concluded, "In an international perspective, we consider the safety level of the buses to be acceptable. However, there are still items or manufacturing operations that could be further improved in order to minimise the risk of unwanted incidents.' Based on their …
Powerful lobbies with vested interests often make interesting games, though often at the cost of public health. The way in which the moves to scuttle the Supreme Court (sc) orders have unfolded gradually at different levels is amazing. And with the sc standing firm, the disinformation campaign of these vested …
WHO WANTS WHAT ? AGENCY/PERSON RECOMMENDATION Ministry of Petroleum and natural gas(MPNG) 500 ppm sulphur diesel in combination with Euro 11engine technology Oil companies the quality of fuel in teh national capital region (NCR) is comparable with best in the world.500 ppm sulphur diesel is clean fuel Society of Indian …
April 2001 May 2001 June 2001 July 2001 August 2001 September 2001 October 2001 November 2001 December 2001 January 2001 Commitment made on April 14, 2001 Daughter stations 39 30 20 11 0 Daughter booster stations 8 18 28 39 50 Commitment made on July 14, 2001 Daughetr stations 38 …
world's leading automobile and petrochemical giants, General Motors ( gm ) and Exxon Mobil, have developed a highly efficient gasoline fuel processor for fuel cell vehicles that would reduce emissions and improve fuel economy to a great extent. Officials of gm said that the new processor would serve as an …
