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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …

Petrol, diesel to cost more from April 1

Prices of petrol and diesel in 13 cities including Delhi and Mumbai may go up by 41 paise and 26 paise a litre, respectively, from April 1 when these cities will switch to cleaner Euro IV-compliant auto fuel from the existing grade.

Euro-IV fuels to cost more

NEW DELHI: With the Government all set to switch over to the Euro-IV fuel standards from April 1, petrol and diesel that is to be sold in 13 big cities is likely to face another round of price hike. Talking to newspersons during the 6 {+t} {+h} Asia Gas Partnership …

Battery-operated vehicles mooted for Parliament House complex

Battery-operated vehicles and solar lighting are being considered by a joint panel of MPs for Parliament House to protect the grand symbol of India's democracy from pollution. At a recent meeting of Parliamentary forum on Global Warming and Climate Change under the chairmanship of Speaker Meira Kumar, the idea of …

Fuel price rise imminent in 13 major cities

Petrol and diesel prices in 13 major cities are set to go up, with the petroleum ministry considering a higher price for Euro-IV complaint fuels. This, in effect, would mean, a second price hike for consumers in less than two months. Petroleum retailers in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad …

Fuel for Euro IV vehicles may get costly in April

The prices of petrol and diesel may be hiked in April as India implements Euro IV-compliant fuel to cut emissions.

Agartala to be Indias first green city

AGARTALA, March 21: Tripura Sunday announced plans to make all public and private vehicles in Agartala run on compressed natural gas (CNG) by 2013, thus making the capital

Euro-IV fuel norm from April 1

Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: Dispelling speculation about lack of preparedness on the part of the Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry to adhere to the deadline on the introduction of new fuel norm, Petroleum Secretary S. Sundereshan on Friday asserted that oil marketing companies (OMCs) were all geared to roll …

Polluting ships have been doing the climate a favour

New restrictions on sulphur emissions from shipping will save thousands of lives

Future of transport? Online Electric Vehicle unveiled

The Online Electric Vehicle uses a technology that not only eliminates pollution but also alleviates the problems associated with hybrid vehicles Korean scientists have unveiled what they claim is the "future of urban transport" -Online Electric Vehicle. A team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has invented …

BEST to get 468 CNG buses under urban renewal scheme

Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking (BEST) will get 468 CNG buses under the under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The executive committee of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Thursday sanctioned a loan of Rs 88.39 crore to BEST for the purchase. The loan …

Tata Motors seeks to electrify Europe

Rohin Nagrani / Geneva March 03, 2010, 0:27 IST Tata Motors is looking to increase its presence in Europe and believes electric is the way to go. At the Geneva Motor Show, the company previewed the production of the Tata Indica Vista EV, that is to go on sale later …

Double whammy for auto buyers

After the Budget triggered a price increase in all models of automobiles, prospective buyers will be in for another jolt, as the industry is set to jack it up again in April due to the implementation of the new emission norms

Stringent vehicle pollution norms on the cards

Praveen Kumar Singh New Delhi: Three weeks after the environment ministry communicated India's voluntary commitment to reduce carbon emission by 20-25% of gross domestic product by year 2020 to UNFCCC, the road transport and highways ministry has adopted an active stance on this front. It has initiated the groundwork to …

CPCL gears up to supply green petrol, diesel

CHENNAI Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) has successfully installed Diesel Hydotreating (DHDT) reactor, at its Manali refinery to produce clean diesel, meeting the Euro-IV specifications as per the auto fuel policy of the Centre. K Balachandran, managing director, CPCL told reporters here on Tuesday that the DHDT reactor has been set …

MCD to move SC on rickshaw limit

The MCD on the Supreme Court against the Delhi high court order which lifted the ban on number of cycle rickshawpullers in the city. Delhi mayor Kanwar Sain said, "We had formulated the earlier rickshaw policy working under the guidelines of the Delhi high court while the recent decision has …

US prepares for life with electric cars

TODD WOODY and CLIFFORD KRAUSS SAN FRANCISCO If electric cars have any future in the United States, this may be the city where they arrive first. The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Across the street from City …

Auto firms may skid on new fuel norms

Swaraj Baggonkar / Mumbai February 12, 2010, 0:49 IST Vehicles with new Bharat Stage-IV engines cannot run on fuel inferior to BS-III standards As the April 1, 2010 deadline nears for introducing Bharat Stage-IV emission-compliant vehicles, manufacturers are worried about the availability of the BS-III fuel. For, technical experts say, …

Share a bicycle, save the planet: movement takes off from Mulund

Mumbai A student picks up a bicycle waiting at Mulund station, rides it to Kelkar College and parks it at a cycle stand there, where it is ready for use by the next student. Mumbai has launched a bike-sharing system, following in the footsteps of Paris, London, Dublin and New …

HC lifts restriction on rickshaw limit

If you want to take a joyride in the Chandni Chowk area, you can take the help of cycle rickshaws as the Delhi high court on Wednesday ruled that the fundamental right of rickshawpullers to earn their livelihood cannot be violated. A full bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah, …

Go green, ride a bicycle

Cycle rally by youth groups promotes environment awareness Tulsi Tushar Shah Ahmedabad: Chitra Pandya, 17, a student of civil engineering at Cept University, made a ballyhoo as she displayed a banner saying

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