but why CNG?
Particles in diesel exhaust are toxic and can harm the foetus. Given the high levels of particulate pollution in Delhi, CNG is the cleanest option available
Particles in diesel exhaust are toxic and can harm the foetus. Given the high levels of particulate pollution in Delhi, CNG is the cleanest option available
To clean up Delhi's air, the Supreme Court ruled in July 1998 that all public transport should move away from diesel and towards compressed natural gas CNG By March 31, 2001. But the Union government and the Delhi state government have done nothing apar
euro II emission norms have been enforced in the Kolkata metropolitan area, which includes the Kolkata, Howrah and Chandernagore municipal corporations and 39 municipalities. K S Ramasubban,
The Aquaculture Authority Bill makes a mockery of the Supreme Court ruling on aquaculture firms
Even as the government goes about sealing industrial units in Delhi, confusion reigns over what s polluting
Nepal s Supreme Court questions the government s move to import polluting vehicles from India
Next time the Supreme Court gives an order it should add a rider: if the order isn t met, the government will have to pay a fine of Rs 10 lakh per day
CNG technology is not proven, says the Delhi government to avoid implementing the Supreme Court order
Clean drinking water is a fundamental right, states the Supreme Court and wants government to set up environmental courts
The judgement to relocate polluting factories in Delhi leaves several questions unanswered. Will the powers-who-be work to turn good intentions into right actions?
A Union government proposal to amend the Fifth Schedule of the Indian constitution not only sidesteps an earlier SC order, but also threatens to deprive tribal people their land rights
Cornered by the SC and buckling under pressure of protesters, the Delhi government dilutes household industry norms
The Supreme Court (SC) has directed iron foundries in Agra to either shift from the ecosensitive area surrounding the historic monument Taj Mahal or immediately start using natural gas as fuel. The
The Supreme Court has directed the Union government and the state governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu to file replies on the outcome of a meeting organised to discuss the safety aspect of the Mullai
The present unrest in Delhi has little to do with industrial pollution or loss of livelihoods. The way in which the government has chosen to act was bound to provoke anger
The Supreme Court s decision, giving a go ahead to the Sardar Sarovar Project, has regenerated the debate.
It is a good judgement. It lays down the framework, within which the project can continue. To expect everything to happen at one go is inappropriate. Rehabilitation, unlike resettlement and
An open Letter on the Supreme Court Judgement on the Sardar Sarovar Project
The Supreme Court on October 30, 2000 has declined to fix an early date for the hearing of an application by the Narmada Bachao Andolan. "It will not be possible to disturb the hearing schedule
Six years of litigation over the Sardar Sarovar dam comes to an end with the Supreme Court giving the go ahead to construction. The fate of those displaced by the dam still hangs in balance