- Ministry recommends CNG-based buses for Delhi
The ministry of environment and forests has proposed to introduce a parallel public transport network, running on compressed natural gas (CNG), in Delhi. THis is to lower the use of petrol and diesel
The ministry of environment and forests has proposed to introduce a parallel public transport network, running on compressed natural gas (CNG), in Delhi. THis is to lower the use of petrol and diesel
The European parliament will vote tomorrow on far-reaching anti-pollution measures which threaten the oil and vehicle industries with tens of billions of dollars in extra costs. The legislation is
European car manufacturers will be warned by the British government today to act more quickly to cut carbon dioxide emissions or risk statutory penalties. Gavin Strang, transport minister, will tell
Industry wants to maximise its profits. The cost to our health does not figure in their balance sheets
About 2,00,000 doctors and hundreds of patients suffering from respiratory disorders on Friday criticised the Delhi govrernment's decision to withdraw the ban on polluting vehicles. The Centre for
In the last few days the Ministry has rolled back two decisions to control vehicular emissions. The Transport Ministry decided that to test the fitness of a vehicle, a Motor Vehicles Inspector (MVI)
Former Delhi Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana has said that under no circumstances would 15-year-old commercial vehicles be taken off the roads. He also promised that when the Bharatiya Janata Party
In the search for more energy efficient, environmentally friendly vehicles, billions of research dollars are being invested to develop once futuristic technologies such as hydrogen-powered fuel cells
Environmental campaigners have roundly criticised MEPs for failing to take a tough enough stand on proposed new air quality targets for the Union. A coalition of consumer protection, health and green
The French cabinet approved anti-pollution measures that will favor owners of newer, environmentally friendly vehicles. The government intends to send green stickers to people with approved cars that
The Environmental Protection Agency has discovered that hundreds of thousands of modern heavy duty diesel truck engines run cleanly during the agency's mandatory performance tests but give off much
A general Motors-patented pollution control and fuel-saving device has been awaiting testing for over a year now at the Petroleum Conservation Research Association, a premier agency whose primary
A leading NGO has appealed to Delhities to call up chief minister Sahib Singh Verma on Friday to register their protest against his government's reported decision to scrap the ban on commercial
Part of the Clinton's administration's recent $6.3 billion package of tax incentives and research money to combat global warming is focused on finding new ways to clean up and market what has been a
The Bhartiya Janata Party, in its election manifesto released on Friday, resolved to have a "pollution free Delhi " . Among the steps it says it will take is checking vehicluar
The citizens of Sanguem and other neighbouring villages have bitterly complained of the ever increasing dust pollution, ore spillage on the
Environment Commissioner Ritt Bjerregaad now seems almost certain to call for binding carbon dioxide emission targets to be imposed on EU car manufacturers.The European Commission and the auto
The Delhi government on Wednesday issued a public order withdrawing the ban on 15-year-old commercial vehicles. In an order issued on Wednesday, transport minister Rajendra Gupta said the government
Road humps are a serious environmental threat, causing inceases in car exhaust pollution of at least 50 per cent and worsening petrol consumption, according to a British government-funded study.The
General Motors Corp. and Amoco Corp. said they would develop a diesel fuel that could be used in alternative-power vehicles being considered by GM to reduce pollution and increase fuel