Haryana mulls private option on CNG supply
Besides the Government company Indraprastha Gas Ltd as the proposed sole supplier of CNG in Faridabad and Gurgaon, the Haryana government said it was also considering proposals from private
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Commercial 3-wheelers get green diktat, must run on CNG
The smoke emanating rickety three-wheelers that dot the landscape of Delhi as commercial carriages will soon be history. Delhi has asked all such three-wheelers to switch to CNG as well. The
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Coordinated research on pollution stressed
Speakers at the inaugural session of a two-day international symposium on "Analytical and environmental chemistry" have called for more research to protect environment and ensure a pollution-free
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Anti-pollution schemes go up in smoke
The Union Petroleum Ministry has turned a deaf ear to the Andhra Pradesh state government's plea to legalise the use of fuels that can replace diesel and in process reduce air pollution in the state,
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One more study nails anti-CNG lies
In a recent study conducted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the benefits of using CNG as the only fuel for buses, autorickshaws and taxis in the city as opposed to having a dual fuel
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CAG raps AP over rising air pollution
Nearly 50 per cent of the vehicles plying the roads of major cities in Andhra Pradesh have not been subjected to pollution checks. Of the total of 18.02 lakh vehicles on the roads in
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Lack of disposal policies add to electronic waste burden
Charging your scrap dealer to take away old CDs and bargaining for a good deal on a computer could well be a thing of the past, if a government e-waste management policy comes into effect. With the recent recommendations of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on having effective disposal of e-waste, Companies might just start charging you for taking back electronic and electrical equipment.
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Car Scrappage Incentive Scheme Begins
A scheme to give motorists 2,000 pounds to trade in their old banger for a new car comes into force on Monday. The 300 million pound initiative, announced in April's budget, aims to boost the ailing car industry and give a boost to manufacturers.
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Toyota Cranks Up Heat On Honda With New Prius
Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday its new Prius had received pre-sale orders for 80,000 vehicles in Japan, kicking off what promises to be a fierce battle against hybrid rival Honda Motor Co.
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Breathless
pollution from vehicles in Delhi may increase by nearly 85 per cent by the year 2010, according to a survey conducted by a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation (ngo), Vatavaran. It
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False claim on CNG alleged
After pollution, the 'clean air' campaign being conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has got a dirty opponent. According to CSE director Sunita Narain, e-mails, widely sent by an
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Contaminated water use blamed: Number diarrhoea patients increasing
Although there were less incidences of diarrhea in the city for last few days, the number of patients is likely to increase gradually over the next few days due to use of contaminated water, physicians at the ICDDR'B apprehended yesterday.
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Sewage treatment plant to be established at Dowleswaram
Roads and Buildings Minister Jakkampudi Rammohana Rao said on Saturday that the state government was taking every step to prevent pollution of Godavari river. a2He said that that a sewerage treatment
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27 cases transferred to national green tribunal in city
Pune: Lawyer Asim Sarode filed the first case at the National Green Tribunal’s Pune bench on Monday. The case is about continuing pollution in the Chandrabhaga river in Pandharpur town of Solapur district.
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SC emphasis on CNG may get Mumbai more gas
The Delhi government is frantic the Union petroleum ministry discomfited and the capital's buses are in disarray. But Mumbai's anti-pollution campaigners are rejoicing. Last week's supreme court
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The fragrant harbour' is lost in smog
Hong Kong literally means "fragrant harbour.' Today, however, the city is anything but that. The water in Victoria Harbour is so polluted that you pray that the ocean spray doesn't hit you as you
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CPCB craks down on 9 polluting oil units
The Central Pollution Control board (CPCB) has directed the concerned banks to forfeit the bank guarantees of nine registered oil re-refining units which had failed to switch over to cleaner
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CNG Conversion Rate Picks Up
Vehicles queue up at a CNG filling station near Sheraton Hotel. This often causes traffic jams on the capital's busy Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue. The CNG refuelling stations in the capital are struggling to cope with the ever-increasing demand for the fuel as conversion of petroleum-run vehicles continues at a very high pace. On average, about 2,000 vehicles are being converted into CNG-run ones every month, and about 92,135 vehicles were converted in 116 conversion workshops across the country until March this year.
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Australia To Set Carbon Price Of A$23 Per Tonne
<p>Australia is set to impose at the weekend a carbon tax of A$23 a tonne ($24.60) on its 500 top polluting companies, newspaper reports said, in a move aimed at soothing wary voters and which analysts said should not roil financial markets.
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Exxon Oil Spill On Yellowstone River Affects Farms
Governor Brian Schweitzer vowed on Tuesday to cling to Exxon Mobil like "the smell on a skunk" for as long as it takes to get the company to clean up a weekend oil spill that fouled an otherwise pristine stretch of the Yellowstone River in Montana. A 12-inch Exxon pipeline ruptured on Friday night about 150 miles downstream from Yellowstone National Park near the town of Laurel, Montana, southw