CNG as main fuel for vehicles: NGT seeks view
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed five northern States to explain their stand on making CNG the main fuel for vehicles. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed five northern States to explain their stand on making CNG the main fuel for vehicles. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 19/10/2016 regarding supply of CNG/PNG as the main source of fuel for vehicular traffic
Around 77 schools at Narnaul in Mahendergarh district of Haryana have filed an application in National Green Tribunal (NGT) pleading that it allows old diesel buses to ply again till there are adequate
BENGALURU: Of the more than 61 lakh vehicles plying in the city, 5.5 lakh (9 per cent) of vehicles are more than 15 years old, according to records of the transport department. This means these old vehicles
#HawaBadlo is a social awareness campaign urging citizens to switch to environment-friendly habits in order to battle the pollution crisis Delhi was recently labeled as the most polluted city in the
Over the past decade, India’s cities have been witnessing an increasing trend in motorization with deteriorating air quality, and there have been calls to promote public transport as a way out of this
On December 11, 2015 the tribunal had banned registration of new diesel-run vehicles in Delhi-NCR noting that diesel was the prime source of pollution. Leading car manufacturer Toyota has moved the
THANE: Most Thaneites prefer purchasing a petrol or diesel-fuelled automobile, as only a handful from the city opt for the environment friendly CNG vehicle. Experts say high maintenance, inadequate filling
Diesel vehicles in the city which are 15 years old should be deregistered first and will not get NOC for plying outside Delhi-NCR, the National Green Tribunal said on Wednesday. Only deregistered diesel
The decrease in the number of vehicles being checked has been attributed to the lackadaisical attitude by both PUC centres and vehicle owners. THE number of vehicles checked for pollution in Greater
Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand, appearing for Ministry of Heavy Industries, told the NGT that other fuels also cause pollution but an impression has been created that diesel is more polluting.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has already banned the plying of diesel auto-rickshaws because they create excessive air pollution with poisonous smoke emitting from them. However, the Punjab Government
Follows weak enforcement of order passed last year; cars over 15 years already barred The war on pollution has come to a head with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) once again ordering diesel vehicles
The motor vehicle department recommended the government not to issue permits for diesel auto-rickshaws in Kochi and Kozhikode. Transport commissioner Tomin J Thachankary recommended the government that
While CNG and diesel vehicle sales continue to dip, transport department data shows the registration of commercial CNG vehicles increased by 54 per cent - from 19,227 in 2011 to 41, 190 in 2015. Despite
<p>India’s air pollution problem needs to be tackled systematically, taking an all-of-government approach, to reduce the huge burden of associated ill-health.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/94/7/16-020716/en/"
Who would not be acquainted with smart phones, smart classes and smart cities? What goes behind building up these 'smart' things is, the upgraded technology that makes life easier. Inspired by the smart
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said his department will be proactive in providing clearances to gas exploration and production (E&P) projects. “For production, finding or drilling of gas,
The pilot project was launched by Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar. In a first, the government on Thursday launched a programme to run two wheelers on compressed
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday renewed his call to the Delhi government to make the gas-fired Bawana power plant fully operational so as to provide clean power to the capital,