Air pollution
With very few non-polluting micro-buses plying on the roads of Kathmandu, the Nepal government might soon review its pro-environmental decisions. Sources at the ministry of population and
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Technical Problem!
Procedural delays on the part of implementing agencies will ensure that the Supreme Court deadline for the conversion of old Delhi Transport Corporation buses to compressed natural gas will not be met
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Progress report
On July 28, 1998, the Supreme Court ruled that all eight year old buses should be converted to CNG by March 2000 and the entire fleet of 10,000 by April 2001. This is all that has happened till November 1, 1999
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Wavy rides
Ronald Parise of Connecticut, USA, thinks he can make electric buses go farther. Today's batteries cannot store enough charge for those long journeys, and drivers usually do not like stopping for
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Left Hanging
The DTC's plan to buy new eco friendly buses is left hanging as Delhi government stalls the deal. Manish Tiwari and Anumita Roychowdhary report
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Spanner in the works
• The DTC floats a tender for modern, commuter and environment-friendly urban buses. • Nine companies, including Volvo, Daewoo, Optaire and India's Ashok leyland and TElCO, bid.
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COMBATING POLLUTION
The recontmendations of a high-level committee for containing vehicular pollution in Delhi have been approved by the Supreme Court. The apex court has warned the authorities to strictly adhere to the
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Supreme Court order dated 28/07/1998 in the case of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Ors on vehicular pollution in Delhi
Supreme Court order dated 28/07/1998 in the case of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Ors on vehicular pollution in Delhi.
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Flashy fleet
A fleet of buses powered by electri city and guided by a satellite navigation system will soon be launched in London. The progress of the 12-seater buses will be monitored using global positioning
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Fuel fantasy
A Canadian firm has given a fresh lease of life to defunct fuel cells which have been modified to produce enough electricity to run a home or even to power buses, which would spew out water vapour instead of toxic fumes
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Superheroes of Manila's traffic
Converted World War II vintage jeeps, called jeepneys in the Philippines, are the most popular mode of public transport in Manila. They are cheaper than private buses and more efficient than the city's rail shuttle.
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The Chandigarh Motor Vehicles Rules, 1990
With reference to Chandigarh Administration’s Home Department Notification Bearing No. 4/1/33/89/HII (2)/12081, dated the 8th June, 1989 and in exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 28, 38, 65,
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"............ what was the question?"
<p>“…………… what was the question?”</p> <p>If you ask someone living in one of our medium or large cities to name the most serious civic problem faced by his city, he will more likely than not say it is the growing problem of traffic.</p>
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Why should we be proud to be Indians, or Citizens of our particular city? What is a "WORLD CLASS CITY"?
<div id="__ss_1849827">At a recent Interdisciplinary Group Meeting in UTTIPEC (<a href="http://uttipec.nic.in/">http://uttipec.nic.in/</a>), I gave a presentation on the path that planners, engineers and designers in the government should/ could take to achieve the World Class City goals of Delhi.
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Report on urban transport in Europe
The Green Paper on urban transport will address all transport modes, including walking, cycling, motor cycles and motor vehicles, and will cover both urban freight (and logistics)
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The electrification approach to urban mobility and transport
This paper emphasizes a major topic of ERTRAC
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Carbon 'Pedometer' Helps Volvo Cut Commute's Footprint
Using a mobile phone-based software program has enabled a test group of Volvo employees to cut the greenhouse gas emissions of their daily commute by more than 30 percent.
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Assessment of historic trend in mobility and energy use in India transportation sector using bottom-up approach
Transportation mobility in India has increased significantly in the past decades. From1970 to 2000, motorized mobility (passenger-km) has risen by 888%, compared with an 88% population growth. This contributed to many energy and environmental issues, and an energy strategy incorporates efficiency improvement and other measures needs to be designed.
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Faced with hike, auto unions threaten strike
Operating Costs Of Buses To Also Go Up, DTC
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A mixed blessing
India's consumers are greener due to necessity, not by choice