Electric cars to be 10 per cent of demand: Nissan
Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said electric cars will make up at least 10 per cent of global vehicle demand by 2020, depending on conditions.
Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said electric cars will make up at least 10 per cent of global vehicle demand by 2020, depending on conditions.
Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain said on Saturday old and junk vehicles plying in the city for more than 20 years would be removed from the roads.
Devotees of Sai Baba will have to wait some more to fly to Shirdi in Maharashtra as the proposed airport is yet to pass the green test by the Union Environment Ministry, which has sough details of steps the developer intends to take to address concerns such as air and noise pollution.
Raktima Bose KOLKATA: Angry transport operators attacked government-run buses and held protest rallies in the city on Saturday as the West Bengal government commenced its drive to phase out transport vehicles older than 15 years, in accordance with a Calcutta High Court order.
This article describes the personal experience and perspective of the authors, who had primary responsibility for drafting the initial health-based regulation limiting lead content of gasoline during the early 1970s while employed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In this study, we have used multi-satellite data to retrieve aerosol loadings and carbon monoxide (CO) pollution over the Arabian Sea, caused due to anthropogenic activities over the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) in India. Relatively high aerosol and CO loadings during 9
Old out but no sign of new Calcutta was meant to get cleaner air without compromising on transport but poor planning has ensured that there are no replacements yet for the 70,000 polluting autos and 6,300 taxis going off the road on Saturday.
This report is an independent assessment of the environmental initiatives taken by Shanghai in its preparation for the World Exposition in 2010 (Expo 2010) in Shanghai, China. It aims to provide an objective appraisal of the efforts of Shanghai in improving its environmental quality and organizing an environment-friendly Expo.
Transporters today failed to get a Supreme Court stay on the ban on commercial vehicles over 15 years of age from August 1. Calcutta should be able to breathe easy. But can it?
Results of ambient air quality monitoring carried out during 2008 at various monitoring stations under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme by the CPCB.
With the Supreme Court refusing to stay a Calcutta High Court order banning commercial vehicles over 15 years old from Kolkata, transport operators Friday decided to keep all such vehicles off the roads from Saturday.
This latest report on State of India's environment provides an insight on the state and trends of the environment with focus on Climate Change, Food Security, Water Security, Energy Security and Urbanization. Assesses initiatives to monitor further degradation of environment & also suggests policy options.
Uncontrolled fires across Indonesia burn large areas of peatland and create vast palls of smoke on an almost annual basis. This has devastating effect on wildlife, human health, the economy and climate. Yet, more than 10 years after the massive fires of 1997-98 grabbed international headlines, the problem is still far from solved.
The Federal government has started implementation of launching of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses in all the major cities of the country and it will be completed by the end of 2010.
It's a hot summer weekend and the parking lots around Lagos marina are filling quickly with the BMWs, Range Rovers and Porsche SUVs of the Portuguese yachting set. The scene is repeated across the sun-splashed Algarve coast, but a new government plan could make the gas-guzzling race to the south coast a thing of the past.
A walk in pre-sunrise hours may increase chances of asthma health enthusiasts living near freeways should minimize their outdoor exercise timings during the early morning hours; they should also keep their windows closed through the night. A team of environmental health scientists found the levels of air pollution to be really high during the pre-sunrise hours in the Interstate 10
Thick black smoke, emitted by nearly 1.5 lakh old and rickety vehicles, is posing a serious environmental threat to the city dwellers.
Bengal weighs petition fallout The Supreme Court on Wednesday admitted a petition by Calcutta-based transporters seeking a stay on the high court order banning commercial vehicles more than 15 years old from August 1.
India's booming economy has huge potential to shift to a low-carbon future but needs a little hand-holding by rich nations to keep it on the right path, a top Indian climate change negotiator said.
A model showcases Yash Acute, a new e-bike from Cynosure Enterprises Ltd, in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Hyderabad, July 29 Cynosure Enterprises, a Hyderabad-based firm, on Wednesday announced the launch of its latest e-bike Yash Acute, its fifth and aims to sell about 10,000 of them during the current fiscal.