DTC buses will run on clean green fuel
In a major step towards reducing pollution in the city, Indian Oil Corporation has started supplying ultra-low sulphur diesel with sulphur content of 0.05 per cent in the National Capital Region.
In a major step towards reducing pollution in the city, Indian Oil Corporation has started supplying ultra-low sulphur diesel with sulphur content of 0.05 per cent in the National Capital Region.
Hetatuda Muncipality in Nepal has decided to ban diesel-operated three wheelers from operating them in Hetatuda Muncipality. At a time when there is also not a systematic park for the 125 auto
The ministry of surface transport will notify Euro II norms with some changes shortly. The new norms, to be called Modified India 2000 norms, will be effective in the National Capital Region (NCR )
Nepal has banned the import of two-stroke motorcycles in a bid to improve air quality in the Himalayan kingdom, a newspaper report said on Tuesday. Mr. Bhakta Bahadur Balayar, a junior minister in
The Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM) has maintained that world-wide, modern diesel engines were proven to be as environment-friendly as contemporary petrol engines, meeting the
Japanese scientists have developed a new fuel treatment that could reduce emissions from truck diesel engines. The technology could allow vehicle manufacturers to meet new emission standards After 18
A researcher at Simon Fraser University, USA, thinks cars can be more environmentally friendly without costing the auto industry an arm and a leg. The engineering scientist, M Saif, is working on an
A study panel proposed halving the automobile tax on environmentally friendly vehicles in a report to the Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday. The group, chaired by Tokyo University Prof.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has formulated a comprehensive scheme for augmentation of air quality monitoring network in the Capital. The scheme has been submitted to the Govenrment
The number of compressed natural gas (CNG)-equipped vehicles has doubled in Pakistan during the past year, having risen to about 30,000. This trend of conversion of petrol/gasoline-driven cars to CNG
Hong Kong lawmakers backed a call last night for long-term measures to improve air quality. Following a heated three-hour debate, members voted in favour of a motion sponsored by Edward Ho Sing-tin
Indraprastha Gas Ltd, a joint venture between Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Gas authrotiy of India ,is is set to revolutionise transportation in Delhi. The company , which is being incorporated
The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control ) Authority, constituted by the Supreme Court earlier this year, has refused to allow registration of new diesel-run taxis in the National Capital
Central Pollution Control Board has taken a number of measures to reduce the thick blanket of smog that descends on Delhi with the onset of winter, CPCB chairman Dilip Biswas said on
Automobile companies will be adversely affected by proposal to ban the registration of new non-commercial diesel vehicles in the national capital region (NCR) . The move is being considered by the
The city that pioneered the use of emissions-free electric buses is promoting the vehicles as a way to relieve pollution in developing countries. Environmentalists and transportation officials from
Maruti Udyog Ltd chairman Yoshio Saito said the company has for the time being shelved plans to introduce diesel versions of th Gypsy and
Vietnam has stopped registration of new motorized three-wheeler vehicles and banned them from 145 streets in Hanoi. The decision, signed last week and effective next Thursday, cited safety and
Stay indoors, take inhalers out: With Delhi's abysmal pollution record - it is the fourth most polluted city in the world, with 2,000 tonnes of pollutants spewed into its air every day, according to
Only unleaded petrol will be sold in Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta after March 1999 and use of leaded petrol would be phased out, Petroleum Minister Vazhapadi Ramamurthy said in Chennai on Tuesday.