Low-sulphur diesel for all to cost Rs 5,568 cr
The major public sector oil companies are setting up nine diesel hydro-sulphurisation (DHDS) units at a cost of Rs 5,568.31 crore to produce low-sulphur diesel in keeping with a Supreme Court
The major public sector oil companies are setting up nine diesel hydro-sulphurisation (DHDS) units at a cost of Rs 5,568.31 crore to produce low-sulphur diesel in keeping with a Supreme Court
The Delhi government is set to launch "Project Green Engine", with funding from The Netherlands, for a pilot project to convert 50 diesel-run buses of Delhi Transport Corporation to propane fuel
SC : The Supreme Court has approved several measures recommended by a high-level committee for containing vehicular pollution in the capital and warned all concerned to strictly adhere to all time
The Environment pollution (prevention and control) authority for Delhi is considering a proposal to introduce an integrated maintenance and inspection system and a fitness certification regime for
General Motors Corp. and Japan's Isuzu Motors Ltd. are forming a $320 million joint venture to build new-generation diesel engines for GM trucks at a new factory outside Dayton, Ohio. The new,
Eco-Spirit International (Pvt) Ltd is to launch Deto-Stop, an environment friendly anti-explosion filler of international standard. The anti-explosion filler is the product of Deto-Stop which is made
The state government today resolved to ban old vehicles in the city for the sake of its environment.
The European Commission has proposed new rules on information about the fuel economy of cars as part of an effort to reduce European Union carbon dioxide emissions. The commission said it wants
Environment 'preservation and control' appears as an innovative marketing strategy for multinational corporations operating in India. After the much stressed upon environment-friendly refrigerators,
High air pollution levels were recorded at roadside monitoring stations for more than half of last month, with Causeway Bay the most polluted area in Hong Kong. But levels for August remained below
A court ordered the national government and the Metropolitan Expressway Public Corp. to pay 149 million yen in compensation to 48 residents in Kawasaki who complained that air pollution from busy
The Association of Indian Authomobile Manufacturers (AIAM) has allayed fears that the introduction of unleaded petrol will lead to higher benzene emissions and thereby would add to air pollution.
Cheer up Kathmanduites. Though late, less-polluting cars are in the offing. Manufacturers say, once the cars with dual-fuel system the Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) and petrol start plying the roads,
New tax proposals may cause owners to examine the economy of running a diesel vehicle. The French government's 1999 budget proposals, would raise tax on the fuel and reduce the price advantage it
HC fiat to transport secretary: The Karnataka High Court today directed the State transport secretary to co-ordinate with the transport secretaries of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and
Breathing in Janpath could make you 10 times more vulnerable to cancer because of the acute concentration of minute benzene particles in the area. This has been stated in a study conducted by M P
The use of unleaded fuel in vehicles without catalytic convertors defeats the very purpose of the 'green fuel' and will not help cut down on air pollution. At present, a majority of vehicles in the
Brazil's smoke-clogged cities will have to wait at least until mid-1999 to see the first urban bus fleet run on a new pollution-busting fuel mix, industry sources say. Government and industry bodies
Many petrol station in the Capital contunue to sell leaded petrol even as the Delhi Government banned its sale from today. The stations continued to have separate booths for leaded and unleaded
The days of California's heaviest and least tractable smokers are numbered. Following a last-grasp declaration that diesel exhaust soot is a bad thing, the countdown for thousands of rattletrap