Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Sao Paulo, the largest city in South America is to introduce permanent restrictions on the use of cars in an attempt to alleviate the city's growing transport problems and curb pollution. Residents have been banned from using their cars during peak hours in the morning and early evening once a …
On the new initiatives planned by the World Bank (wb) for India: The wb supports many programmes related to the environment in India. In order to prevent industrial pollution we offer industries loans to modernise and improve their environmental performance. We also encourage biodiversity conservation and social forestry. The bank …
toyota Motor Corporation, Japan's biggest car manufacturing company, is expected to introduce low emission vehicle models in the market later this year. Company sources say that the fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emission levels of the hybrid cars will be half as compared to its other gasoline-powered models such as …
On why he is interested in Calcutta's transport problems: I have been interested in transport and the environment for the past 25 years and have worked in Europe, Australia and North America. Three years ago, I decided to work in a situation where there was rapid growth in population and …
barely a year after its introduction in California, re-formulated petrol ( rfg ) is being hailed as the most effective means to check air pollution from automobiles since the catalytic converter. rfg accounts for 30 per cent of the us market, according to the Arco Oil group. They say that …
Mask-covered faces are now a common sight on Kathmandu roads. This is a result of the fleet of vehicles emitting thick black smoke which not only irritate the eyes, but also cause several respiratory diseases. "Every second patient visiting an ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialist is directly or indirectly …
With a rapidly expanding fleet of vehicles, Kathmandu faces a serious environmental problem, thanks to the growing air pollution. According to a recent report by the Urban Air Quality Management Strategy, a World Bank and UN under- taking, if the pollution remains unchecked, the economic cost of pro- ductivity lost …
the Nepalese government is coming down heavily on polluting automobiles, in a bid to prevent air pollution assuming dangerous proportions. Roughly 100,000 vehicles ply regularly on the streets of Kathmandu and among them are 1,200 diesel tempos, which are regarded as the prime source of air pollution in the valley. …
AFTER a car has been started, conventional catalytic converters take a few minutes to get hot enough to tackle exhaust emissions. The emissions during these first few minutes account for about 80 per cent of all pollution from cars fitted with converters. To overcome this problem, a Connecticut-based company, Precision …
Finance minister (FM) P Chidambaram's budget has been hailed by the media and the public as a landmark exercise. It has also been applauded for being a 'growth budget'. For instance, the New Delhi-based weekly Outlook describes it as a 'Miracle Budget' which has given the nation new hope. The …
the much-publicised mass rapid transit system (mrts) has finally been cleared by the Delhi government. According to Tejinder Khanna, lieutenant-governor of Delhi, work on the project would start as soon as this year’s rainy season is over
the clouds of black smoke from the tailpipe of a bus may become an old story if a recent British invention, an oil recycler, proves its efficacy. The recycler can produce oil savings of at least 600 per cent as well as attain 50 per cent reduction in hydrocarbon emissions …
The proposed lead-free petrol programme of Sri Lanka's central environmental authority (CEA) to check air pollution, especially in Colombo, has been postponed. According to official sources, the decision has been taken by the CEA, apparently due to inadequate storage tanks. Earlier, the CEA itself had announced in the cities that …
eco-imaging: To cash in on companies eager to acquire a green image, the Calcutta-based Tara Risk Research Resources and Reward Private Ltd (Tara-4R) is planning to introduce environmental risk management services to business houses in India. The company will also institute an award for eco-friendly companies. According to Omkar Chatterjee, …
at an exhibition on air pollution in India's metros organised by the Centre for Science and Environment in Delhi, the Danish development journalist Knud Vilby asked a question: Why did Delhi have a heavier vehicular pollution load, when it had lesser population than either Bombay or Calcutta? The answer lies …
TRUCK manufacturers in UK never had it so good. And all it took for their trucks to sell like never before were new EU guidelines on noise and emission requirements in commercial vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes. The new guidelines - Euro 2 - came into effect on all …
IN AN attempt to lower emission levels of vehicles, the Supreme Court has directed the petroleum ministry to study the viability of propane as an alternate fuel and submit, a report by December 9. The ministry said that sufficient supplies of propane are avail- able to run about 75,000 two- …
Pollution tests are a joke in Nepal. While the government standards for carbon monoxide by volume emissions for three-wheelers is three, the company standard is four-and-a- half. Effectively, this should put all three-wheelers off the roads, but this is not so. Quite simply, bribery rules the day. Romendra Singh Deuja, …
