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 …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday sought data on the number of vehicles entering Delhi from all entry points. Delhi Police counsel D. Rajeshwar Rao informed the Tribunal that there are 127 entry points to the city. The Tribunal then sought to know the total number of vehicles entering from …
With three weeks to go for the first-ever ‘car-free’ day in the capital, the Delhi government plans to extend the drive to a different stretch of road every week. This is one among the many measures that will be taken to control the city’s air pollution levels, said Transport minister …
Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) emission standards, being implemented in phases for various categories of vehicles to check automobile pollution, will become applicable for four-wheelers in Kerala from April 2016. With this, new four-wheeler vehicles which are complaint with the BS-IV norms only will be allowed to register in the State …
In an effort to reduce air pollution and promote usage of public transport in the national capital, Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Monday called upon citizens to use one car per family. “The Delhi government is serious about tackling the issue of air pollution in the capital. Our government will …
BRUSSELS — European legislators got a jolt this month in their long-running effort to update auto-emissions standards when a German member of the European Parliament suddenly proposed exempting a whole class of vehicles. “This was a huge loophole, and everyone was asking: Where does this idea come from?” recalled Bas …
A validation by the board or a buy-in from senior management is what every sustainability professional dreams of as he or she helps craft a sustainability framework for the company. It was, therefore, with some trepidation that Abhay Pathak set about making a presentation to a Tata Motors' board committee …
Taking a cue from BJP's election-winning slogan, Gurgaon's second CarFree Day rolls out on Tuesday with a pledge that, `Ab Ki Bar No Car'. And in an effort to promote the campaign, Gurgaon Police is going all out to make sure the second edition of Car-Free Day is a success.The …
Ranchi is the capital of Jharkhand, a state that remains largely rural, but is urbanising fast. The use of personal motor vehicles is expanding rapidly in Ranchi, leading to congestion in central areas and safety challenges. Ranchi lacks a formalised public transport system and people are largely dependent on paratransit …
German authorities has given scandal-hit Volkswagen an October 7 deadline to set out a timeline for bringing all its diesel cars in line with national pollution guidelines, a newspaper said on Sunday. The federal motor vehicle office (KBA) told VW to set out “binding measures and a timetable” by the …
Reuters) - Volkswagen's own staff and one of its suppliers warned years ago about software designed to thwart emissions tests, two German newspapers reported on Sunday, as the automaker tries to uncover whether its executives knew about the cheating. Europe's biggest automaker is adding up the cost of the biggest …
Department of the Environment department advised MEPs to vote against tighter control of ‘real-world’ car emissions The British government sought to block new EU legislation that would force member states to carry out surprise checks on the emissions of cars, raising fresh questions over ministers’ attitude to air pollution and …
One-day scheme promoted by mayor Anne Hidalgo sees city centre mostly free of cars and lower speed limit in other districts With the eight lanes of France’s most famous avenue cleared of all traffic on Paris’s first car-free day, the usual cacophony of car-revving and thundering motorbike engines had given …
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley found exposure to high levels of pollution lead to health problems in both infants and adults. The study had only limited evidence to demonstrate there was an increase in adult mortality, though some evidence pointed to higher mortality in the elderly . Conducted …
MUMBAI: To create awareness of noise pollution, the Rotaract Club of KC College is carrying out a 'no-honking campaign' in the city. Right from holding signature campaigns to staging street plays, to gifting ear plugs to traffic policemen, a range of activities has been lined up. Sumaiya Khan, community service …
Revelations that Volkswagen, the world’s biggest car maker, rigged its emissions testing in the United States to circumvent regulations and boost its sales have sent shock waves through the car industry. On 22 September, the company admitted that it had used special software to lower emissions during laboratory tests of …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday asked the Haryana government to submit air pollution data to substantiate the actual impact of Gurgaon's experiment with Car-Free Day on Tuesday. The expected improvement in air quality due to lesser number of cars on the roads may be crucial in determining the …
KANPUR: People living in Ramadevi area are more vulnerable to air pollution-borne diseases than people residing in Civil Lines area in the city, claims a new study conducted by a post-graduate student of department of geography, PPN PG College. The study includes, two areas of the city--Ramadevi and Civil Lines. …
Carmaker faces class action suits after admitting 11m of its cars were designed to cheat emissions testing Volkswagen has hired the US law firm that defended BP after the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster to help it deal with a growing collection of investigations and law suits over the emissions scandal …
Volkswagen's admission that it rigged car emission tests has prompted environmental and health experts to ask whether such deception could have hampered progress in reducing death and disease from air pollution. Volkswagen's Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday over the falsification of test data from diesel cars in the …
After Gurgaon, it's the turn of Delhi to go car-free. Transport minister Gopal Rai announced on Tuesday that starting October 22, Delhi will have a car-free day every month. "On the car-free day, there will be no cars on the stretch between Red Fort and India Gate," he said, while …
