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 response:The district administration has received more than 50 applications for the newly launched Eco Cabs. Deputy Commissioner Kahan Singh Pannu said the environment-friendly rickshaws would soon render the traditional rickshaws outdated. The design: Designed by IIT engineers, an Eco Cabs weighs 35 kilograms, much less than the conventional rickshaw, …
With many private and most commercial vehicles staying off the roads for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi has reported a steep fall in pollution levels in the last two weeks. As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), while the permissible levels of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide are around 80 …
KOLKATA, 11 OCT: Railway minister Miss Mamata Banerjee today inaugurated 10 battery-operated environment friendly 10-seater small vehicles at Sealdah Railway station. Miss Banerjee said the vehicles will ply between Sealdah and Howrah railway stations and will carry senior citizens and physically-challenged people free of cost. She inaugurated long-distance trains between …
Oct. 6: Particulate matter pollution at Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam is much above the standard levels and this is an increasing trend, stated a report released by the Centre for Science and Environment as part of Right to Clean Air campaign. PM10 (particulate matter of less than 10 micron size) levels …
Pune To promote indigenous manufacturing of eco-friendly vehicles, the Central government will definitely support hybrid electric vehicle makers if they showed interest in setting up their manufacturing plants in India, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Vilasrao Deshmukh said on Wednesday.
Agartala, Oct 6: After 22 years, the Tripura government will bring back town bus services in capital Agartala by introducing 75 buses that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) to make it a
To be launched this year, new rickshaws will have FM radio, seatbelt, first-aid box, reading material, dustbin and fire extinguisher The new Amritsar rickshaw, which will be launched in the holy city within this year, is going to offer passengers a musical ride. In a first-of-its-kind feature, the rickshaw will …
Traffic policemen working in the busy traffic signal areas get exposed to the vehicular emissions for years together. The fumes, chemicals and particles present in the emission are reported to be damaging to the lung functions of these individuals. Since there were no data available on the PFT parameters of …
Porsche's new 911 GT3 R Hybrid proves eco-efficiency doesn't have to be boring. WASHINGTON: She stood motionless on the pavement near Washington's National Mall, beams of late summer sun caressing her sleek body as dozens of men ogled her and made secret wishes.
For the city of Delhi, an air quality index methodology was proposed and applied for six criteria pollutants - PM10, PM2.5, CO, NOx, SO2, and Ozone and analyzed for trends in the past three years of data. The AQI is reported on a scale of 0 to 500 and subdivided …
London: An electric car designed by Thomas Edison, who created the lightbulb, has hit the road again, after languishing in a London garage for nearly half a century. Built in 1912 by Edison, who was the brain behind more than a thousand inventions, it is reckoned to be worth at …
Ananth Krishnan BEIJING: Last week, as the streets of Beijing were paralysed by a record 140 traffic jams, residents found themselves taking two or three hours to cover 10 km in their cars.Wang Meng, however, had no such problem. As Beijing's roads became sprawling parking lots, he zipped in and …
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday announced that it had completely switched over to the cleaner Euro-III and Euro-IV petrol and diesel, well ahead of the October 1 deadline fixed by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry. Addressing a press conference here, Minister of State for Petroleum Jitin Prasada said:
KOCHI: It was the day to forget cars, all motor vehicles for that matter. The idea was to leave behind private vehicles in favour of cycling, walking and public transport. As the whole world observed The International Car Free Day on September 22, a few Kochiites remained loyal to the …
President Pratibha Patil today said mass transport has become a necessity to avoid congestion and pollution. She was speaking after laying the foundation of a new metro line connecting South Kolkata with central area of the city. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, Finance Minister Pranab Mukerjee and leaders of Trinamool Congress …
New Delhi: The capital on Friday became the first city in the country to introduce environment friendly lowfloor CNG-electric hybrid buses having almost zero pollution level.
The opening and closing ceremonies for Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium will flaunt two things— glitter and smoke. To ensure reliable power for stadiums, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has bought diesel-run generators with a combined capacity of about 40 MW—the power consumed by the Delhi airport. …
KOLKATA, 13 SEPT: While the Public Vehicles Department and the state transport department continue haggling over the numbers of two-stroke autos scrapped in almost two years after the Calcutta High Court verdict, old but repainted autos continue to rule the city suburbs. Mr Sumantra Chowdhury, state transport secretary, said that …
