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 …
Pressure from the automobile industry is delaying implementation of tighter vehicular emission norms in cities across India. Though four-wheelers in 11 cities, including the four metros, switched from Bharat Stage (BS) III emission norms to BS IV on April 1, other cities supposed to make the switch from BS II …
Green activist Subhash Dutta alleged on Monday that cases related to environment issues were not being heard by the high court for a long time. Dutta has written to Chief Justice M.S. Shah, requesting him to take measures for early hearing of at least 10
Sandeep Moudgal, June 10, Bangalore: For the motorist struggling his way through Bangalore's notoriously chaotic traffic, the problem of parking is often the last nail on the coffin. Mounting vehicular population and narrow roads have only made this problem so acute and critical that the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) …
IS THE COUNTRY READY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES? DR. PAWAN GOENKA PRESIDENT,M&M;,AUTOMOTIVE & FARM EQUIPMENT SECTOR YES:More than a decade ago when Mahindra and Mahindra was still largely a jeep and tractor maker, we had decided to look beyond our immediate focus of the automobile sector. We took on the mantle …
Ronojoy Banerjee New Delhi: Sensing that the real spurt in growth in the electric vehicle segment in India is going to come from two-wheelers, utility major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M;) plans to focus more on developing and producing electric two-wheelers from its Nashik plant in Maharashtra. The company is looking …
NEW DELHI: THE government will invest $376 million (Rs 1,770 crore) to develop environment-friendly urban transport in the country. The project will be funded by a $150-million Central and state assistance and grants from multilateral bodies, an official in the ministry of urban development said. The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) …
BANGALORE: General Motors (India) announced on Friday that it has decided to postpone the launch of its electric car, which was earlier scheduled for December. Karl Slym, Managing Director, said the decision predates the recent takeover of Maini Motors, the largest Indian manufacturer of electric cars by Mahindra and Mahindra.
First the bad news: More than half of 130 Indian cities being monitored for air pollution are at critically polluted levels. Now the good news: Air pollution in Indian cities has been proved to be reversible, with improvements in public transport or changing over to greener fuels, reducing pollution levels. …
Revised CNG Rate 58% Less Than Petrol Price New Delhi: Even after the CNG price goes up by Rs 5.60/kg from June 8, the cost benefit of the green fuel against petrol and diesel will not come down substantially and will push up the per km running cost of various …
New Delhi: On Saturday morning, scores of Delhiites would be seen riding bicycles and battery operated vehicles on the streets of the city. Delhi government
New Delhi: IGL and MGL, natural gas suppliers for automotive and piped cooking fuels, will raise price of CNG by Rs 5.60 per kg and PNG (piped gas) by Re 1 a unit from June 8 after the Centre on Tuesday notified last month
This state of environment report for Delhi released on June 5, 2010 presents an overview of the environmental situation & emphasizes on the efforts towards carbon-neutral Commonwealth Games. Also proposes strategies for overcoming environmental challenges faced by the growing metropolitan city. See Also Report: Master plan for Delhi: with the …
Acute exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with cardiac outcomes, often within hours of exposure. The incidence of effects within the population depends on a number of factors, including genetic differences. Baja et al. examined the associations of air pollutants with heart-rate
Studies in humans and animals suggest that both short-term and long-term exposure to elevated traffic levels can adversely affect pulmonary and cardiovascular function. Although several studies have examined associations between blood pressure and air pollution, few have examined pulse pressure or measures of systemic inflammation. Rioux et al. studied residential …
Although commuters are exposed to high air pollution concentrations, little quantitative information currently exists on differences in exposure from different modes of transport, routes, and fuel types. Zuurbier et al. (p. 783) measured exposures to particle number counts (PNCs) and particulate matter ? 2.5
Vijayawada, May 31: The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Vijayawada region has decided to introduce new city buses according to the demand. It launched 31 new CNG buses to meet the commuters rush on Monday. Four bus services to Haailand (recreation park) and Duggirala in Guntur district and the …
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has planned to convert the electric crematorium in the Green Park Extension area into the CNG-based furnace. The civic body has invited private firms for conversion, operation and maintenance of the electric furnace into the CNG-based furnace. The agency getting the contract will also …
