Air Pollution

All new autos will be green, says Ashok

Transport minister R Ashok, on Thursday, said all new autorickshaws registering in the City will be environment-friendly (green).

Installing environment-friendly engine run on LPG and tamper-proof electronic metres and sporting green colour are mandatory for new autos, he added.

Publication Date: 
20/11/2009
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, LPG, Karnataka, Bangalore (T)
Air Pollution

Cycle to school, cut down on emission

In continuation of the pollution awareness programmes being organised by the Transport Department, another Bicycle eco-rally was held at Malleswaram grounds on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
19/11/2009
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Karnataka, Bangalore (T)
Air Pollution

Blueprint for green car development in works

Praveen Kumar Singh, Vikas Dhoot

New Delhi: By the time the Indian contingent leaves for the global climate change summit in Copenhagen next month, the government will be ready with a holistic strategy for promoting environment-friendly vehicles.

Publication Date: 
17/11/2009
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Alternative Fuels, Ethanol, Hybrid Electric, Zero Emissions Vehicles, Solar Energy, India
Air Pollution

City to have four car-free days annually

Ahmedabad: As a Children

Publication Date: 
16/11/2009
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Gujarat, Ahmedabad (T)
Air Pollution

Beijing homes banish coal-heaters

Saibal Dasgupta

Beijing: The Chinese government has received worldwide praise for its success in reducing pollution. But it had so far failed to deal with the problem of burning coal for heating during winters in Beijing.

Publication Date: 
16/11/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Carbon Monoxide, Coal, China
Transport

Reva scales up with GM

Collaboration between General Motors and the Reva Electric Car Co. will for the first time make battery-operated cars widely available in India. Under the tie-up with GM, the Spark will go electric using Reva technology. The Reva will continue to be produced as a separate car. Both cars will be available at all GM dealerships.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2009
Civil Society
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Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Transport, Battery Vehicles, Auto Industry, General Motors, Auto Technology, India, Reva Electric Car Co
Transport

The future of filling up

Between 2010 and 2012, car manufacturers are planning to introduce dozens of models that are either partially or completely powered by rechargeable batteries.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2009
Karen E. Lange
National Geographic
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Air Pollution Control, Electric, Hybrid Electric, Renewable Energy, Transport, Cars, Electricity, Battery Vehicles, Auto Technology, United States Of America (US)
Air Pollution

Soil acidification in China: Is controlling SO2 emissions enough?

China's failure to control nitrogen emissions could mar its success in reducing environmental levels of sulphur dioxide (SO2), a new study finds. Both nitrogen and sulphur emissions are major contributors to soil acidity and environmental pollution.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2009
Yu Zhao, Lei Duan, Jia Xing & et al
Environmental Science & Technology
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Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Acid Rain, Soil Resources, Thermal Power Plants, Power Industry, China
Climate Change

Clean air for megacities

Residents of the world's largest cities are ideally positioned to achieve the twin goals of clean air and lower carbon emissions, according to scientists in China and the US.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2009
David D. Parrish, Tong Zhu
Science
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Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Urban Air Quality, Ozone, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Energy Efficiency, Public Transport, Habitat And Urbanisation, China, United States Of America (US)
Air Pollution

Why authorise it?

If the system's broken, why fix it? Government policy is to replace it with an 'authority', without sorting out the details
Sunita Narain / New Delhi September 25, 2009, 0:20 IST

If the system's broken, why fix it? Government policy is to replace it with an 'authority', without sorting out the details.

Publication Date: 
25/09/2009
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, CNG, Euro IV, Delhi

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