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Bhutan celebrated World Environment Day on June 5. As usual, the day was marked by lofty official speeches. This year, however, a highlight of the celebration was the launch of an electric car in Thimphu by the department of energy.

Ill-effects of burning of paddy straw
Ravinder Saini
Rohtak, June 8
With a view to creating awareness among farmers regarding harmful effects of the burning of paddy straw in fields and making them environment- friendly, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has decided to launch an awareness campaign in the Rohtak and Jhajjar regions.

The Department of Motor Traffic said producing a gas emission certificate would be made compulsory from June 22 to obtain revenue licences for motor vehicles in the Southern, Central and North Central Provinces.

To appropriately mitigate environmental impacts from transportation, it is necessary for decision makers to consider the life-cycle energy use and emissions. Most current decision-making relies on analysis at the tailpipe, ignoring vehicle production, infrastructure provision, and fuel production required for support. We present results of a comprehensive

Environmental pollution in State is increasing with every passing year. The primary reason behind this is that industries of State are not adhering to the norms of water and air pollution set by MP Pollution Control Board.

Toyota City (Japan), June 7: The world economy may still be in deep crisis, and the global auto sector in the doldrums, but Toyota Motor

LUCKNOW: Construction activity in and around Gomtinagar and Alambagh has taken a toll on the ambient air quality. Pollution levels recorded here have shown an increase from last year. It is mainly due to the increase in the volume of ultrafine particles (RSPM) that remain suspended in air for long.

National Forum on Environment and Health (NFEH) has expressed grave concern over the fast degradation of environment in the country especially Karachi in the past 12 years which inflicted huge losses to the economy and posed threat to resources.

Industrialists of Site industrial area have reacted sharply over the notices issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Sindh, for non-compliance of National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQs).

Pune Pune will now have 10 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) outlets by mid-July and the number will go up to 18 by the end of the year. The Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) has completed the laying of the 30-km CNG pipeline from Chinchwad to Shivajinagar. Just one-km stretch near College of Military Engineering (CME) is awaiting sanction from the Army.

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