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French automaker Renault and its Japanese partner Nissan said on Friday they had signed a cooperation accord with China to produce environmentally friendly vehicles. Wuh an, a major city in central China, will serve as the pilot region for the project.

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Tata Motors' Nano, available for commercial delivery from July, has the lowest carbon dioxide (CO2) emission level among small cars. The company says the Nano emits 101 g of CO2 per km, among the lowest in the world for the class. The Nano's gasoline engine technology has been developed by German auto major Bosch.

New York: Researchers in the United States have suggested that exposure to pollution during pregnancy could harm babies.

The UT administration has decided to seal its borders for petrol/diesel-run auto-rickshaws coming from Mohali and Panchkula from tomorrow.

The administration has also notified that these auto-rickshaws would be impounded from tomorrow onwards if they ply in Chandigarh.

Attock Refinery Ltd (ARL) will start erecting a new 12,400 barrels per day (bpd) diesel hydrotreater and an isomerization unit at its refinery before end-June to produce cleaner autofuels, an industry source said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh has sought assistance of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to set up another crude oil refinery and the UAE has responded positively in this regard.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Hasan Mahmud sought the assistance when UAE Ambassador in Dhaka Khalfan Battal Ali Al Monsouri met him at the foreign ministry yesterday, says a press release.

The use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in the transport sector has not only reduced carbon emission but also is saving over $800 million worth of petroleum import annually, Petrobangla sources say.

However, rapid expansion of CNG delivery network in the last few years has significantly contributed to instability of gas supply pressure in many areas.

Tricobalt tetraoxide (Co3O4) is a potential catalyst for low-temperature oxidation of carbon monoxide (required in automotive emission control) but although it is active even at subzero temperatures, it is highly sensitive to moisture.

The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) and the Communication and Works Department (C&WD) on Tuesday resumed the controversial cutting of trees near the Lahore Canal to widen the main road near Thokar Niaz Baig.

The downtrend in gasoline prices has also caused a decline in the compress natural gas (CNG) kit prices by around 28 percent.

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