Kanpur

Kanpur is the largest city in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is spread over an area of 260 sq km with a population of 25.51 lakh. The population is expected to increase to 48 lakhs by 2030 which amounts to adding a whole new Kanpur in 30 years. Even though it had originally grown as an industrial town, manufacturing is shrinking in this city. The city has strength in terms of heavy usage of cycling and walking but due to neglect the city is losing this advantage. Air pollution levels are one of the highest in the country.

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Kanpur (T), Uttar Pradesh, Air Pollution, Walking, Cycles
Energy

Power generating cycle a big draw

Ludhiana: An exercising cycle that can produce power has become an huge attraction at the ongoing International Trade Fair in Delhi these days.

Publication Date: 
19/11/2009
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
CFL, Cycles, Energy, Science And Technology, Punjab, Ludhiana (D)
Climate Change

Carbon 'Pedometer' Helps Volvo Cut Commute's Footprint

Using a mobile phone-based software program has enabled a test group of Volvo employees to cut the greenhouse gas emissions of their daily commute by more than 30 percent.

Publication Date: 
02/06/2009
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Environment, Green House Gases, Economy, Transport, Public Transport, Cycles, Energy, United States Of America (US)
Energy

A case for daylight saving time (Letter)

MUCH is being written on DST. Some people have even sought legal redress in courts to force the government to undo DST.

Let me give some important reasons why DST is of immense value:

a) The government announced that 250 MW electricity was saved last year through DST. There should really be no other reason needed to repeat DST every year.

Publication Date: 
06/05/2009
Dawn (Pakistan)
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Public Transport, Cycles, Energy, Pakistan
Agriculture

 News 360o - Briefs

china land reform Policy to double rural earnings China

Publication Date: 
29/11/2008
Down to Earth
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Oil Pollution, Land Reforms, Agriculture, Natural Disasters, Transport, Volcanic Eruptions, Mud, Urban Transport, Cycles, Farmers, Energy, Oil Exploration, Electricity, Power Transmission, Nigeria, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Korea
Transport

 China shuns green vehicle

The Chinese fettish for bicycles is ending. While the country's new middle class already prefers cars, a recent government move also indicated the same preference. It cancelled the bicycle

Publication Date: 
14/12/2004
Down to Earth
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Transport, Cars, Cycles, China
Environment

 Roadblock ahead

Even as electric bicycles are riding high on a popularity wave in Beijing, traffic officials have decided to phase them out by 2005. The user-friendly features of these vehicles

Publication Date: 
30/08/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Cycles, Electricity, China
Industry

 Pedal pushing

Bullish predictions have already been made about its future. Experts say it will tempt a lot of people. It's the Powabyke. Costing $818, the electric mountain bike weighs some 40 kilogrammes with a

Publication Date: 
14/02/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Green Products, Cycles, Industry, Technology
Transport

 Cycles of change

TO BEGIN with a literary conceit: by the time the 'bicycle' came into existence and took 5 decades to establish itself in the lexicon of the late 20th century fashion of urban nomadism, history had

Publication Date: 
14/06/1994
Down to Earth
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Transport, Cycles
Transport

 China bans bicycles, while USA goes back to mud houses

CANTON will soon wear a different look as its commuters abandon the traditional bicycle for other modes of transport. In a dramatic step to ease traffic congestion, Cantonese officials intend to

Publication Date: 
30/03/1993
Down to Earth
Tags:
Transport, Housing Construction, Mud, Cycles, China, United States Of America (US)

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