India

  Leaking joints fuel bus fires

Probes carried out to get to the root of the CNG blaze problem

Publication Date: 
14/01/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
CNG, Gas Leakages, Industry, Research, India, Delhi
Industry

 Heavy load

The auto industry releases a new model of vehicle every now and then. What is not new about them is that

Publication Date: 
Thursday, November 29, 2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Emissions Trading, Automobiles, Industry, Delhi, Vehicles
India

 Firecrackers banned

the Delhi high court has banned the use of firecrackers and loudspeakers in the National Capital Territory of Delhi unless a special permission is taken. Their use is going to be regulated even

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Noise Pollution, Noise Pollution Control, Health Effects, Heart Diseases, Mental Health, Legislation, Environment Act 1986, NGO, Delhi
Industry

 Driven by the market

There is more to profit from alternative fuel technologies than meeting emission norms with conventional fuels. But is the industry listening?

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, CNG, Automobiles, Industry, Technology, India, Delhi, Vehicles
Wildlife

 Thriving trade

a report by the Wildlife Trust of India ( wti ) and the International Fund

Publication Date: 
30/07/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Wildlife, Wildlife Trade, India, Delhi
India

 Fuel cell buses for Delhi Going nowhere?

Grants have been approved to facilitate the use of fuel cell buses in the developing

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Carbon Dioxide, CNG, Diesel, Public Transport, Urban Transport, Fuel Cell, Technology, UNDP, United States Of America (US), India, Delhi, Developing Countries
Health

 Right medicine?

Doubts are raised over the efficacy of two herbal medicines for asthma

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Asthma, Development, Health, Ayurveda, Drugs, Infectious Diseases, Research, India, Delhi
Industry

 Dirty detergents

Detergents are rated for how ecofriendly they are

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Carbon Dioxide, Industry, Technology, Research, NGO, India, Delhi
Industry

 Reprieve!

SC drops contempt charges against Delhi officials in relocation case

Publication Date: 
14/06/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Industry, Supreme Court, Delhi
Poverty

 Incompetence at its best

Traffic management in India is contrary to that in any sensible country in the world

Publication Date: 
30/05/2001
Anil Agarwal
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Tags:
Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Urbanisation, Automobiles, India, Delhi

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