Air Pollution

Imphal auto drivers protest diesel 'ban'

IMPHAL: The city's drivers have decried the recent move by the state government to replace diesel auto rickshaws with battery-powered ones.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2018
Times Of India (Imphal)
Tags:
Manipur, Imphal (T), Diesel, Vehicular Pollution, Three Wheelers, Air Pollution
Air Pollution

Improvement in testing parameters in vehicles under Pollution under Control (PUC) Programme

The Hon’ble Supreme Court in its order March 23, 2018 has directed EPCA to examine the new parameters that can be introduced in Pollution under Control (PUC) centres.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2018
Environment Pollution(Prevention and Control) Authority for NCR (EPCA)
Tags:
Pollution Under Control Certification, Vehicles, Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Petrol, Supreme Court, Inspection And Maintenance
Air Pollution

Worlds cleanest petrol, diesel now in Delhi

Worlds cleanest petrol and diesel are now being supplied in Delhi after state-owned oil firms advanced rollout of Euro-VI grade fuel by two years in a bid to combat alarming levels of air pollution

Publication Date: 
02/04/2018
India Today (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Euro VI, Noida, Ghaziabad (T), Gurgaon, Faridabad (T), Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore
Air Pollution

No initial impact of BS-VI compliance cost on diesel, petrol prices

Production cost of petrol has gone up by 24 paise per litre on an average and that for diesel has risen by 66 paise.

Publication Date: 
30/03/2018
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Diesel, Bharat Stage VI, Vehicle Technology and Fuel, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Air Pollution Control, Air Pollution
Air Pollution

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Comprehensive Action Plan for air pollution control, 26/03/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/03/2018 regarding Comprehensive Action Plan for air pollution control and supplementary report on the comprehensive action plan with timelines.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on behalf of Union of India has stated on affidavit that BS VI will be available in the National Capital Territory of Delhi in all retail outlets with effect from 01.04.2018.

Judgement Date: 
26/03/2018
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Delhi, Air Pollution, Diesel, Petrol, Supreme Court, Air Pollution Control, Fuel Quality, Bharat Stage VI, Urban Air Quality, Cars, India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government Of India (GOI)
Transport

Policy and environmental implications of using HEFA+ for aviation

The aviation sector must confront rapidly increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and ambitious decarbonization targets. Alternative jet fuels (AJFs) could be route to decarbonizing this sector, though these fuels can vary widely in feedstocks used, cost, and environmental performance.

Publication Date: 
21/03/2018
Nikita Pavlenko, Anastasia Kharina
International Council on Clean Transportation
Tags:
Air Transport, Diesel, Alternative Fuels, N C America, Green House Gases
Transport

Diesel car sales decline will have negligible impact on attainment of European CO2 emission standards

The share of diesel vehicles among new car registrations in the EU decreased from a peak of 55% in 2011 to 49% in 2016. Recent data indicate that diesel shares continued to fall in 2017 and early 2018.

Publication Date: 
18/03/2018
Peter Mock, Uwe Tietge
International Council on Clean Transportation
Tags:
Diesel, Cars, European CO2 Emissions Standard, Vehicle Technology
Air Pollution

Nitrogen dioxide caused thousands of premature deaths, finds German study

The Germany government says thousands of people die prematurely each year from the harmful effects of nitrogen dioxide, a gas that’s also produced by diesel engines.

Publication Date: 
09/03/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Germany, Nitrogen Dioxide, Health Effects, Diesel, Cars, Vehicular Pollution
Air Pollution

Serious about fighting pollution? Not if 58 new sectors are running almost entirely on gensets

GURUGRAM: Policymakers and politicians love the word ‘green’ when they are describing technology: in pollution-scarred NCR, the word has permeated into daily diction so much that it could mean anyt

Publication Date: 
09/03/2018
Times Of India (Gurgaon)
Tags:
Haryana, Air Pollution, Diesel, Electricity, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Air Pollution Control
Air Pollution

EU urges Germany to introduce air pollution toll

German cities should fight air pollution by charging drivers tolls according to their vehicle's emissions, rather than slapping general bans on older models, European Transport Commissioner Violeta

Publication Date: 
08/03/2018
PHYS
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Germany, European Union (EU), Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Fossil Fuels, Health Effects, Public Transport

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