Air Pollution

 Delhi summers more polluted than winters

it's a turnaround of trends. Summers in Delhi are now more polluted than winters. Reason

Publication Date: 
30/05/2007
Archita Bhatta
Down to Earth
Tags:
Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, CNG, LPG, Research, India, Delhi
India

 Partneship for Clean Indoor Air looking for Indian partners

partnership for Clean Indoor Air (pcia) is inviting partners in India to help implement measures to reduce indoor air pollution. This will help almost 90 per cent of India's biomass-based fuel

Publication Date: 
14/05/2007
Vibha Varshney
Down to Earth
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Indoor Air Pollution, Health Effects, LPG, Biomass, Chulhas (Cookstoves), TERI, India
Energy

Energy sources of Indian households for cooking and lighting, 2004-05

The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) conducts socio-economic surveys covering various subjects on regular basis. Subjects are selected keeping in view their importance.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2007
National Sample Survey Organisation
Tags:
Household Energy, India, Electricity, Consumption Patterns, LPG, Kerosene, Firewood
India

 Unique replacement for fuelwood in Nagaland

nagaland's forest department has undertaken a new scheme to increase the state's forest cover. Under the programme, forest officials are to gift villagers gas stoves and liquified petroleum gas (lpg)

Publication Date: 
27/02/2007
K T Thomas Rengma
Down to Earth
Tags:
North East, Health Effects, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Firewood, Respiratory Diseases, LPG, India, Nagaland, Kohima (D), Mokokchung (D)
Industry

 Making space for emissions

What does the ubiquitous auto rickshaw and the plush aeroplane have in common, other than getting us from one place to another? The auto rickshaw, as India s largest manufacturer Rahul Bajaj will

Publication Date: 
14/11/2006
Sunita Narain
Down to Earth
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Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Ozone, Alternative Fuels, CNG, LPG, Climate Change, Global Warming, Air Transport, Poverty, Industry, Global
Energy

Report of the committee on pricing and taxation of petroleum products

With the declared objective of moving towards market determined prices for petroleum products, Government announced the dismantling of the Administered Pricing Mechanism (APM) effective 1.4.2002. However, it was decided to continue to subsidize PDS kerosene and domestic LPG on the ground that these were fuels of mass consumption largely consumed by

Publication Date: 
01/02/2006
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Tags:
LPG, Diesel, Petrol, Kerosene, Oil Products, Subsidies, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India, Fuel Pricing
Climate Change

 Fuel tank duel

Bangalore auto drivers locked in a battle with oil companies

Publication Date: 
14/05/2005
Down to Earth
Tags:
LPG, Three Wheelers, Petrochemical Industry, Bangalore (D)
Air Pollution

2nd final report on particulate pollution reduction strategy in seven critically polluted cities

It is clear that all cities face a common threat

Publication Date: 
01/02/2005
Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
Tags:
Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), CNG, LPG, Fuel Quality, Fuel Adulteration, Supreme Court, India, Hyderabad (T), Ahmedabad (T), Bangalore (T), Pune (T), Sholapur (T), Chennai (T), Kanpur (T), Lucknow (T), Air Quality and Health
Air Pollution

A primer on implementation of the in-use emission norms as amended by the Union Government in February 2004

The vehicle inspection programme in India called Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate, was enforced under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMV rule No 116) in 1991. This requires all inuse vehicles to undergo periodic exhaust emission tests and obtain valid PUC certificate.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2004
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Vehicles, Diesel, Petrol, CNG, LPG, Delhi, Air Pollution, Pollution Under Control Certification, Vehicle Technology and Fuel
India

 In Court

sole authority: The Supreme Court (SC) of India has ruled that only the Union government can enforce laws on mineral oil resources, which include natural gas (NG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). It

Publication Date: 
29/04/2004
Down to Earth
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Oil Pollution, LPG, Compensation, Oil, Natural Gas, Legislation, Supreme Court, India

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