Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways

This report is in addition to EPCA report no 15 on Assessment and prevention of gas leakage from CNG buses (July 2005). It takes into account the affidavit on behalf of the Transport Department GNCT of Delhi, October 2005 and Delhi Transport Corporation, October 2005. In addition, it reviews the recently reported incidents of CNG bus fires to examine the weaknesses and problems.

Publication Date:

01/11/2005

Source: Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority

Tags:

Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), CNG Buses, CNG Safety, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), Gas Leakages, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, Vehicle Technology and Fuel

Energy

Roads min wants to decide auto efficiency

Opens Up Turf War With Power Min, Undercuts India

Publication Date:

11/05/2010

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Fuel Efficiency, Roads, Automobiles, Energy, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, Times Of India (New Delhi)

Energy

In the net

Fuel economy: turf war or guerrilla ambush It can get as bad as not having any money left to buy oil. Increased oil demand from rapidly growing cars can make it worse. Yet there is no sign of official agreement on who must take the lead to draft fuel economy regulations for cars to get more miles out of a litre of fuel burnt. When the push for these regulations came about two years ago from

Publication Date:

14/09/2008

Author(s): Anumita Roychowdhury

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Fuel Efficiency, Fuel Economy Standards, Energy Policy, Cars, Energy, Auto Industry, Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, India, Fuel Pricing

Industry

Eco sensitive

The National Wildlife Action Plan was adopted in 2004. It entailed identifying ecologically fragile areas and wildlife corridors within 10 km of protected areas, and getting states to notify them as eco-fragile zones under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. But there was no progress in some states.

Publication Date:

30/10/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Ecosystems, Wildlife, Environment Act 1986, Supreme Court, Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan