Environment

 Playing dirty

There is an urgent need for a post APM fuel policy if we want to address environmental concerns

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
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Environment, Petrol, Health, Delhi, CNG
India

 The right blend

Ethanol, a safer alternative to MTBE, will now be mixed with petrol to curb emissions. Lopamudra Banerjee analyses the impact of this environment friendly decision

Publication Date: 
30/05/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Groundwater Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ethanol, Petrol, MTBE, Emissions Trading, Research, India, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Statistics, Two Wheelers, Toxins
Industry

 Engine trouble

The Indian auto industry has got stuck with obsolete engines. It needs a jump start

Publication Date: 
29/11/2001
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Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Petrol, Euro II, Euro III, Development, Emissions Trading, Automobiles, Industry, Technology, Research, India, Vehicles
India

 Patrolling pollution

Tamil Nadu becomes the first state to punish polluting petrol stations

Publication Date: 
30/08/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Groundwater, Water Act 1974, Petrol, India, Tamil Nadu

 Cosmetic concern

At a time when USA is banning MTBE , Indian public sector companies, with the blessings of the petroleum ministry babus, are promoting its use

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
Anil Agarwal
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Environment, Sugar Industry, Ethanol, Diesel, Petrol, MTBE, Public Sector, Brazil, India, 24 Parganas (S), 24 Parganas (N), Health Effects
Industry

Mileage: environmental rating of Indian automobile sector

In-depth Life Cycle Analysis of the environmental performance of major players in the Indian automobile sector. Also analyses technological issues, comaprative analysis of best practices with global players and recommends future outlook.

Publication Date: 
Dec 2000
Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain, Chandra Bhushan
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Health Effects, Carbon Dioxide, CNG, Petrol, Emissions Trading, Automobiles, Fuel Cell, Industry, Awards
Industry

 One step back

Under pressure from the industry, the Australian government relaxes petrol and diesel emission standards

Publication Date: 
14/07/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Politics, Diesel, Petrol, Industry, Australia
Wildlife

 Bad oil

A flourishing racket of petrol, diesel and mobile oil adulteration is going on in Delhi, according to reports in the media. According to police sources, most of petrol adulteration is either done

Publication Date: 
14/03/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Petrol, Delhi
Environment

 Lead the way out

Many cities of the world reel under severe lead pollution as they continue using heavily leaded petrol. The case for the phasing out of lead is stronger than ever before

Publication Date: 
29/11/1996
Fred Pearce
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Lead, Petrol, Environmental Science
India

 No lead in Lanka

Sri Lanka is set to curb atmospheric lead pollution by introducing lead free petrol for its cars

Publication Date: 
14/02/1996
Nalaka Gunawardene
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Lead, Petrol, Sri Lanka

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