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Procedural delays on the part of implementing agencies will ensure that the Supreme Court deadline for the conversion of old Delhi Transport Corporation buses to compressed natural gas will not be met

On July 28, 1998, the Supreme Court ruled that all eight year old buses should be converted to CNG by March 2000 and the entire fleet of 10,000 by April 2001. This is all that has happened till November 1, 1999

Ronald Parise of Connecticut, USA, thinks he can make electric buses go farther. Today's batteries cannot store enough charge for those long journeys, and drivers usually do not like stopping for

The DTC's plan to buy new eco friendly buses is left hanging as Delhi government stalls the deal. Manish Tiwari and Anumita Roychowdhary report

• The DTC floats a tender for modern, commuter and environment-friendly urban buses. • Nine companies, including Volvo, Daewoo, Optaire and India's Ashok leyland and TElCO, bid.

The recontmendations of a high-level committee for containing vehicular pollution in Delhi have been approved by the Supreme Court. The apex court has warned the authorities to strictly adhere to the

A fleet of buses powered by electri

A Canadian firm has given a fresh lease of life to defunct fuel cells which have been modified to produce enough electricity to run a home or even to power buses, which would spew out water vapour instead of toxic fumes