Transport

 Swedish discount for environment conscious car buyers

The Swedish government has approved a discount to motorists who switch to environment-friendly cars. The rebate of 10,000 kroner (us $1,430), which began from April 1, 2007, will continue till

Publication Date: 
29/04/2007
Down to Earth
Tags:
Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Energy Policy, Transport, Road Transport, Sweden, Environment Management
Wildlife

 Road maze

The controversy around the Kandi road through the Corbett Tiger Reserve

Publication Date: 
29/11/2005
Kirtiman Awasthi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Ecology, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ecotourism, Road Transport, Wildlife, Legislation, NGO, Uttar Pradesh, Nainital (D)
Environment

 South Asia

pm halts road: Mauritius' prime minister Navin Ramgoolam has announced a halt to construction of a 25-km highway running through Ferney Valley, which helps to speed up journeys to tourist resorts.

Publication Date: 
14/11/2005
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Road Transport, Waste Incineration, Mauritius, Agra (D)
India

 Dead end

The sight of environment-friendly electric trams trundling along Kolkata's chaotic roads could soon be a thing of the past. The West Bengal government and Kolkata Municipal Corpo

Publication Date: 
29/06/2003
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Transport, Road Transport, India, West Bengal
Industry

 Replaceable or not

Rules are in place for vehicles to run on liquefied petroleum gas but key technology issues remain unresolved

Publication Date: 
14/10/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
LPG, Road Transport, Automobiles, Industry, Technology, Legislation, Vehicles

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