Air Pollution

Conversion into diesel autos lawful, says HC

Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) against conversion of petrol and LPG autos into diesel autos saying that it was legally

Publication Date: 
21/12/2017
Times Of India (Madurai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Diesel, Three Wheelers, Vehicular Pollution, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Air Pollution
Transport

Implementation plan for electrification of public transportation in Kolkata

This study prioritizes battery-based Electric Vehicles (EVs) for the public transportation sector—a sector where the accelerated early-stage adoption of EVs can be fostered through public-sector intervention and set the trend for large-scale EV adoption.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2017
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
Tags:
Public Transport, Electric Vehicles, Battery Vehicles, Cost Benefit Analysis, Kolkata, Buses, Three Wheelers
Air Pollution

Auto-rickshaws continue to choke city roads

If you encounter wrecked roads, unmanned directionless traffic, vehicles parked along roads, you are rightly traveling through the vicinity of royal city.

Publication Date: 
11/09/2017
Mehak Kaur Narwal
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Patiala (T), Vehicular Pollution, Three Wheelers, Cars and Congestion, High Court, Air Pollution
Air Pollution

No respite from smoke-emitting diesel auto-rickshaws

Despite the industrial town being counted amongst the most polluted cities in the country, the district authorities seem to be indifferent towards improving the environment in the city.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2017
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Ludhiana (D), Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Three Wheelers, CNG, Air Pollution Control
Air Pollution

No petrol-to-diesel auto conversion: HC

Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday impleaded the state's transport principal secretary as a party to the case against conversion of petrol and LPG autos into diesel au

Publication Date: 
20/07/2017
Times Of India (Madurai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Madurai (T), Three Wheelers, Diesel, Vehicular Pollution, Vehicle Technology and Fuel, High Court, Air Pollution
Air Pollution

Supreme Court order puts brake on sales of tractors, construction vehicles

Tractor and construction equipment vehicle makers’ business has had a near-freeze across the country since April 1.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2017
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Bharat Stage IV, Heavy Duty Vehicle, Two Wheelers, Three Wheelers, Vehicular Pollution, Auto Technology, Supreme Court
Air Pollution

Supreme Court bans sale of BS-III vehicles from April 1, 2017

The Supreme Court has ordered a ban on the registration of new Bharat Stage III vehicles from April 1, 2017 when BS IV emission norms would come in force.

Judgement Date: 
29/03/2017
Tags:
Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, India, Supreme Court, Auto Industry, Two Wheelers, Three Wheelers, Cars, Bharat Stage IV, Health Effects, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Standards, Fuel Efficiency, Light Duty Vehicle
Transport

Proposed fuel-consumption standards for two- and three-wheelers in China

China is one of the top markets in the world for two- and three-wheelers. On October 28, 2016, the Chinese Ministry of Industry, Information and Technology released, for public comment, proposed fuel-consumption standards for two- and three-wheeled vehicles (motorcycles and mopeds).

Publication Date: 
08/03/2017
Zifei Yang
International Council on Clean Transportation
Tags:
Fuel Standards, Two Wheelers, Three Wheelers, China, Vehicular Standards
Transport

Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific: sustainable rural Access

The Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific is a peer-reviewed journal published once a year by the Transport Division (TD) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

Publication Date: 
19/12/2016
UNESCAP
Tags:
Rural Transport, Rural Roads, Transport, Three Wheelers, Women, Poverty, Asia, India, Rural Development, Economic Development
Air Pollution

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding restraining the induction of two-stroke three-wheelers in Maharashtra, 18/11/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Shafi Mohamed Meer Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 18/11/2016 regarding restraining the induction of two-stroke three-wheelers i.e. autorickshaws in cities of Maharashtra. The Applicant submits that the Government has misled the public at large that CNG fuel is non-polluting while encouraging large scale of auto-rickshaw conversion to CNG. He contends that despite having CNG fuel in Auto rickshaws, pollution levels continue to rise.

Judgement Date: 
18/11/2016
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Two-Stroke, Three Wheelers, Urban Air Quality, Maharashtra, Mumbai, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

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