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Status of implementation of CNG as a fuel for urban buses in Delhi: findings, conclusions, recommendations

The first in the series of independent technical assessments by three CNG experts, this report provides a clear roadmap to help the government design appropriate policies, chart new action plans and re-orient strategies to implement the CNG programme in India's capital. Its release coincided with the introduction of CNG buses in the capital amidst the furore raised about their safety and performance.

Publication Date: 
Jan 2001
Frank Dursbeck, Lennart Erlandsson, Christopher Weaver
Centre for Science and Environment
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Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, CNG, Transport, Legislation, Delhi, Vehicle Technology and Fuel
Transport

 Alarming sign

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are at their peak, claim UK scientists

Publication Date: 
14/09/2000
Down to Earth
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Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Global Warming, Research, United Kingdom (UK)
Air Pollution

 Seamless transport...

... a result of a well coordinated city planning system and strong political will

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30/08/2000
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 Mass movement

Mass movement The number of mass rapid transit (MRT) stations in Singapore has done away with the need to own a vehicle PARTICULARS PERCENTAGE

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30/08/2000
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 A breath of fresh air

Pollutant levels in the ambient air for 1998 were within the World Health Organisation and US Environmental Protection Agency permissible limits

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30/08/2000
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 Overcoming auto dependence: the Singapore way

Overcoming auto dependence: the Singapore way TRAFFIC CALMING FAVORING ALTERNATE MODES ECONOMIC PENALTIES NON-AUTO- DEPENDENT LAND

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30/08/2000
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 Price to pay

It costs a fortune to own a car in Singapore

Publication Date: 
30/08/2000
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 Singapore: Breathing Easy

It s all about taming traffic: keeping a tab on the number of vehicles on the road, and promoting public transport. Singapore, one of the smallest but richest Asian cities, has mastered this art. From being one of the most polluted Asian cities three deca

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30/08/2000
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 ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

The

Publication Date: 
29/06/2000
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Waste Disposal, Governance, Pakistan, Environment Management
Transport

Patent on cloning may cover people

An American company won a patent that it says overcomes a critical obstacle in cloning mammal cells. The company, Infigen Inc. in DeForest Wisconsin, owns a large herd of cloned cattle that produce

Publication Date: 
27/06/2000
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
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Life Science

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