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Air Pollution

 After Delhi...

...Andhra Pradesh may also ban 15 year old vehicles

Publication Date: 
30/01/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, LPG, Andhra Pradesh, Vehicles
India

 Portable car

It weighs 20 kgs, measures approximately 52.8 cubic metres and is powered by a two-stroke engine. It can be unpacked in under two minu

Publication Date: 
30/12/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Technology, United Kingdom (UK), Vehicles
Forests

 Flying high

As the global energy crisis escalates, eco-friendly modes of transport are being increasingly ignored. This is reflected in the rapid growth in air travel, which has increased nearly 100-fold since

Publication Date: 
Monday, November 29, 1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Consumption Patterns, Air Transport, Cycles, Vehicles
Environment

 Polluted city

Diesel vehicles are at the core of Hong Kong s air pollution problems

Publication Date: 
29/11/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Hong Kong, Vehicles
Energy

 Air Pollution

Two-stroke engines are adding to air pollution in Karachi, say newspaper reports. According to experts, these engines fitted in motorcycles,

Publication Date: 
29/11/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Pakistan, Vehicles
India

 Ban sought on diesel

to clean up Delhi's air, the Environment Pollution Authority (epa) for the National Capital Region (ncr) has recommended the Supreme

Publication Date: 
14/11/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Air Pollution Control, Diesel, Legislation, Delhi, Vehicles
Industry

 Playing with facts

An affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the Indian automaker TELCO suggests a misinterpretation of the WHO s views on air pollution. The motive is easy to guess: to protect the commercial interests of the company, even if it means obfuscating the s

Publication Date: 
14/11/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Politics, Air Pollution, Health Effects, Diesel, Industry, Legislation, Vehicles
Climate Change

 Safa tempos

More and more entrepreneurs in Nepal are showing eagerness to invest in battery-powered

Publication Date: 
30/10/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Diesel, Battery Vehicles, Nepal, Vehicles
India

 A lot of smoke

While some commend the Delhi government s proposal to ban the sale of new two wheelers fitted with two stroke engines from January 2000, others feel it might put a restraint on technology

Publication Date: 
14/10/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Eco Tax, Battery Vehicles, Technology, Legislation, Delhi, Vehicles, Two Wheelers
Forests

 The hazy future

In the fight against increasing pollution from vehicular emissions, new alternatives to fossil fuels have emerged. Till recently diesel was considered an environment-friendly fuel. However,

Publication Date: 
Thursday, October 14, 1999
Mario
Down to Earth
Tags:
Diesel, Energy Policy, Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas, Fuel Cell, Statistics, Vehicles

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