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Air Pollution

No petrol, diesel vehicles to Rohtang from today

In compliance with the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the district administration has imposed a complete ban on all diesel and petrol vehicles going to the Rohtang Pass for tourism pu

Publication Date: 
17/08/2015
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Diesel, Petrol, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Vehicles, Vehicular Pollution, Air Pollution
Air Pollution

Surrender of old vehicle to get upto Rs 1.5 lakh sops: Gadkari

Government is considering giving financial incentives of up to Rs 1.5 lakh on surrender of over-ten-year-old vehicles to check pollution and address road safety concerns, transport minister Nitin G

Publication Date: 
14/08/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Euro VI, Biofuel, Vehicles
Transport

Question raised in Lok Sabha on International Emission Norms, 11/08/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on International Emission Norms, 11/08/2015. Different countries have laid down different emission and fuel standards for vehicles. The emission and fuel standards adopted by some countries are given in Annexure- I.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Fuel Quality, Vehicular Standards, Bharat Stage IV, Euro VI, Vehicles, India, Parliament
Transport

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Clean Fuel Norms, 11/08/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Clean Fuel Norms, 11/08/2015. Government of India approved the National Mission on Electric Mobility in 2011 and subsequently National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 was unveiledby the then Hon’ble Prime Minister.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Fuel Quality, Vehicles, Vehicular Pollution, India, Parliament, Bharat Stage IV, Road Transport, Green House Gases
Air Pollution

CNG-run vehicles emit dangerous nanocarbon, CSIR study finds

AHMEDABAD: The compressed natural gas (CNG)-run buses are harmful for humans as they emit "nanocarbon" particles which can cause cancer, according to a study conducted by Council of Scientific and

Publication Date: 
07/08/2015
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, CNG Buses, CNG, Vehicles, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR), Cancer, Diesel, Air Pollution
Transport

BMC to HC: New policy for pandals will ensure pedestrian interests

MUMBAI: The BMC on Monday assured the Bombay high court that the interests of pedestrians and motorists will not be compromised during religious festivals.

Publication Date: 
04/08/2015
Rosy Sequeira
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pedestrians, High Court, Religious Beliefs, Festival, Vehicles, Noise Pollution, Transport
Air Pollution

Leave Delhi, or face up to pollution?

I do not know how best to respond to the question that, these days, many parents ask me.

Publication Date: 
03/08/2015
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Children, Asthma, Diesel, Vehicles, CNG, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Sunita Narain, Antibiotics, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects
Transport

Assessment of heavy-duty natural gas vehicle emissions: implications and policy recommendations

Analyzes the implications of a growing natural gas vehicle fleet on the emission benefits of the U.S. HDV “Phase 2” greenhouse gas rulemaking, synthesizing data on upstream emissions, vehicle emissions, and efficiency technology.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2015
Oscar Delgado, Rachel Muncrief
International Council on Clean Transportation
Tags:
Heavy Duty Vehicle, Methane, Global Warming, Diesel, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Green House Gases, Fuel Efficiency, United States Of America (US), CNG, Carbon Dioxide, Vehicles
Transport

Road accidents claim 35 lives in state everyday!

The number of fatalities in road accidents has risen 12.2% since 2009. According to the Maharashtra police statistics, at least 35 people die in road accidents across the state every day.

Publication Date: 
28/07/2015
Proshun Chakraborty
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Nagpur (T), Traffic Accidents, Statistics, Vehicular Safety, Vehicles, Transport
Transport

Green Highways (Plantation & Maintenance) Policy-2015

This “green highways policy” approved by road ministry sets aside one per cent of the civil cost of national highway development projects for the planting of trees in a planned manner, covering both existing NH sections and new routes that would be added to the network. 

Publication Date: 
21/07/2015
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Tags:
Highways, Development, Trees, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Vehicles, India, Soil Erosion, Biodiversity, Forest Conservation

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