Vehicles

A progress report on audit of PUC centers and networking of PUC centres in Delhi

This report presents the results of the third party auditing of the PUC centers. It recommends periodic audits every six months and corrective actions based on the findings of the third party auditing of the PUC centres. Presents the finding of the decoy operation in which frauds in a PUC centre was detected. Recommends strong penal action against the defaulters.

Publication Date:

01/07/2006

Source: Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Diesel, Pollution Under Control Certification, CSE, Delhi, Vehicles, Vehicle Technology and Fuel

India

South Asia

lankan labour: The Wages Board of the Sri Lankan labour department is promoting child labour, if a government notice published in Sri Lankan newspaper is to be believed. The notice, which relates

Publication Date:

30/05/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20060531

pp:

0

Tags:

Workers, Child Labour, Legislation, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Vehicles

Industry

Bytes

3d mouse: Scientists in the US have developed a fast, high-resolution, 3D mouse embryo visualisation technique that may revolutionise the way birth defects and cancer genes are studied in animal

Publication Date:

30/05/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20060531

pp:

0

Tags:

Cancer, Medical Research, Scientists, Europe, United States Of America (US), California, Vehicles

Water Resources

In short

water wars are here: One protestor was killed when police opened fire at a group of farmers demanding release of water from a dam in Amravati district in Maharashtra on February 20, 2006. The farmers

Publication Date:

14/03/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060315

pp:

0

Tags:

Agriculture, Water Resources, Dams, Trade, Farmers, Patents, Bangladesh, India, Maharashtra, Vehicles

Air Pollution

The leapfrog factor: clearing the air in Asian cities

Captures 10 years of action, impacts and learning to address the complex air pollution challenge in Asia. This book is a survival guide for Asian cities trying to steer their way out of the pollution haze.

Publication Date:

Dec 2005

Author(s): Chirag Shah, Animita Roychowdhury, Vivek Chattopadhyaya

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, CNG, Diesel, Fuel Adulteration, Fuel Additive, Transport, Urban Transport, Natural Gas, Asia, India, Delhi, Vehicles, Two Wheelers

Transport

Supplementary report based on the order dated Aug 12, 2005 regarding the responses received on the EPCA report no.14 on lambda

In March 2005, EPCA submitted its report no. 14: Special report on the introduction of an upgraded pollution under control certificate system in response to the Hon

Publication Date:

01/11/2005

Source: Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority

Tags:

Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Pollution Under Control Certification, Cars, Delhi, Vehicles

Industry

Chinese bicycles reach dead end

The cyclist, who has ruled Chinese streets for decades, is fast becoming an endangered species in the country, thanks to sweeping globalisation. Shenzhen China Bicycle Company, one of the biggest

Publication Date:

29/09/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20050930

pp:

0

Tags:

Automobiles, Cycles, China, Vehicles

India