A court ordered the national government and the Metropolitan Expressway Public Corp. to pay 149 million yen in compensation to 48 residents in Kawasaki who complained that air pollution from busy

The Association of Indian Authomobile Manufacturers (AIAM) has allayed fears that the introduction of unleaded petrol will lead to higher benzene emissions and thereby would add to air pollution.

Cheer up Kathmanduites. Though late, less-polluting cars are in the offing. Manufacturers say, once the cars with dual-fuel system the Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) and petrol start plying the roads,

New tax proposals may cause owners to examine the economy of running a diesel vehicle. The French government's 1999 budget proposals, would raise tax on the fuel and reduce the price advantage it

HC fiat to transport secretary: The Karnataka High Court today directed the State transport secretary to co-ordinate with the transport secretaries of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and

Breathing in Janpath could make you 10 times more vulnerable to cancer because of the acute concentration of minute benzene particles in the area. This has been stated in a study conducted by M P

The use of unleaded fuel in vehicles without catalytic convertors defeats the very purpose of the 'green fuel' and will not help cut down on air pollution. At present, a majority of vehicles in the

Brazil's smoke-clogged cities will have to wait at least until mid-1999 to see the first urban bus fleet run on a new pollution-busting fuel mix, industry sources say. Government and industry bodies

Many petrol station in the Capital contunue to sell leaded petrol even as the Delhi Government banned its sale from today. The stations continued to have separate booths for leaded and unleaded

The days of California's heaviest and least tractable smokers are numbered. Following a last-grasp declaration that diesel exhaust soot is a bad thing, the countdown for thousands of rattletrap