Vehicular Pollution

The Swedish government has approved a discount to motorists who switch to environment-friendly cars. The rebate of 10,000 kroner (us $1,430), which began from April 1, 2007, will continue till

Publication Date:

29/04/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Energy Policy, Transport, Road Transport, Sweden, Environment Management

Industry

PCB issues notices to polluting units in Raipur

the Chhattisgarh government reiterated in February that industries not in compliance with emission norms could not be established in three industrial areas in Raipur, the state's capital, until

Publication Date:

14/04/2007

Author(s): Rajendra Mohanty

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution, Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Waste Disposal, Industry, High Court, India, Toxic Wastes

Transport

Revisiting economics of congestion

In our December 31, 2006 issue we raised some questions in the editorial, 'Economics of congestion'. Readers responded. Here is a cross section of views Theory-practice hiatus Shreekant Gupta,

Publication Date:

27/02/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20070228

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment Economics, Vehicular Pollution, Transport, Automobiles, Cars, India, Global, Health Effects

Transport

Fuel inefficient India heading towards energy crisis

Energy insecurity is India s latest tryst with her post liberalised destiny. It began in July 2006. Crude oil prices rose to all time peak, at US $79 a barrel. In India, retail prices of petrol and diesel rose, respectively, 59.6 per cent and 78.8 per cen

Publication Date:

14/02/2007

Author(s): Anumita Roychowdhury

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20070215

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment Economics, Vehicular Pollution, Petrol, Trade, Energy Policy, Transport, Automobiles, Cars, Oil, Imports, Auto Industry, India, Statistics, Diesel

Air Pollution

Up to it, FM?

The memory of last year's oil price hike, and its economic and political fallouts, has faded from memory. As India awaits the 2007-08 Union budget, newspapers are abuzz with reports of more tax cuts

Publication Date:

14/02/2007

Author(s): Priyanka Chandola, Vivek Chattopadhyay, Jayeeta Sen

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20070215

pp:

0

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Fuel Efficiency, Economy, Energy Efficiency, Vehicles

Industry

Economics of congestion

THE Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers siam says India produced over 10 million vehicles in 2006. The number of cars was more than one million. As the manufacture and sale of vehicles are

Publication Date:

30/12/2006

Author(s): Sunita Narain

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20061231

pp:

15

Tags:

Environment Economics, Vehicular Pollution, Urban Transport, Automobiles, Cars, Industry, India, Economy

Wildlife

NEWS SNIPPETS

Footage of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin's death will never be broadcast, his widow Terri has said in her first interview since his death in early September. "What purpose would that

Publication Date:

30/10/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20061031

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Religious Beliefs, Wildlife, Media, Personalities, Australia, Vehicular Pollution

Forests