The US Environmental Protection Agency has kickstarted the cleanup drive for highway motorcycles by revising their emission standards after two and a half decades. The new norms, which are more stringent, were notified on December 23 and will come into ef

Price mechanism is the only way to discourage the use of dirty fuels

A clutch of automakers to blame for almost all of the tailpipe emissions in the US

Excessive pollution is threatening to put Nepal's picturesque Pokhara out of the tourist map. The panoramic view of the snow-clad Himalayas from the valley is fast fading. Industrial and vehicular

Andhra Pradesh government junks ecofriendly tax plan proposed for 15 year old polluting vehicles

Bangladesh's capital Dhaka is facing an acute transport crisis. With its 12,000 two-stroke autorickshaws and tempos being sent off the road, there are no vehicles to replace the banned fleet.

a study carried out in Delhi has added another dimension to the effect of vehicular pollution on human health. Re

Ethanol, a safer alternative to MTBE, will now be mixed with petrol to curb emissions. Lopamudra Banerjee analyses the impact of this environment friendly decision

Released recently, the Bellagio memorandum advocates best practices for policies on vehicular emission reduction worldwide

Plants affected by pollution are increasingly being used for indicating pollution levels

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