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Renault to stop making diesel car in India as it readies for BS VIBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 26, 2019
With the country moving to BS VI fuel emission standards, French automobile maker Renault has decided to stop manufacturing diesel cars by the end of this year. The company said it does not make sense for it to sell diesel vehicles in the personal segment. It plans to launch... Read more.. |
State RTC asked to drop move to induct eco friendly busesBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 16, 2019
The Judicial Preview Commission of the Andhra Pradesh government has asked the State Road Transport Corporation to drop the move to induct eco-friendly electric buses into its fleet and suggested purchase of new diesel buses to replace the aged vehicles. It also said there... Read more.. Subject Tags: air quality , Andhra Pradesh State Transport Corporation , diesel vehicles , electric buses , FAME |
Diesel-run auto-rickshaws to go off Patna roads from March 31, 2021By : Sustainability ..., Nov 7, 2019
Thousands of auto-rickshaws running on diesel will go off the roads of Patna from the midnight of March 31, 2021, the Bihar government announced on November 6, 2019. Instead, the owners of the auto-rickshaws will be encouraged to switch over to CNG or battery-operated systems... Read more.. |
'Majority of air pollution deaths in India linked to diesel vehicle emissionsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2019
As much as two thirds of deaths from air pollution in India can be attributed to exhaust emissions from diesel vehicles, which were responsible for nearly 385,000 deaths in 2015, a study has... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , diesel vehicles , health impacts , India , outdoor air pollution , transportation , vehicle emissions |
Delhi air pollution: NGT directs AAP govt to seize 10-year old diesel taxisBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2017
The National Green Tribunal has voiced concern over 10-year-old diesel taxis operating in the national capital and directed the AAP government to seize them without any delay as they cause air... Read more.. |
End of road for 10-yr-old diesel cars in Delhi-NCR; NGT refuses to lift banBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2017
A decade old diesel vehicles will now have to go off the roads with the National Green Tribunal today declining to lift its ban on them in Delhi-NCR, noting that emissions from diesel vehicles... Read more.. |
Centre argues against diesel car order againBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 27, 2017
The Centre once again argued against phasing out more than 10-year-old diesel vehicles in National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday. NGT then asked the government to suggest a solution.... Read more.. |
Four of world's biggest cities to ban diesel cars from their centresBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 5, 2016
Four of the world’s biggest cities are to ban diesel vehicles from their centres within the next decade, as a means of tackling air pollution, with campaigners urging other city leaders to... Read more.. |
36% diesel vehicles exceed national limit for emissions in BengaluruBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 25, 2016
Smoke-spewing vehicles are largely to blame for the toxic air we breathe. A study has found that 36.3% of the diesel vehicles in the city and 12.6% run on petrol exceed the national limit for... Read more.. |
SC Lifts Ban On Big Diesel Cars, Slaps 1% Green CessBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 15, 2016
In a major relief to the automobile industry, the Supreme Court on Friday lifted the restriction on registration of diesel cars and SUVs having engine capacity of 2000cc and above in Delhi and... Read more.. |