Florida's draft motor rules
Smog has to be cleared
Fuel prices delay emissions trading in New Zealand
As told to Parliament (March 17, 2021): Indian Railways eye 20 GW solar power from vacant land by 2030
All that was discussed in the House through the day
South Asia
Sops for devil’s engines
Budget bites on vehicles
Fails to restrain use of subsidised diesel in private diesel cars
Electrifying offshore platforms targets a tiny fraction of the oil industry’s emissions
Configuration & location of some of the older installations mean that electrification will prove to be prohibitively expensive
Burn water!
A college dropout from a south Indian village, has produced a form of crude, low-sulphur 'petroleum' by mixing water and some herbs, shown that …
Spreading the fire
The mandarins of the Indian science establishment have begun pushing the process of making the 'wonder-fuel' from water and herbs to its logical …
Row over ruling
A WTO ruling raps the US for its unfair trade practices and the failure to stick to environmental rules on clean fuel standard
Playing dirty
There is an urgent need for a post APM fuel policy if we want to address environmental concerns
No lead in Lanka
Sri Lanka is set to curb atmospheric lead pollution by introducing lead-free petrol for its cars
India's 20% ethanol-petrol blending target advanced to 2025
Currently, 8.5% of ethanol is blended with petrol in India
Cashing in on green consumers
Britain and USA have followed hard on the heels of the German eco-angel, but, unfortunately, most such schemes continue to remain "green froth".
One step back
Under pressure from the industry, the Australian government relaxes petrol and diesel emission standards
Clean call
Let the Bhure Lal Committee decide on what qualifies to be a clean fuel, says the Supreme Court
NaMo budget on transport and pollution: Green expectations - Dashed hopes
NDAÔÇÖs maiden budget upholds and supports UPAII blunders to protect the automobile industry while ignoring the perils of …
India researchers make petrol from plastic
The Indian Institute of Petroleum has developed a technology that uses a combination of catalysts to produce high-quality diesel and petrol
Can Nigeria kill the fuel subsidy?
With nearly 5,000% increase in expenditure on petrol import subsidy, IMF and World Bank call for funds for education and health sectors
UK paid £43 billion in green taxes in 2013
The figure was the highest ever for the country, with the majority of the environmental taxes paid by the commercial sector
Lead the way out
Many cities of the world reel under severe lead pollution as they continue using heavily leaded petrol. The case for the phasing-out of lead is …
Bharat Stage VI: India leapfrogs today and it is no Fool’s day
Despite the pall of gloom around COVID-19, there is reason to cheer that India has become the only country to leapfrog directly to Bharat Stage …
Russia-Ukraine war to have ‘ripple effects’ on India’s fuel prices: Experts
India should take this as a market signal and channel investments into electric vehicles and green hydrogen, which are substitutes for oil and gas,…
Vehicular fumes escalate deaths and illness: New global study
Diesel vehicles responsible for nearly half the world's premature deaths. Delhi ranks sixth