Diesel vs Cars Environment
Diesel vehicles still have a long way to go as far as controlling particulate emissions is concerned and at the current level of technology …
Jaswant Singh keeps up the tokenism
Breaking with tradition, Union finance minister Jaswant Singh chose not to conform to the two-part format while delivering his maiden budget …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 24, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Fuel efficiency standards: Did Centre buckle under pressure from industry?
The government has stalled standards that could have made heavy-duty vehicles guzzle and pollute less. Is it hand-in-glove with the industry or …
Battery electric vehicles might beat hydrogen fuel in a cost-benefit analysis, at least for now
Currently in India, battery electric vehicles are more viable than green hydrogen & biofuels. But that may change as technologies are scaled up
Public-private partnership: Way forward for India's critical minerals value chain?
India needs to gear up by setting up joint ventures with the global OEMs and mining companies to make its lithium value chain resilient and …
The end of the internal-combustion car: Why competition is vital to bringing about cleaner transport
Political back-and-forths bring up whether Europe is making any progress with the green transition
Walking and good roads a fundamental right: Bombay HC
In most Indian cities, pedestrians outnumber vehicle users. Yet, they remain invisible in policy action
China announces 10 per cent tax break for electric cars
At least 30 per cent of the vehicles bought for use by the state from 2014 to 2016 will be electric powered or clean energy based, says government
Mumbai transport department waits for nod to levy additional tax on fuel, cars
Cess was proposed to generate funds for improving public transport and reducing congestion on city roads
Gasping for GAS
In the absence of a government policy on the use liquefied petroleum gas for automobiles, the illegal market is flourishing where safety norms …
Delhites, all that rain does not mean you will have a smog-free Diwali. Here is why
Firecrackers, industries, vehicles, date of the festival and late withdrawal of the monsoon, all could cause a repeat of previous Diwalis, experts say
Climate crisis: Expect more extreme heatwaves in near future
India witnessed a concurrent increase in meteorological droughts and heatwaves in various parts of the country over the last 60 years
Fighting for survival
Following economic liberalisation, India's largest power equipment manufacturer BHEL is diversifying and exploring renewable energy technologies …
Carbon capture technology not on track to reduce CO2 emissions
CCS technology aims to capture 400 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year by 2025, but that is unlikely to be met, according to …
IEEFA projects exponential growth of battery storage assets in India
Grid-scale batteries would help store this excess solar and supply power to the grid during peak demand hours, which is currently being done by …
Descent of man
The troubling aspect is that religious fundamentalism encourages the rejection of modern scientific thinking
Changing gears
Automakers are realising the advantages of four-stroke engines. But fuel cells and electric vehicles remain the industry's orphans
Electric vehicle battery recycling in India: An opportunity for change
India does not have adequate legislations that can prevent illegal dumping of spent lithium batteries
Experts welcome Delhi government’s electric vehicle policy
The policy aims to make a quarter of all new vehicle registrations battery-operated by 2024
‘No room left for the car’
Australian environmental activist and professor of sustainability at Curtin University in Perth, Peter Newman loves Indian streets. He shares his …
Playing with facts
An affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the Indian automaker TELCO suggests a misinterpretation of the WHO's views on air pollution. The …
Distant dream
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Fat? Blame petrol
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COVID-19 impact: It’s time to reimagine work culture and transform cities
The pandemic has taught us to rethink lifestyles and question our need to travel to work every day