How cities can improve mobility

As told to Parliament (July 22, 2019): States asked to form biotechnology coordination panels against GM crops

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Seamless transport

... a result of a well-coordinated city planning system and strong political will

Price to pay

It costs a fortune to own a car in Singapore

Exhausting Practices

Prescribed as the antidote for all problems related to vehicular pollution, Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates have been an obsession …

How carcinogenic is your CAR?

Do you want a country full of cars? Cars cause cancer. Scientists can even measure the cancer potency levels of the cars we ride. The so-called …

Scrappy progress

How green is Union Budget 2022-23?

Electric vehicle policy sees triple boost in this year‘s Union Budget

A brush with industry

The coke and diesel men

In Short - News

Union Budget 2024-25 set blueprint for India’s New Green Deal

Sitharaman’s announcements are in line with PM Modi’s 2021 Glasgow declaration on Net Zero by 2070

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

First birthday

Although setting up of the EPA did result in policies to control pollution, political interference has blunted its effectiveness

Unorganized players give e-bike a bad name

For a growing section of riders, e-bikes are a cool way out of increasing fuel costs. Naveen Munjal’s firm Hero Electric leads India’…

Consumer information system on fuel economy can help car buyers go green

Fuel efficiency is rarely a consumer’s primary concern, and vehicle manufacturers have little incentive to innovate technology 

Union Budget 2019-20: Blue sky thinking hits grey sky limit

New budget gives miss to blue-sky mission. Offers only a few sectoral hooks in transport and energy to nudge clean air action

EPCA has recommended ban on diesel vehicles in Delhi: environment minister tells Parliament

Benefits of CNG transition are not visible due to growth in diesel vehicles, says recent report by Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) …

Lost track

Ahmedabad authorities plan to scrap cycle lanes in upcoming bus rapid transit corridors

Auto Expo review: diesel, electric cars dictated trends

Electric and electric hybrid cars still stuck in concept stage

How air pollution hits lungs

China’s Africa strategy is shifting from extraction to investment — driven from the industry-rich Hunan region

Vulnerability of African countries and changing domestic needs of China leading to the shift

At full throttle

A voluntary effort to promote alternative fuel vehicles in the US goes into overdriveby Chandrachur Ghose

As told to Parliament (December 21, 2022): 42.1 million hospital admissions under PMJAY

The admissions were worth Rs 49,468.6 crore and helped reduce out-of-pocket health expenditure 

How green is budget?

No incentive for buses, no brakes on diesel cars