Vehicle Scrappage Policy of Goa, 2023
The Goa government has notified the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Policy of Goa, 2023 giving detailed guidelines over scrapping of old, unfit vehicles and also offering incentives to those voluntarily handing
Vehicles
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Polluters take a fall
Heavy polluters have to pay heavy fines. Truck manufacturers realise this the hard way
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Changing gears
Automakers are realising the advantages of four stroke engines. But fuel cells and electric vehicles remain the industry s orphans
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The public relations onslaught
A public relations agency, Burson-Marsteller Roger Pereira, has come out with a newsletter entitled
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Diesel Update
A European study determined that exposure to traffic related air pollution, in particular diesel exhaust particles, may lead to reduced lung function in children living near major motorways.
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Speedway to hell
The one sector which is running amok in terms of growth of emissions is transport. Between 1990 and 2005, the maximum increase in emissions of rich countries was in this sector
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Fuelling devilish debate
The CSE thesis of devil engines is simply deceptive. It is, to say the least, unbelievable that improved, pollution-controlled new technology engines and 0.05 per cent (50 parts per million) sulphur quality diesel are more lethal
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Up to it, FM?
The memory of last year's oil price hike, and its economic and political fallouts, has faded from memory. As India awaits the 2007-08 Union budget, newspapers are abuzz with reports of more tax cuts
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In Court
flare-down: The burning of natural gas by oil firms in the Niger Delta violates the human rights of local people and should be stopped immediately, ruled the high court of Benin City in Nigeria. The
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DELHI'S PARKING POLICY
Why is Delhi delaying the implementation of its parking policy? Is vote bank politics trumping over a much needed move to unclog the national capital?We discuss on urban Reality this week.