Ban sought on diesel

THAILAND

BURDENING DUTY

SOUTH AFRICA

Cleaner snowmobiles

Polluting Vehicles

After Delhi

...Andhra Pradesh may also ban 15-year-old vehicles

Trouble at both ends

South Asia

As told to Parliament (December 7, 2022): 71% Indians can’t afford nutritious food, member of Parliament cites DTE report

More than 1.7 million people die every year due to diseases caused by poor diet, DTE reported

‘Countries should keep sustainability in mind while extracting minerals & metals’

Every year, the world mines 150 billion tonnes of rock to source 65 billion tonnes of minerals

How realistic are India’s 2030 fleet electrification targets?

Focus should be on converting the existing fleet to electric vehicles and not just adding more EVs to the roads

Deepening green tech divide between Global North, South to worsen economic inequality, warns UN

Without decisive action by governments, developing countries may miss out on economic opportunities from green tech

Maharashtra expands EV subsidies — but with a deadline

The revised EV policy aims to realise the state’s ambition to have 10% EVs among new vehicle registrations by 2025

Electric vehicles in India: Can we protect the environment & also help the economy

Double dividend hypothesis claims environmental taxation can improve both environmental & economic conditions

Replaceable or not

Rules are in place for vehicles to run on liquefied petroleum gas but key technology issues remain unresolved

Patna's new home delivery: pollution under control certificates

Bihar transport department moves in as car owners complain of few testing centres amid hefty fines

The day when the world will have a common electricity grid

To allow renewables to thrive in the future, dirty energy should be allowed to continue for some time

Are vendors only encroachers of Delhi’s footpaths?

The authorities must consider removing illegally parked vehicles first and allot designated spaces on roads to street vendors

Car-free smog-free!

As cars keep off the street following a French call for European car-free day, air quality in some cities shows improvement

EV battery recycling can give wings to India’s decarbonisation dreams but faces stiff challenges

Recyclers face double jeopardy of having to depend on global market for buying feedstock as well as for selling final products

Hydrogen cars

Spaced out!

Private cars are forced to make way for bicycles in Paris

Evaluating impacts

Running on the right gas