Electric vehicles will start to cut emissions and improve air quality in our cities - but only once they're common
Electric vehicles are often seen as the panacea to cutting emissions - and air pollution - from transport.

APAC auto turbochargers market to dip at 2% CAGR over 2023-28: GlobalData
New Delhi: As emission norms have become more stringent globally, with such introductions as Euro 6 standards, manufacturers of passenger cars and commercial vehicles are focusing on implementing more fuel efficiency and complying with emission-standard engines, resulting in increased demand for turbocharger technology.

We need a standardized framework to track city-level air pollution
A global air pollution report, World Air Quality Report 2023: Region and City PM2.5 Ranking, featured 83 Indian cities in the top 100 most polluted cities of the world. While the reality of air pollution in India is undeniable, the ranking of cities requires an unbiased measurement framework. The data used in this report is a combination of readings from regulatory air-quality monitors and low-cost sensors. While this approach has merit, the weak link of the study is the ‘spatial and temporal’ extent of the monitoring. For example, the yearly average of Delhi, reported at 102 microgram per cubic metre (ug/m3), is based on readings from 40 locations across the city with a cumulative uptime of 93%, whereas that of Siwan in Bihar, ranked No. 7 with 90ug/m3, is based on a single location, and Gurugram’s 17th rank reading of 84ug/m3 is drawn from four locations. The number of monitoring locations and their uptime that go into calculating the city’s average (and ranking) need standardization.

India may soon see new vehicle emission standards because of EU. Here’s why

Vegan footwear brand Paaduks recycles tyres to offset CO2 emissions
Chennai: Paaduks, a leading sustainable and vegan footwear brand in India,  has recycled an average of five lakh tyres annually over the past four years, totalling nearly 26 lakh kg of tyres. The  recycled tyres have helped offset 60.33 lakh kg of CO2 emissions.

Real Driving Emissions (RDE) norms: Everything you want to know about it

PUCC scan at pumps to check polluting vehicles

India might revise upcoming vehicle emission norms? Here’s why

Pollution control board moves to curb tyre waste

Climate initiatives that reduce motor vehicle emissions can boost children's health, save money

State’s greenhouse gas emission to rise five times by 2070: Report

Uber India introduces new feature to track CO2 emissions saved through Uber Green rides
Mobility on demand platform Uber has introduced a new feature for its users to track their contribution in reducing carbon emissions to the environment with the launch of ‘Emission Savings’.

New feature to track saving of CO2 emissions on Uber Green ride

Opinion: How checking air quality is vital to health, environment and economy

Global CO2 emissions reach new high in 2023; GDP growth, weak monsoon drove up emissions in India: IEA
New Delhi: The landscape of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continues to change. Global emissions grew by 1.1% in 2023, increasing 410 million tonnes (Mt) to reach a new high of 37.4 billion tonnes (Gt), according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

NGT asks for DPCC report on rail oil spill

Do electric cars benefit both the environment and your wallet?
With hotter temperatures, increased drought, more severe storms, rising and warmer oceans, loss of species, food shortages, and mounting health risks, the world has now declared climate action a global emergency. The UN resolved to reduce carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030 and reach Net Zero emissions by 2050. Other bodies have also keyed into this commitment, including the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which has resolved to reach Net Zero Emissions by 2050.

Clearing the air on emissions and carbon capture
To mitigate CO2 emissions, India is drafting a Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) policy. It will not only facilitate decarbonization efforts but can potentially kickstart a USD 10 billion industry in next five years, by using captured carbon to make chemicals, among other uses.

Pollution control board's approval must for vehicle scrapping facilities

Under the latest set of amendments issued on Tuesday, vehicle scrapping facilities (VSFs) will now require approval from the pollution control boards for both consent to establish (CTE) and consent to operate (CTO). Currently, VSFs are registered directly without any such approval.
 

How vehicular filtration industry is innovating to meet evolving emission norm challenges
New Delhi: The vehicular filtration industry will have to turn to innovation to keep pace with the automotive sector as it adapts to tightening emissions norms and the shift to alternative fuels.

Delhi govt sets bar higher in its pollution fight

As air quality improves, Stage III of GRAP revoked in NCR with immediate effect

Embracing Auto LPG: the smart choice for winters to promote clean and sustainable mobility
Based on an analysis conducted by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), The grand city witnessed a surge in pollution levels from November 1 to 15, 2023. Consequently, Delhi’s air quality has oscillated between the very poor and severe categories since the beginning of November 2023.

Anti-pollution curbs back in Delhi-NCR as AQI now at ‘severe’ level: Know what is banned and exempted
Amid worsening air pollution in freezing winters, the Union government on Sunday ordered a ban on non-essential construction work and plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).

JSW Group ties up with Finland-based Coolbrook for low carbon emission tech

How factory waste is painting wetland black
Untreated effluents from industrial units flowing into the Surajpur have killed over a dozen trees at the wetland, considered the ‘green lungs’ of Greater Noida and a haven for more than 180 species of birds from Asia and Europe during the migratory season.

Road Transport Ministry mandates stringent emission tests for flex-fuel vehicles

Vehicle emissions are polluting Malaysia's cities

Two pollution tests must for vehicles with flex fuel option

90 reasons why your city is so polluted
New Delhi: Delhi government’s environment department has prepared an inventory of major air pollution sources at 24 priority areas in the city. The department has identified sources of pollution at all continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (Caaqms) in Delhi and these include open burning of biomass, dumping of municipal waste, potholed roads, traffic congestion and construction activity. The department had earlier prepared a similar inventory of 13 pollution hotspots.