Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group said Sunday that it planned to invest nearly $6 billion this year, similar to 2008, and would focus on developing environmentally friendly automobiles as it eyes longer-term growth beyond the current crisis. The global auto industry is reeling under an unprecedented demand slump that has resulted …
Even as automakers and suppliers struggle with the effects of a severe economic downturn, the global movement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions continues to gain momentum. This report is based on an 18-month research project into potential measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the use of passenger vehicles. It …
ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU MUMBAI, THE HATCHBACK CAR FEATURES A 624 CC PETROL ENGINE AND BOASTS OF A MILEAGE OF 20 KM PER LITRE. ITS ENGINE IS IN THE REAR AND THE BOOT SPACE IN THE FRONT. NOW this is one ride that can give Tata Motors some relief after the …
DETROIT: When Shai Agassi set out in 2007 to develop an infrastructure to service electric cars, circumstances were hardly in his favor. Gasoline was cheap, and big pickups and SUVs still ruled the road in the United States. While auto companies were working on alternative-fuel vehicles, they seemed destined for …
MOVE TO ENCOURAGE VEHICLES WITH BETTER FUEL ECONOMY & ALLOW WIDER CHOICE TO BUYERS, FEELS DHI Sushmi Dey & Dheeraj Tiwari NEW DELHI ANEW law requiring auto makers to get green ratings which will measure the energy efficiency of the cars they produce is planned by the year-end, a government …
BIG auto posted positive car sales in January, reviving hopes that a demand upturn could be just round the corner. Many companies improved their sales on a sequential month-on-month basis in January, following increased customer interest which drove higher footfalls at car dealerships. Market leader, Maruti Suzuki, achieved its highest-ever …
The debate about the future of the U.S. automobile industry exemplifies the shortcomings of U.S. public discussion about large-scale technological change. The auto industry has been widely vilified in recent months, with public opinion running strongly against government financial support for it. There has been an insistence on
Car makers told displaying fuel efficiency now mandatory AFTER years of prolonged inter-ministerial battle, the Centre recently reached a consensus to have mandatory fuel economy standards and a labelling programme for cars to improve their fuel efficiency. The conflict was on what would be the nature of the regulations and …
KUMUD JENAMANI Thinking big Jamshedpur, Jan. 22: The ancillary units of Tata Motors may have a reason to rejoice. The automobile major has set a tentative production target of 4,000 trucks for the month of February, double the number fixed for the months of December and January. Sources in the …
Press Trust of India Posted: Jan 20, 2009 at 0044 hrs IST Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Government has made public the incentives it offered to the Tatas for luring the small car project to the state
Electric-Car doubters often say that a vehicle like the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, intended to drive most of its miles on batteries charged from the power grid, is effectively powered by coal. While that is a vast oversimplification, it contains a germ of truth
Guy Ryder, general secretary of the International Trade Union Confedaration, went to Poznan to attend his first UN climate meet. He sees green opportunity in the financial crisis. Pradip Saha caught up with him Is it okay to discuss climate change in the midst of a financial crisis? Governments are …
It is nothing but courage in the face of adversity. Indian carmakers, which saw their sales figures crashing to an eight-year low in the September-December quarter, will launch 50 new models this year in an attempt to revive their fortunes. The new launches are likely to inject some enthusiasm into …
Automotive technology in its futuristic form could well mean cars with reduced air friction that rotate 360 degrees, making reversing and parking easier. From Saturday to Monday, students at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi got a taste of such innovation, with Japanese carmaker Nissan showcasing its models, including the 360 …
India needs to relook at its land acquisition acts When the Nano and Ratan Tata were sent scuttling out of Singur by a rent-seeking Mamata Banerjee, they didn't make landfall in Gujarat at first go. They looked at various site alternatives to set up shop for the Nano, the Rsl …
Ahmedabad: No sooner had Ratan Tata parked his Nano project in Gujarat, than the state is finally stepping on the gas to race ahead as a key driver of the $3 trillion global automotive industry. From housing the odd American car giant General Motors (GM) in Halol and truck manufacturer …
