Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
Consumers will have to shell out more for power, fuel and cars in a few years as these industries begin to pass on the burden of technology upgrades being put in place for meeting increasingly stringent environmental and emission norms. The new environmental norms for coal-fired power plants, for example, …
Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy rode on a battery-driven bicycle on Sunday here to promote greater use of electric vehicles and mark the World Environment Day. "Electric vehicles are future of road transport as they are economical, energy eco-friendly and energy efficient. Technologies have to be developed to make them …
It Would Dent India's Image As Preferred Biz Destination' Bans on diesel vehicles can cripple a growing sector and destroy jobs as the automotive industry is the largest manufacturing sector in India and contributes to more than 47% of manufacturing GDP, a government assessment has said. A committee of secretaries …
Diesel cab owners in Delhi are hoping the government will notify some technology. The Delhi government Monday said it would not register diesel cabs retrofitted with CNG kits because there is no legally approved technology available for this in the market at present, according to an official. “If diesel cab …
Green body CSE on Monday welcomed the Centre's move to integrate pollution concerns with the Union budget and send signals to discourage polluting technologies but said several concerns, including the proposed tax sops for developers to provide housing, remained unaddressed. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said pollution cess …
Pune: Mercedes Benz India has been at the receiving end of the diesel car ban in the capital. Citing pollution concerns, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restricted carmakers from selling diesel cars that are equipped with over two litre engines until March 31, 2016. In an interview with TOI, …
Even as the last two years have seen the highest number of recalls by automakers in India, auto-component manufacturers have started seeking larger product liability and recall covers, say insurers. Further, premiums on such covers too could go up due to limited re-insurance for such products. “Indian markets saw five …
With 'polluting' diesel cars becoming a concern leading to a ban on registration of big diesel cars and SUVs in the National Capital Region (NCR) till March 31, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the government's fuel policy was the major culprit …
Faced with air pollution in cities, China invests heavily in battery-powered cars With uncertainty around diesel engines because of rising pollution in the cities, Tata Motors is moving towards hybrids and electric vehicles. The Mumbai-based company, traditionally been dependent on diesel engines, is working on partial hybrids and fully-electric systems …
Honda Cars India on Thursday announced a recall of 90,210 units of its sedan City and multi-purpose vehicle Mobilio manufactured between December 2013 and July 2015 to replace the fuel return pipe. The recall will affect only the diesel variants of the two models. “There is a possibility that in …
NEW DELHI: Several studies have shown that motorcycles could be worst polluting vehicles after diesel trucks entering Delhi from other states, even more harmful to the environment than cars and heavy duty vehicles. But there is no strategy yet to control their emissions, and experts said it would be naive …
The Society of Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) has welcomed Government's decision to move over to BS V emission norms by 2019 but said that BS VI in 2021/22 is unrealistic. Vinod Dasari, president of Siam said, "Upgradation to BS V norms would reduce the pollution levels from the 4-wheeler industry by …
NEW DELHI: India's push to produce less polluting BS-VI fuel by 2020 may not necessarily result in cleaner air in heavily-polluted Indian cities for many years after that, as most vehicles on the road will not be able to use this fuel. Life-threatening pollution levels in cities-13 of the top …
The recent Volkswagen corporate fraud has exposed gaps in emissions regulations in India and makes the country "extremely" vulnerable as it is "dieselizing" rapidly without the right norms and compliance framework for manufacturers, a green body said today. Centre for Science and Environment CSE) said that the Volkswagen fraud was …
While the earlier plan was to implement BS-V by 2020 and BS-VI by 2024, the Petroleum Ministry sought to skip BS-V and directly implement BS-VI standards by 2020 Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday confirmed that his Ministry still aimed to implement introduction of the cleaner Bharat …
Two-wheelers and all other types of vehicles are set to get two new safety features to reduce fatalities. Bikes and scooters will need to have the automatic headlamp on (AHO) like that of Daytime Running Lamps in cars, from April 2017. The road transport ministry is also working on a …
Ahead of government's vehicle safety norms set to kick in 2017, country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) plans to introduce features like airbags and anti-lock braking system as an option in its mass market models. The company has already offered these safety features as standard across all variants of …
Volkswagen said on Tuesday that it would revamp the technology it uses for controlling diesel emissions, as it struggles to overcome an emissions cheating scandal that has battered its reputation and threatened its financial stability. The company said it would switch to a selective catalytic reduction system to decrease emissions …
A validation by the board or a buy-in from senior management is what every sustainability professional dreams of as he or she helps craft a sustainability framework for the company. It was, therefore, with some trepidation that Abhay Pathak set about making a presentation to a Tata Motors' board committee …
Directly aping Euro norms might be a problem considering the driving conditions peculiar to India that might require the adaptation of critical components to work in these conditions. Even as Minister for Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) Nitin Gadkari has urged automobile manufacturers to leapfrog from Bharat Stage-IV emissions norms …
