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 …
Stating that the bilateral trade potential of the two nations had not been fully tapped, Taiwan’s Ambassador to India C. K. Tien on Tuesday said both India and Taiwan should join hands in the field of IT/software, hardware, electronics, automotive components, food processing, agri-technology and education to build international brands. …
Banglore : For the first time in the country, a Hydrogen-powered automobile bus has been developed by Tata Motors and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) after several years of research. The hydrogen fuel-fitted bus was demonstrated at Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, an ISRO facility in Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu on …
General Motors India, the Indian arm of the Detroit-headquartered automaker, has admitted to the government that an internal probe had revealed the company violated testing norms and its employees re-fitted already approved engines in new Tavera models sent for inspection in order to meet specified emission norms. The company has …
Renewable technologies & greater efforts by emerging economies among few bright spots The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday said the drive to clean up the world’s energy system had stalled. IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven told the 23-member Clean Energy Ministerial despite much talk by world leaders …
Mahindra and Mahindra, on Monday, launched its all-electric four-seater passenger car, the e2o, with price starting at Rs.5.96 lakh. The car is developed by Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles (formerly Reva Electric Car Company), and will replace its predecessor Reva, India’s first electric car. “The launch of the Mahindra e2o marks …
Greener cars that use alternative fuels could help the United States slash its greenhouse gas emissions from everyday driving a full 80 per cent by 2050, according to a scientific study out today. That could lead to a more than 10 per cent cut in overall US pollution into the …
Greener cars that use alternative fuels could help the United States slash its greenhouse gas emissions from everyday driving a full 80 per cent by 2050, according to a scientific study out today. That could lead to a more than 10 per cent cut in overall US pollution into the …
The need to provide an overlap between individual mobility and public transport becomes imperative in a context where individual mobility leads to greater congestion, lower speed and increased land use, said The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Director-General R. K. Pachauri here on Friday. But taking it in isolation, how …
The green concept by the firm has a larger goal of addressing issues like energy conservation How about earning credit points for using public transport that besides promoting go-green initiatives makes one’s travel and shopping cheaper? If everything falls in place, this will be a reality from January for lakhs …
Hinduja Group flagship firm Ashok Leyland said it has introduced a range of haulage trucks fitted with twin speed rear axles and other modifications for enhanced fuel efficiency of up to 10 per cent. Deployed on 25 and 31 tonne trucks in both 6x2 and 8x2 configurations, the new set …
Automotive technology: Driverless cars promise to reduce road accidents, ease congestion and revolutionise transport IN AN average month 108,000 people are killed in traffic accidents around the world, and the death toll is increasing. On current trends it will exceed 150,000 people a month by 2020, according to the World …
Access to clean, affordable and reliable energy has been a cornerstone of the world’s increasing prosperity and economic growth since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Our use of energy in the twenty-first century must also be sustainable. Solar and water-based energy generation, and engineering of microbes to produce biofuels …
Petroleum Ministry seeks setting up of an inter-ministerial group to draw up an action plan for pollution issues The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has sought setting up of an inter-ministerial Committee (IMC) with representatives from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Urban Development …
Code specifies if car maker fails to recall, govt can intervene The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) on Monday notified a ‘voluntary code on vehicle recall’ for passenger vehicle, two-wheeler and commercial vehicle manufacturers. It stipulates the conditions and procedures required to be followed on detection of any manufacturing …
Diversified business house Tata group is developing an electric car that is expected to be priced below $20,000 (over Rs 10 lakh) in partnership with France’s Dassault Systemes. The group’s engineering services outsourcing and product development IT services arm, Tata Technologies has completed the first feasibility study of the electric …
In order to tune into a sustainable transport in the City, the State government should take some bold steps like banning free parking, said Prof T G Sitharam, Chairman, Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP), IISc. Speaking at a seminar on “Green Economy: The way forward for …
It is not uncommon for Indian companies to encounter situations that require ingenious engineering combined with a uniquely Indian approach to problem solving. Automobile companies around the world have developed some exquisitely advanced diesel engine technologies, but Indian companies had to go one step ahead. More than a decade ago, …
With a top speed of 115 km per hour and weighing 320 kg, the battery operated ‘EVo 1’, India’s first electric race car designed and manufactured by students-cum-automobile enthusiasts from IIT Bombay, was unveiled at the institute on Thursday. It will now participate in the Formula Student competition at Silverstone …
A new set of hot wheels from India is set to enter the racing circuit. What’s more, it’s green. The IIT (Indian Institute of Technology)-Bombay Racing Team on Thursday launched at the institute the country’s first electric race car —Evo1 — designed and manufactured by its members. The car, the …
ThiruvananthapuramKerala, counting on debt funding by Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to feed 80% of its proposed R1.18-lakh-crore high-speed rail corridor project, is likely to corner some Japanese industrial investment too, as if in bonus. A business team, led by Japanese diplomatic officials, has been in talks with state industry …