Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Delhi is continuing to struggle with its Pollution Under Control (PUC) programme which is reportedly not well-equipped to test diesel vehicles for emissions and particulate matter, an Indian Express report said. This is not the first report to say so. In fact, several reports have shown that diesel vehicles are …
Methanol-blended fuel could be the answer to the twin challenges of slashing India's oil import bill while simultaneously reducing the country's carbon-footprint, V.K. Saraswat, a member of the NITI Aayog that has succeeded the Planning Commission, has said. "We are working on how to structure the entire methanol economy in …
The two-wheeler industry is estimated to have incurred a loss of Rs 600 crore due to the three-day discount offered to customers after the Supreme Court ordered a ban on sale of BS-III vehicles, a report said. The major chunk of the loss is expected to be borne by the …
The Centre on Thursday told the National Green Tribunal that there was a "misconception" that only diesel pollutes the environment. "NGT has concluded that diesel vehicles are more polluting than petrol and CNG. Government has submitted that there are various pollutants that cause air pollution from vehicles. "Diesel may be …
BENGALURU: A dozen vehicles fitted with emission checking equipment will patrol the streets of Bengaluru to crack down on polluting vehicles as authorities are pulling up socks to ensure the IT capital does not go the New Delhi way. The mobile emission testing units are the result of a partnership …
PUNE: The Union government's decision to enforce particulate matter emission standards and on-board diagnostic system for bikes and three-wheelers for the first time might improve the air quality in the city choked with over 22 lakh two-wheelers. Union ministry of road transport and highways has notified implementation of the Bharat …
NEW DELHI: The government will introduce real-time random emission tests for on-road vehicles from 2020 to prevent a repeat of the Volkswagen emission scandal. German auto giant Volkswagen had last year admitted to fitting 11 million of its vehicles with a software "defeat device" that manipulated emission tests. At present, …
MUMBAI: It was seen as highly desirable a couple of years ago. Now, it is a costly and avoidable proposition for some. Automakers like Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Toyota Motor and Honda Motor have either dropped or are reviewing plans to fit diesel engines in their small cars in India, …
BENGALURU: Toyota Kirloskar Motor has said it may increase the prices of its vehicles by 1-3% soon to offset the impact of currency volatility and rise in input costs such as steel. The company, in which Japanese automaker Toyota has 89% stake, said it has been absorbing the increased cost …
Shelves B500 platform while driving investments in Zoomcar Ford Motor Company has shelved its B500 compact car platform planned for India in 2017, according to recent global news reports. Interestingly, it was barely a few weeks ago when its recently created mobility arm invested in Zoomcar, India’s self-drive car rental …
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said the government is seeking ways to increase India’s exports to the automotive global supply and also attempting to implement a scrapping policy for old vehicles to reduce vehicular pollution. “The automotive sector is on the road towards growth and success with a …
The auto industry’s sales is expected to grow by about 22 per cent due to the initiative Union Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari has asked the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry to share the subsidy burden for replacing commercial vehicles that are older than 15 years by …
Mercedes-Benz, which recently launched the the petrol variant of its best selling SUV in India GLE 400, is also cranking up its petrol strategy in India. s demand for diesel variants of luxury cars and SUVs dips in the wake of pollution concerns, companies like Mercedes-Benz and Audi are rushing …
German luxury carmaker Mercedes- Benz plans to offer petrol variants for all its models sold in India by next month so as to align with the demand shift following uncertainty over diesel vehicles in the wake of pollution concerns. The company, which today launched the petrol variant of its best …
The Finance Ministry has suggested putting the proposed policy before a Committee of Secretaries, the Road Transport and Highways Minister said after holding a meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on modernising the country's vehicle fleet. In order to check pollution, a new policy will be framed to make scrapping …
Toyota is estimated to have lost sales of 8,500 units of Innova and Fortuner due to the diesel ban in NCR Japanese auto major Toyota is expecting a flat sales performance in the Indian market in the current calendar year even after the removal of the ban on diesel vehicles …
Delhi has become the fifth-largest market in passenger vehicle sales, pipping Kerala, where sales have dampened as remittance income gets dented due to the challenging economic conditions in the Middle East owing to low crude prices.While sales in Kerala grew about 2% to 1,95,400 units in FY16, Delhi registered sales …
Investors are losing confidence and customers are unsure of what to do in the wake of diesel vehicles being targeted as the "main villain" for air pollution, especially in Delhi-NCR region, according to Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R C Bhargava. Stating that growth of the industry and creation of jobs …
BENGALURU: Of the more than 61 lakh vehicles plying in the city, 5.5 lakh (9 per cent) of vehicles are more than 15 years old, according to records of the transport department. This means these old vehicles will go off the roads if the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order banning …
Toyota said on Monday that it has lost business worth around Rs 1,700 crore due to the ban on diesel vehicles in the Delhi-NCR region. The statement comes on a day when the company drove in a petrol version of its best-seller ' Innova+ ' MPV in the market, priced …
