Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …
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, …
Pollution has been rightfully a growing concern in the country off late. This matter and the relevant numbers have lead the government to undertake many measures to help not only control but also reduce pollution in India. One of the most contentious among these endeavours, the accelerated timeline for Bharat …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
"New vehicles would be registered only after producing the proof afore-stated before the authority," the bench said. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Delhi’s transport department to register 10 new diesel vehicles for North Delhi Municipal Corporation only after the civic body produces the certification about dismantling of its …
ICRA Ltd Senior VP Subrata Ray said the impact of the scrappage programme could be limited owing to moderate level of incentive (8-12 per cent) being offered. The ban on registration of old diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR and the proposed vehicle fleet modernisation programme could lead to around 3 per …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Fuel Emission Norms, 01/08/2016. BS-IV auto fuel supply has already been commenced in the areas covered in the first two phases. Further, this Ministry has also issued an order on 22.05.2015 to all OMCs & other stake holders conveying its readiness for switching over …
A year ago, carmakers in India were readying to go full throttle, helped by falling fuel prices, easing inflation and softening interest rates. India seemed well on the road to becoming the world's third-largest passenger car market by 2020. But the pace of growth has slowed in recent months, with …
If you look at the carbon footprint that India has made ambitious reduction commitments for, these are based on fuel efficiency of vehicles – the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFÉ) norms) – where diesel is obviously superior to petrol. Apart from the obvious hardship that Delhi’s citizens will face with …
BENGALURU: Toyota Kirloskar Motor said it expects its vehicle sales to remain flat this fiscal hurt by a ban on sale of diesel vehicles with engine capacity more than 2,000 cc in Delhi NCR, one of its major markets in the country. The Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal …
The maximum benefits of a fleet modernization program can be achieved by conducting a subsidized scrappage program along with early adoption of BS VI standards starting as soon as 2019. Despite the fact that there are far fewer heavy-duty trucks and buses than motorcycles and cars plying the roads in …
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, …
German luxury car maker Mercedes Benz today said in the long term to address pollution concerns India will have to go back to and adopt diesel technology. The statement comes in wake of the uncertainty over the future of the fuel after Supreme Court banned registration of new diesel vehicles …
New Delhi: Sudden banning of diesel vehicles is only a knee-jerk reaction, Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Calling for carrying out a proper study to determine the exact causes of deteriorating air quality in Delhi, the minister said that phasing out of old diesel vehicles can't …
US Official Lauds Centre, Delhi Govt Efforts Michael P Pelletier, the chargé d'affaires of the US embassy, said promoting development and combating air pollution were the two sides of the same coin and that there was no conflict between the two. “Without one, you cannot have the other.“ Pelletier was …
Agra: In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Union ministry of environment and forest informed that neither it nor the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has initiated any nation-wide study to assess the impact of pollutants on monuments. Questions were asked about the government's endeavours to understand the impact …
Hundreds of taxi drivers Monday blocked National Highway 8 and the Ring Road in New Delhi to protest against the action by enforcement agencies following the court order. Stating that the ban on diesel taxis in the NCR will lead to “loss of jobs of thousands” and “serious commuting problems”, …
In the aftermath of the Volkswagen scandal, new tests on diesel vehicles across models by government agencies in the UK, France and Germany have revealed that emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) in these automobiles were far higher than prescribed standards. The tests were conducted on Euro V and Euro …
