Fuel Efficiency

Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) regarding state of groundwater in Haryana, 03/05/2025

Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board in the matter of Suo Moto case titled "Haryana 60.48% groundwater over exploited Kurukshetra worst Jhajjar best says" appearing in the Tribune, January 8, 2025. The CGWA report, May 3, 2025 addresses the issue of groundwater exploitation and violation of …

Myth busted: Ethanol as polluting a fuel as petrol

Rio De Janeiro: Cars running on sugarcane ethanol can produce as many harmful pollutants as those using ordinary petrol (gasoline), according a study published by Brazil

Automakers fume over lack of clarity on emissions deadline

Bharat Stage II and IV fuels cannot co-exist, say manufacturers. Awaiting extension Oil refiners are keeping their fingers crossed about a possible extension to the deadline, preferably October 1, when BS III-compliant fuel will be freely available. Murali Gopalan Mumbai, Sept. 17 The automobile industry believes that the consequences of …

India could miss April 1 clean fuel deadline

Murali Gopalan Richa Mishra Mumbai/New Delhi, Sept. 15 With barely six months to go before the new emission norms become mandatory, it increasingly looks as if the April 1, 2010 deadline will not be met across the country. On this date, 14 cities will graduate from the present Bharat Stage …

Indian auto industry can lead lightweighting way: MIT expert

ONE of the ways to look beyond the global recession is for the automotive industry to take a cue from the semi-conductor industry by re-designing itself. Indian auto industry can take the lead in lightweighting as it is still in the early stage of significant growth and hence, not too …

Ford to offer EcoBoost engines in new cars

New Technology To Boost Mileage By 20%, Lower Co2 Emissions By 15% FORD India is looking to introduce its EcoBoost engine technology in its new cars. The company claims the new engine will raise fuel mileage by 20%. EcoBoost, which uses gasoline turbocharged directinjection technology, has already been launched by …

Green house gases mitigation efforts going strong

India to step up its afforestation plan from 1 to 2.5 million hectares: Union Minister Jairam Ramesh India to be imposing mandatory fuel efficiency standards for transportation sector in two years Scientific assessment started to measure impact of climate change on various sectors of economy NEW DELHI: The 1400-odd Green …

GHG mitigation projects to attract investment

NEW DELHI: The 1400-odd Green House Gas (GHG) mitigation projects approved by the government are expected to attract foreign investment worth $ 16 billion and neutralize 10 per cent of the current levels of emission by 2012, Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (independent charge) for Environment and Forests, said here. …

India to make fuel efficiency mandatory from 2011

India will make fuel efficiency standards mandatory for the transport sector from 2011 as part of a growing suite of measures to fight climate change, the country

Fuel-efficiency labels on cars to be made mandatory soon

New Delhi, Sept. 2 Come 2011, car buyers will be able to tell how fuel efficient the car is. They will no longer have to depend on data put out by manufacturers, as the Government has decided to insist on fuel-efficiency labelling of all automobiles. The information on the labels …

Is world trade law a barrier to saving our climate?: questions and answers

Is the World Trade Organisation blocking progress in the fight against climate change? This is the question at the origin of this legal analysis. Politicians often invoke the WTO as a powerful supranational institution that prevents them from taking any 'market unfriendly' measures. With this legal analysis we intend to …

Climate Bill Could Slash U.S. Fuel Output

U.S. oil refiners could cut output by as much as 25 percent and the nation's reliance on imported refined products could double in the next two decades if the House version of a climate bill becomes law, the American Petroleum Institute said on Monday. Under the so-called cap-and-trade bill narrowly …

Soap bubbles to help enhance car efficiency

London, Aug. 30: Automobile engineers have shown that soap bubbles, filled with helium, could improve the fuel efficiency and take the drag out of future cars. Using 12 cameras, a team in Britain has tracked the three millimetre bubbles which swirl around cars in a wind tunnel and found that …

Mandatory fuel-efficiency norms for auto units in 2 years

New Delhi, Aug. 28 The Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Mr Jairam Ramesh, at the 49th convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, said that the Indian automobile industry would move to mandatory fuel-efficiency standards in the next two years. This is in continuation of the labelling …

Hydrogen-CNG fuel to debut during Games

Athletes and officials staying at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Village may get to travel on vehicles that will run on a newage green fuel. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has asked the government for land at the Village site to set up a hydrogen-CNG (HCNG) filling station. The green fuel is …

Rlys switches to green track

Displays Bio-Toilets, Water Conservation Ideas At Exhibition Dwaipayan Ghosh | TNN New Delhi: The railways is going green. In a bid to cut down on carbon emissions and rising fuel costs, Indian Railways is trying to channel its vast resources into turning eco-friendly. From designing bio-toilets, using bio-diesel and gravity …

Climate bill could slash U.S. fuel output: study

U.S. oil refiners could cut output by as much as 25 percent and the nation's reliance on imported refined products could double in the next two decades if the House version of a climate bill becomes law, the American Petroleum Institute said on Monday. Under the so-called cap-and-trade bill narrowly …

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