Reply on behalf of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order September 12, 2024. The matter related to the news item titled "People are breathing in cancer-causing chemicals in their cars study find" appearing in NDTV.com dated May 8, 2024. ARAI …
A new report predicts that by 2030, 15 percent of global automotive sales will be of fully autonomous cars, and the industry will continue to undergo massive technological changes. The report by McKinsey & Company — a consulting firm that studies automotive trends — touches on a number of trends, …
Restrictions not on exempted vehicles With the odd-even scheme coming into effect from Friday, the Delhi government on Wednesday issued orders prohibiting the parking of odd number private cars on even dates and even numbered cars on odd days till January 15. Officials said that the odd numbered cars will …
The State government may contemplate introducing the odd-even vehicle scheme after examining its success in Delhi. Home Minister G Parameshwara expressed views on the odd-even scheme during his visit to the police commissioner’s office on the concluding day of the crime prevention month. He said the IT city’s reputation has …
Two days ahead of the roll out of the odd-even scheme, the Delhi government today decided to withdraw its earlier order to slap repeat fines of Rs 2,000 for each violation by motorists in the course of a day. The decision was reached at a meeting Delhi Police Commissioner B …
SDMs Get Challan Books, Teams To Be On Duty At 120 Points If you are thinking it may be easy to avoid or hoodwink the authorities during the odd-even fortnight, think again. As part of the blueprint for the 15 days, the city government, along with Delhi Police, will deploy …
Stronger sales of solar panels, electric cars and free-range poultry helped to grow the UK’s overall “ethical market” by 8% in 2014, a new report claims. However, the report’s authors warned that recent government changes such as cuts to subsidies for householders installing rooftop solar panels would make it tougher …
From January 1, 2016 Delhi will witness the implementation of the ambitious odd and even umber car scheme to check air pollution. With just two days to go, see this official notification from Delhi government for list of exemptions and other details In exercise of the powers conferred vide section …
Urban transport systems are essential for economic development and improving citizens' quality of life. To establish high-quality and affordable transport systems, cities must ensure their financial sustainability to fund new investments in infrastructure while also funding maintenance and operation of existing facilities and services. However, many cities in developing countries …
In January 2016 the EU Parliament will evaluate the RDE proposal from the European Commission's Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV). This brief notes five things that could strengthen the regulation.
This study compares official fuel consumption values measured in laboratories with the real-world performance of 20 popular vehicle models. All models claim significant improvements in fuel efficiency since 2009, with reductions in official fuel consumption values ranging from 8 to 30 percent. On-road measurements, however, indicate that eight models made …
Hyderabad: While Delhi debates the ban on 15-year-old vehicles by the National Green Tribunal, Hyderabad has around 8 lakh such vehicles. These vehicles do not adhere to the ‘Bharat’ norms of vehicular emissions, which are based on the Euro standards and were introduced in India only in 2000. Most vehicles …
Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its “red alert” measures to deal with smog, the government has said, as the city remained shrouded under a toxic haze for the third consecutive day on Monday. The Chinese capital imposed the highest tier of a …
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 …
Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles, a part of the $16.9 billion Mahindra Group, on Monday said it plans to launch products in Europe next year. “Europe is a very interesting space for us, we are looking at launching our products sometime in calendar year 2016 in European market,” Mahindra Reva Electric …
Staggered timings for industries, weekly holidays to help curb pollution in Noida; Gurgaon is looking at car rationing he Delhi government’s anti-pollution measures seem to have woken up administrations around the National Capital Region (NCR), with Noida announcing staggered timings for industries and Gurgaon too looking at car rationing. The …
Diesel car owners have been warned they could face charges for driving in city centres after campaigners vowed to bring a legal challenge to make the Government do more to tackle air pollution. Ministers on Thursday unveiled plans for ‘clean air zones’ in five city centres, where polluting old diesel …
China warned residents across a large part of northern China on Friday to prepare for a wave of choking smog arriving over the weekend, the worst of which is expected to over capital Beijing, prompting the city to issue its second ever "red alert". The National Meteorological Centre said the …
Dozens of UK cities including London, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff and Edinburgh will still be in breach of EU limits on air pollution for at least the next five years, despite an air quality action plan issued by the government on Thursday. The plan is a response to a supreme …
Volkswagen of America said on Thursday it is creating an independent claims program for the owners of nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles that emit up to 40 times legally allowable emissions. The German automaker (VOWG_p.DE) said it was naming compensation expert Ken Feinberg, who administered compensation funds for the Sept. 11, …
KOLKATA: The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the landmark judgment from the Chief Justice bench of the Supreme Court of India banning registration of luxury diesel cars and SUVs with engine size of 2,000 cc in the entire national capital region of Delhi till March, next year. …
