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 …
In an effort to reduce air pollution and promote usage of public transport in the national capital, Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Monday called upon citizens to use one car per family. “The Delhi government is serious about tackling the issue of air pollution in the capital. Our government will …
BRUSSELS — European legislators got a jolt this month in their long-running effort to update auto-emissions standards when a German member of the European Parliament suddenly proposed exempting a whole class of vehicles. “This was a huge loophole, and everyone was asking: Where does this idea come from?” recalled Bas …
A validation by the board or a buy-in from senior management is what every sustainability professional dreams of as he or she helps craft a sustainability framework for the company. It was, therefore, with some trepidation that Abhay Pathak set about making a presentation to a Tata Motors' board committee …
German authorities has given scandal-hit Volkswagen an October 7 deadline to set out a timeline for bringing all its diesel cars in line with national pollution guidelines, a newspaper said on Sunday. The federal motor vehicle office (KBA) told VW to set out “binding measures and a timetable” by the …
Department of the Environment department advised MEPs to vote against tighter control of ‘real-world’ car emissions The British government sought to block new EU legislation that would force member states to carry out surprise checks on the emissions of cars, raising fresh questions over ministers’ attitude to air pollution and …
One-day scheme promoted by mayor Anne Hidalgo sees city centre mostly free of cars and lower speed limit in other districts With the eight lanes of France’s most famous avenue cleared of all traffic on Paris’s first car-free day, the usual cacophony of car-revving and thundering motorbike engines had given …
The system of testing cars to measure fuel economy and CO2 emissions is utterly discredited. This report analyses the gap between test results and real-world performance and finds that it has become a chasm, increasing from 8% in 2001 to 31% in 2012 and 40% in 2014. Without action this …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday asked the Haryana government to submit air pollution data to substantiate the actual impact of Gurgaon's experiment with Car-Free Day on Tuesday. The expected improvement in air quality due to lesser number of cars on the roads may be crucial in determining the …
Volkswagen's admission that it rigged car emission tests has prompted environmental and health experts to ask whether such deception could have hampered progress in reducing death and disease from air pollution. Volkswagen's Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday over the falsification of test data from diesel cars in the …
After Gurgaon, it's the turn of Delhi to go car-free. Transport minister Gopal Rai announced on Tuesday that starting October 22, Delhi will have a car-free day every month. "On the car-free day, there will be no cars on the stretch between Red Fort and India Gate," he said, while …
Volkswagen’s rigging of emissions tests for 11m cars means they may be responsible for nearly a million tonnes of air pollution every year, roughly the same as the UK’s combined emissions for all power stations, vehicles, industry and agriculture. The carmaker has recalled 482,000 VW and Audi brand cars in …
Some of Paris' most popular tourist spots will be car free this weekend as the French capital takes drastic steps to reduce pollution. The move has been initiated by mayor Anne Hidalgo, titled 'journée sans voiture' (day without car), and she hopes other EU countries will follow suit. Between the …
Some of Paris' most popular tourist spots will be car free this weekend as the French capital takes drastic steps to reduce pollution. The move has been initiated by mayor Anne Hidalgo, titled 'journée sans voiture' (day without car), and she hopes other EU countries will follow suit. Between the …
Nine out of 10 new diesel cars break new EU pollution limits when tested on roads rather than test tracks, according to a new report. On average, the cars emit seven times the permitted level of NOx gasses, with the worst car producing 22 times the legal limit. Models from …
Come September 22, the Millennium City will observe car-free day every Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to encourage people to use alternative modes of transport. Though the whole city will celebrate the initiative, four major corridors -- DLF Cyber City, Cyber Park area, Golf Course Road and Electronic …
The charges, expected to be introduced by 2020, are likely to affect diesel vehicles entering parts of London, Birmingham, Leeds, Derby, Nottingham and Southampton. It comes as part of the Government’s bid to reduce levels of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which official figures claim is responsible for 23,500 deaths …
LAS VEGAS – Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled the new Prius, its leading hybrid car, in Las Vegas on Tuesday, saying it will be 10 percent more fuel-efficient than existing comparable vehicles. The fourth-generation Prius comes at a time when driver interest in the United States is shifting toward larger, less …
A Westside-based nonprofit group went to court Wednesday to overturn Los Angeles' sweeping new 20-year transportation plan, saying officials failed to properly examine its effects on public safety, air pollution and other aspects of city life. In its lawsuit, the advocacy group Fix the City said Mobility Plan 2035, which …
Nine out of 10 new diesel cars break new EU pollution limits when tested on roads rather than test tracks, according to a new report. On average, the cars emit seven times the permitted level of NOx gasses, with the worst car producing 22 times the legal limit. Models from …
Delhi has over 82 lakh registered motor vehicles. Of them, only 40,947 are buses. The skew probably explains the city's gridlocked mess, for traffic experts say that the only solution to road congestion in the capital lies in using the humble bus judiciously. And yet, it is the bus that …
