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 …
Physical inactivity accounts for more than 3 million deaths per year, most from non-communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries. We used reviews of physical activity interventions and a simulation model to examine how megatrends in information and communication technology and transportation directly and indirectly affect levels of physical activity …
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its anguish over the increasing number of car accidents in the city and blamed the Delhi Police for this in not enforcing the order prohibiting use of black films of any Visible Light Transmittance (VLT) percentage or any other material upon the safety glasses, …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Union Ministries of Environment & Forests, Petroleum & Natural Gas and Finance and the Central Pollution Control Board on a public interest litigation submitting that the sudden rise in the use of diesel cars due to the huge subsidy on …
China, the supplier of 90 percent of the world's rare earths, cut mining rights for the materials by about half to 65 nationwide to help the industry consolidate and create bigger producers. Rare earth mining rights in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, were reduced to 44 from 88, Chen Zhanheng, deputy secretary-general …
Olympic runners, cyclists, swimmers and even sailors arriving in London on Monday could be taken ill or see their performances impaired by air pollution, health experts have warned. According to Keith Prowse, respiratory consultant and medical adviser to the British Lung Foundation, a summer smog like any of the five …
Calcutta, July 15: Tata Motors has ascribed a “carrying value” to the Singur car wreck on its books: Rs 309.88 crore. “This is the carrying value of buildings and sheds as per the books of accounts as on March 31, 2012,” the Tata Motors spokesperson said. The disclosure was made …
On July 11, 2012, the European Commission put forward two regulatory proposals that would implement mandatory 2020 CO2 emission targets for new passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles (vans). The proposals now need only be confirmed by the European Parliament and European Council to become law. This is the summary of …
Unseasonably wet and windy weather led to low air pollution during June. Short periods of moderate air pollution were measured in London and Sheffield, and both Port Talbot and Grangemouth experienced pollution from industry. Fine weather from the 19th to 22nd caused a brief return to more typical June pollution …
GEAR SHIFT High fuel prices hit petrol SUV’s sales; all new cars come in only diesel version Sports utility vehicles may be the superstars of India’s car market, but old favourites such as Honda CR-V, Mitsubishi Outlander and Maruti Grand Vitara have literally gone off the road due to rising …
JAIPUR: To curb parking menace in the city, the civic bodies have geared up to develop parking lots in the city. Acting on the directions of the empowered committee that was constituted to develop Pink City as a world-class city, the civic bodies have identified areas to develop in the …
Calls For Price Adjustment On Fuel, Says Monsoon Delay Not A Big Problem Deputy chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia is a long time aide of PM Manmohan Singh. He has now once again taken over the mantle of assisting Singh in running the finance ministry, a job that …
The Indian Government needs to define a consistent fuel policy for the auto industry with a long-term roadmap, said Mr Marc Nassif, Country Managing Director, Renault India. Responding to a query on the Government's move to increase taxes on diesel powered vehicles, Mr Nassif said it is "distracting" if the …
Auto Cos Set up Recall Code for Lemon Cars: SIAM members decide to declare defect or engineering flaw in vehicles on their own CHANCHAL PAL CHAUHAN NEW DELHI India’s leading automobile manufacturers have come together to voluntarily set up a ‘recall code’, which will become operational from as early as …
New Delhi: After the transport department sought views on a hike in parking rates, most people seemed to agree that a “proper” parking policy was needed. And while many have suggested various ways of implementing the hike, an overwhelming majority has apparently shot down the special task force’s (STF) recommendation …
All private car owners in the capital may soon have to go for a mandatory annual fitness test of their vehicles with the Delhi government all set to implement a two-year-old proposal aimed at reducing environment pollution. As per the current norms, only commercial vehicles need to go for an …
12 mechanical engineering students devise electro hydraulic hybrid vehicle Vehicles of the future already have several of their tasks cut out: high efficiency levels, use of clean fuel and smart combination of basic engine mechanism are among the most important expectations, if the prototype vehicle models being designed as part …
With a top speed of 115 km per hour and weighing 320 kg, the battery operated ‘EVo 1’, India’s first electric race car designed and manufactured by students-cum-automobile enthusiasts from IIT Bombay, was unveiled at the institute on Thursday. It will now participate in the Formula Student competition at Silverstone …
A new set of hot wheels from India is set to enter the racing circuit. What’s more, it’s green. The IIT (Indian Institute of Technology)-Bombay Racing Team on Thursday launched at the institute the country’s first electric race car —Evo1 — designed and manufactured by its members. The car, the …
A special 'star labelling' indicating fuel efficiency will be compulsory for all passenger cars from April 1, 2013, a top official of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) said on Wednesday. "All passenger cars will have to be labelled for their fuel efficiency from April 1, 2013," BEE Director General …
Writes to Pranab on the revenue being lost in not doing so, wants steep levy The government is planning to compensate the subsidy on diesel by taxing cars fuelled by it. Petroleum Minister S Jaipal Reddy has recommended a steep Rs 2,55,000 additional tax on large and medium diesel cars …
