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 …
The city’s development road map, the Delhi Master Plan 2021, is disconnected from ground realities and it will be revised next year, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said on Thursday. The process of revising the document has already begun to make it more accommodating, Nath said, promising the changes will …
The first fully automated, multi-level car parking facility, which has a capacity for 824 cars, was inaugurated on Thursday in Sarojini Nagar market. The facility was inaugurated by Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Union Sports Minister and area MP Ajay Maken. Developed at a …
New Delhi: Union urban development minister Kamal Nath has said 50-60% of the Master Plan of Delhi 2021 has become irrelevant as it does not take into account the ground realities. This comes nearly 5 years after the plan has been implemented. Speaking at the inaugural function of the city’s …
Frequent fuel price hikes and rising auto loans, among other factors, continued to depress car sales in October, a festive month. The biggest hit in the passenger vehicle segment was taken by passenger cars, which fell by 23.77 per cent to 1,38,521 units in October, 2011, compared with 1,81,704 units …
KOLKATA, 8 NOV: The Division Bench of Mr Justice Pinaki Ghosh and Mr Justice Mrinal Kanti Chakraborty of Calcutta High Court today ordered a stay on the redistribution of land of vendors near the Tata Motors Limited project site at Singur till the disposal of the appeal challenging the legality …
Delhi is all set to get its first fully automatic multi-level car parking lot, with Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath slated to inaugurate the facility at Sarojini Nagar Market on Thursday. Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will be present at the opening. Developed by …
New Delhi, Nov. 2: A government agency has drafted guidelines that may allow car makers to achieve lower levels of improvements in fuel consumption over the next 10 years than they have over the past five years, an environmental group has claimed. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said …
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) published a consultation paper on proposed fuel economy labelling and standards for the country, initially focusing on cars. The paper also invited feedback from the public, which was followed by a public consultation held in New Delhi. Parisar submitted its list of concerns and …
The new fuel consumption norms for cars, proposed recently by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), are full of holes, says this review done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
The Solar Energy Park at the Garden of Five Senses that has been non-functional since 2007, is now in line for revival. The Delhi Tourism is ready to float tenders for maintenance and operation of the park that has solar powered cars, cycles and buses, which ply in the 20-acre …
New Delhi:The floods in Thailand are threatening to disrupt component supplies to carmakers in India, at a time when many of them are still coming out of the supply constraints suffered due to the tsumani and quake in Japan. Thailand is a key hub for carmakers, especially the Japanese companies, …
In pursuance of the decision by PMO regarding the introduction of Fuel Economy Labels & Standards for Passenger Cars in India, extensive consultations have been carried out by the Ministry of Power (MoP), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), Department of Heavy Industries (DoHI), Bureau Of Energy Efficiency (BEE) …
Transport experts and motorists have reacted strongly to the Sunder Committee recommendations making proof of parking mandatory before registration of vehicles. The Sunder Committee was formed to review the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. While car owners opposed the proposed norm vigorously, Regional Transport Officials and transport analysts say it is …
The environment friendly project of PU, where bicycles were to replace the ever increasing number of cars and two-wheelers on campus, is gathering dust, even before its implementation. With no budget allocation for bicycles in PU’s financial budget, the project is at the mercy of donors. What is more surprising …
Mahindra & Mahindra wants to build an SUV that weighs less than a tonne, Maruti has saved . 147 crore by working on one-gram weight reductions on components...all because customers want lighter cars that drink less fuel and cause less pollution, writes Lijee Philip Cars have become sophisticated machines compared …
New Delhi: Faced with crippling slowdown and rising vehicle pollution, apex auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) has suggested to government that all private cars made before 1996 should be scrapped to boost demand for new vehicles and push sales of environment conscious vehicles. Siam has advocated …
Paris will on Sunday launch an ambitious electrically powered car-share service that it hopes will not only improve the quality of life in the City of Lights but also herald a revolution in sustainable urban transport. But the “Autolib” venture also constitutes a risky gamble both for Bertrand Delanoë, the …
New Delhi: Delhi government has rasied the registration tax on diesel vehicles by 25 % on the existing registration rate from Thursday. The increase has caught many new owners unawares. While the actual increase in the registration rate is not much — between 1 to 2.5 % — many owners …
The Obama administration will push back the release of the most ambitious proposal ever for automakers to improve fuel efficiency of their passenger cars, sport utility vehicles and pickups. The U.S. Transportation Department and the Environmental Protection Agency intended to put out the draft plan for model years 2017-25 for …
Tampered meters in auto rickshaws and taxis and rickety, unsafe and smoke-emitting trucks, buses and private vehicles will soon cease to exist. The state transport department has a hit upon a state-of-the-art, technology-based solution — the mechanical fitness test lane. The project, which will take at least 18 months to …
