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 tremor ran through the cutting- edge electric car industry last month. Mathieu Tenenbaum, working with French automaker Renault, was just another faceless name till then. But one espionage story that hit the newsstands made him infamous in a single stroke. Tenenbaum was sacked for spying. Not that he had …
Pre-budget discussions on misuse of subsidised diesel in cars has hit a crescendo. Public angst has already brought this to a boil. Political ire is also sharper this year, with Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh condemning the use of subsidised diesel in luxury SUVs as “criminal”. Will the Union Budget …
Pre-budget discussions on misuse of subsidised diesel in cars has hit a crescendo. Public angst has already brought this to a boil. Political ire is also sharper this year, with Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh condemning the use of subsidised diesel in luxury SUVs as “criminal”. Will the Union Budget …
The Wankhede stadium is getting further mired in controversy. The stadium, which has so far failed to get an occupational certificate from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) due to fire safety lapses, is now in a mess over its parking area. The stadium, which is nearing completion of renovation work, …
This is a critical analysis by CSE of the new six-city study on air pollution sources released by Central Pollution Control Board. Says that auto industry is misusing the study to derail tighter emissions standards and encourage polluting diesel cars. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has pressed the alarm …
Overtake 182,992 Units In Oct 2010; Rising Interest Rates May Hit Demand New Delhi: Car sales (in absolute numbers) raced to highest-ever in a month, backed by rising disposable incomes and cheaper loans, though companies fear a slowdown in the coming months as interest rates are rising and costs of …
Jamshedpur, Feb. 8: Imagine a car that uses only a trickle of precious petrol to give a jaw-dropping mileage of 130km per litre (kmpl). Thanks to a group of students of Adityapur-based National Institute of Technology (NIT), such a
The dirty fuel is no longer a dirty word in the Indian automotive industry. Long considered the choice of truckers and taxi drivers, diesel has over a short span of time won over the passenger vehicle buyer. With 70 per cent of the market being dominated by small or compact …
In a bid to resolve car parking issues, the civic body is now looking under the ground. While there is a demand for two lakh car parking lots, only 30,000 are available in the city. With the FSI for parking policy stayed after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) found builders …
Tata Motors on Sunday introduced the new Tata Manza. With a fresh new look of premium dual tone interiors and an exterior make-over, the range will be available across all Tata Motors dealerships from February 7, 2011. The new Tata Manza series, with premium features, has been competitively priced, starting …
Move linked to problems detected in fuel pressure sensors Toyota Motor Corp said it would recall more than 1.7 million vehicles worldwide, bringing its total for recalls to nearly 16 million since late 2009 and dealing a blow to its efforts to restore its reputation for quality. Although the situation …
New Delhi: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh may not like this, but the growing gap between the pricing of petrol and diesel is likely to give a boost to dieselpowered vehicles as more and more people prefer to cash in on the lower price of the fuel that also fetches more …
A MINISTERIAL body will be set up under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to jump start the electric and hybrid car market in the country. The National Council on Electric Mobility will consider incentives to make green vehicles a viable option for two-wheeler and car buyers. A national policy for electric …
Chennai: Japanese auto major Nissan is working on an end-to-end compact car strategy for the Indian market that will include sourcing a brand new compact car from Hinduja group company Defiance Technologies and developing a small car in-house. According to sources in the component industry, Defiance is in the process …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) project to provide free floor space index (FSI) to builders creating public parking slots has gone all wrong. The builders are exploiting the project to fill their coffers. They are using the free area provided by the BMC in the land-starved Mumbai to construct buildings, …
Where trends in traffic deaths in the developed West are showing a decline, India's are now crossing the 120,000 deaths per year mark Kanika Datta / New Delhi January 6, 2011, 0:36 IST When the world
