The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, (MoRTH) on March 15, 2024, notified the Central Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Amendment Rules, 2024 to further amend the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021. The following has been stated: In rule 5,- …
The NDA government has in recent months reiterated its plan to advance the timelines for rolling out BS-VI fuel norms across the country by skipping a stage (BS-V) entirely. For the auto sector, the progressive shift towards tighter emission norms is somewhat akin to managing the impossible trinity of economics …
Claiming vehicles contribute only partly to the poor air quality in Delhi, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturer (Siam) has demanded a comprehensive and independent study into the causes. The demand from Siam comes in the wake of the National Green Tribunal’s order banning over 10-year-old diesel vehicles from plying …
A Bill to provide for a scientifically planned framework for the safety of all road users; enabling the seamless development of a secure, efficient, cost-effective and inclusive transport system; the integration of road transport with other modes of transportation; and for the Constitution of National Highway Traffic Regulation and Protection …
The promise, prospects, and public policy trade-offs related to second-generation biofuels in road transport were addressed in an executive session convened at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, on April 7 and 8, 2015. The workshop brought together twenty-eight of the world's leading experts from the fields of policy, …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today refrained from providing any immediate relief on a plea to relax its directives limiting the playing of diesel and petrol vehicles in Rohtang Pass, saying it would examine Himachal Pradesh government's stand on how it would address the grievances of tourist vehicle operators. The …
The tourism industry in Himachal Pradesh is all set to be hit in the ongoing summer season with the Supreme Court on Tuesday refusing to stay NGT order limiting the number of tourist vehicles passing through Rohatang Pass to 1,000 per day. A bench comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice …
Manali’s tourist taxi operators invoked ‘Black Carbon Theory,’ global warming and the Indian middle class idea of an annual holiday at the picturesque Himalayan hill station to successfully get the Supreme Court admit their case against the cess imposed on them by the National Green Tribunal. Earlier this month, the …
A taxi union today moved Supreme Court against a green tribunal order banning the entry of all diesel and petrol tourist vehicles in Rohtang pass till August 14 and limiting the number of vehicles entering the area in Himachal Pradesh to 1,000 per day. The petition was mentioned before a …
Maharashtra State Transport department had sent out a circular which states that the quaint phrase, 'Horn OK, Please', encourages people to honk every time they pass a truck or tempo. As it is a message that forces people to create noise pollution, an order was passed that Rs100 fine will …
A day after being criticised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for preparing a report that “lacked data and analysis”, IIT-Delhi scientists who authored the study came out in support of it. The 13-page report concludes that diesel vehicles over 10 years of age form only seven per cent of …
A day after being criticised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for preparing a report that "lacked data and analysis", IIT-Delhi scientists who authored the study came out in support of it. The 13-page report concludes that diesel vehicles over 10 years of age form only seven per cent of …
The Bharat Stage (BS) norms are equivalent to Euro norms on emission. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a draft notification regarding introduction of BS-IV auto fuel norms in additional cities inviting suggestions and objections from citizens on the implementation.
Four months after Delhi government started registering e-rickshaws conforming to safety norms set by the Central Motor Vehicles Act, the reality is chilling. Erickshaws that had been banned by courts over safety issues are now back on roads with government approval, unchanged except for the addition of headlights, horns and …
Being Charged Extra To Modify, Register Vehicle Both BJP and AAP , who played politics over the erickshaw issue a few months ago, have left their drivers in the urch. Four months and 19 regis rations later, the transport department is sitting over issuance of driver's licences, permits and registration …
MANALI: As National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered to limit the number of tourist vehicles plying Manali-Rohtang highway to 1,000 a day, Manali taxi operators have knocked at the Supreme Court's doors to avert the orders. "In this time of trouble when our livelihood is on stake, all light and mid-size …
Noting that tourist season in Rohtang Pass would commence shortly, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has extended its stay on its order banning entry of all diesel and petrol tourist vehicles till August 14 while limiting the number of vehicles entering the popular area to 1,000 per day. "The ban …
With a view to curbing air pollution in Delhi-NCR, a plea was today moved in the National Green Tribunal seeking introduction of RORO service for commercial vehicles which are more than 10 years old. RORO (roll-on roll-off) is a service that enables loaded trucks to be carried directly on railway …
The technology and system of RO-RO has been tried and tested successfully by the Indian Railways and may be replicated in NCR, the plea said. A plea was moved in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) by road transport experts seeking the introduction of “roll-on roll-off” (RORO) service for commercial vehicles …
Road transport is a critical structure for economic development of a country. It influences the pace, structure and pattern of development. India has one of the largest road network in the world. Surge in population and personalised motorization in the country along with expansion of road network contributes to the …
