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,- …
INDORE: Pollution in the city can be controlled only by curbing the increase in private vehicles and developing public transport system, which should be main mode of transport for denizens, said environmentalist Sunita Narain here on Monday. She was speaking on 'Urbanisation: Challenges and Way Forward' at a programme to …
The UK could meet its 10% transport obligations under the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) without the use of current land‐based biofuels, or indeed any land‐based crops or trees. This is partly due to new proposals for the RED that would incentivise the use of sustainable advanced generation biofuels from …
The private vehicles plying on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway will continue to be exempted from paying toll for the next three days as Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday posted the matter to September 28. A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri referred the case to another …
High interest rates on loans, rising fuel prices, coupled with an unstable political situation in Assam has hit the automobile industry hard in the Northeast, with sales dropping by 18 per cent in August. The trend, though, is similar to the all-India car sales dip of 18.56 per cent in …
Cars use more space, crowd the road and move far fewer people. Our educated road planners must count people, not vehicles I write this stuck in traffic. Nothing unusual. But my location makes me realise, once again, how our highway route to progress is going nowhere. The road I am …
Tata Motors, on Monday, launched six heavy trucks through its commercial vehicles business unit (CVBU), and also its intelligent vehicle and driver management solution — Tata FleetMan Telematics Services. A statement from the company said all six trucks had been designed and built specifically to offer the lowest TCO (total …
Vehicular density, construction activity, use of diesel generator sets and loudspeakers blamed Bangalore, long considered the garden city, now has a dubious distinction. It has been ranked the country’s seventh noisiest city and the tag is bound to worry the citizens, long concerned about rising levels of air pollution and …
Plans to launch Reva NXR with lithium ion battery by Diwali Two months ahead of the launch of a much-awaited next-gen electric car, Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Pvt Ltd is finalising an aggressive product road map to expand its business in India and foreign markets. The Mahindra Group company, which …
Urban Transport & Congestion Tax May Force Shift To Public Transport New Delhi: The government plans to levy a one-time additional “urban transport tax” on private vehicles to discourage their use in cities and towns that have been contending with the growing rise of four-wheelers over the past few years. …
In a step that is likely to hit consumers further, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has moved the Cabinet for a hike in prices of diesel, LPG cylinders and kerosene. The Cabinet will also discuss putting a cap on number of subsidised cylinders for each household up to a …
DIMTS Says It’s Not Equipped To Handle New Situation; Traffic Cops Insist No One Has Asked Them To Take Up Job New Delhi: Delhi government’s flagship Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand bus rapid bus transit corridor seems to have been abandoned by the authorities. Weeks after Delhi High Court instructed the government to …
To curb the rapidly increasing vehicular population in the city, the Delhi government is mulling a number of measures, including hefty hike in parking fees, introduction of congestion charges for entering in specific areas and improving the public transport system. The government has already taken an in-principle decision to increase …
India's third largest heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) manufacturer Asia Motor Works Ltd (AMW) with its manufacturing plant is Kutch district has got nod from Gujarat Highc Court for demerger into two companies for for better and efficient management and attracting investments. The Scheme of Arrangement for demerger under Sections 391 …
To curb the rapidly increasing vehicular population in the city, the Delhi Government is mulling a number of measures, including hefty hike in parking fees, introduction of congestion charges for entering specific areas and improving the public transport system. The Government has already taken an in-principle decision to increase parking …
This roadmap explores the potential improvement of existing technologies to enhance average fuel economy of motorised vehicles and provides recommendations to reduce the average fuel economy of road motorised vehicles by 30% to 50% by 2030. This roadmap explores the potential improvement of existing technologies to enhance the average fuel …
The transportation sector accounts for approximately one-fifth of global final energy consumption and will account for nearly all future growth in oil use, particularly for road vehicles. The right policy mix can allow countries to improve the fuel economy of road vehicles, which in turn can enhance energy security and …
PANJIM: Goa government’s plan to regulate the movement of barges in the State through Goa Barge Owners Association (GBOA) has met with hurdles as mining lease holders have opposed the move. Directorate of Mines and Geology through an order, earlier this month, had directed all the barge owners to register …
To boost the sagging sales of electric vehicles, the government on Wednesday approved the extension of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)’s subsidy scheme to incentivise sales of electric cars and two-wheelers in the country. “Sales of electric vehicles have declined as much as 65 per cent since …
In one of the safest metros in the country, around 8 pm everyday, Archana Pujari (25), returns from work to her hostel in Kurla (east). Holding her breath, clutching her purse tight and taking long quick strides down a narrow lane, she whispers a prayer as hoots and lewd remarks …
The Chennai Corporation will construct a multi-level parking facility, exclusively for two-wheelers, on NSC Bose Road. Bidding for the Rs. 4-crore facility will begin after the Corporation council passes a resolution next week. The proposed parking lot will be constructed on the western side of Flower Bazaar police station. The …
