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,- …
Over 8,000 vehicles challaned since July 14 The Enforcement Wing of the Transport Department of Delhi Government has intensified its drive against polluting vehicles and challaned over 8,014 vehicles since July 14, resulting in collection of over Rs.80 lakh in fine money. The Department said on Wednesday that the drive …
Traffic congestion is expected to ease at Peelamedu A fully solar-powered automatic traffic signal was inaugurated by City Police Commissioner Amaresh Pujari near New Scheme Road Junction, on Avinashi Road on Wednesday. With increasing vehicle population on city roads, the new signal is the 44th traffic signal installed in the …
New Delhi: If you drive on Delhi roads, better keep your pollution-under-contro (PUC) certificate handy. The transport department of Delhi government has intensified its drive against polluting vehicles, which was launched a fortnight ago. Over 8,000 vehicles have been challaned for not having a valid PUC and the department has …
Photo-affixed document to check illegal sale of the animals Captive elephants of Kerala will soon flaunt photo-affixed registration certificate (RC) books. The book the size of a magazine will have various details of an elephant, including health and ownership status, and its photographs from four angles.
Rising interest rates, fuel prices force consumers to tighten purse strings Domestic car sales fell for the third straight month in June, its lowest in 27 months, prompting the industry body to scale back the year
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers has downgraded the auto sales growth outlook for 2011-12 to 11-13 per cent on the back of a moderation in growth seen in the first quarter of the fiscal. Sales in the first three months of the fiscal have been impacted by a negative …
CHINA has lots of people, not much oil and rulers who love big projects. Small wonder that makers of electric cars see it as the market of the future. The Chinese government wants to have 500,000 electric cars, lorries and buses on Chinese roads by 2015 and 5m by 2020. …
The news recently published in one of the leading newspapers that the government is bringing out a revised National Transport Policy with a legal provision to convert 20 year-old vehicles to scrap, was fiercely dreaded by transport entrepreneurs and old vehicle owners. It is said that the government has been …
The fuel that powers the construction and agriculture industries has become a darling of Indian automakers fighting the worst slowdown in two years. Diesel, which is 40% cheaper than petrol and about 30% more efficient, is reviving a fading line of car buyers who were turned off by the soaring …
Bangalore, The Legislative Council, on Thursday, introduced battery-operated vehicles to ferry its members from the Legislators’ Home and back during legislature sessions. Going green: Legislative Council members travel in the battery-operated ferry service which was launched in Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday. The move is aimed at preventing air pollution in …
With Indian cities gasping for parking space to keep pace with the soaring car population, Urban Development minister Kamal Nath wants to ensure that all new urban construction activity is accompanied with adequate parking facilities for vehicles.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released an updated version of its “Technology Roadmaps - Electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EV/PHEV)” report, which indicates that forecasted manufacturing of electric and hybrid vehicles is behind national targets. Lew Fulton, Senior Transport Analyst at IEA, explains that together, auto producers have …
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) International Transport Forum (ITF) has published a discussion paper titled “Key Mobility Challenges in Indian Cities,” which identifies challenges in urban mobility in India under three sections: urbanization and transport; urban mobility challenges; and current policies and interventions. The first section on …
Delhi may soon become the first city in the country to levy congestion charges on vehicles following the recommendation of a special team constituted by the Delhi High Court to address the capital
Clean energy technologies are making clear progress globally, but fossil fuels continue to outpace them and we are entering a period of uncertainty for nuclear power after the natural disasters in Japan says this new IEA analysis on global clean energy technology deployment. Provides an overview of technology deployment status, …
This IEA roadmap provides a consensus view on the current status of smart grid technologies and maps out a global path for expanded use of smart grids, together with milestones and recommendations for action, for technology and policy development. The development of smart grids – which the IEA defines as …
Smog digest is a news service on vehicular pollution based on news clippings selected from leading Indian newspapers and newsmagazine. It also highlights the key developments from South Asian countries. The months witnessed lots of action and developments on the vehicular pollution front in India.
