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,- …
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's budget proposals for 2011-12 laid special focus on promoting green and clean technology for the fast-growing Indian automobile sector. He not only announced tax sops to promote environment-friendly vehicles but also proposed the setting up of a
Rs. 200 crore each allocated to Green India Mission and environmental remediation programmes The cess slapped on coal in last year's budget will help pay for schemes to protect and regenerate forests and clean up polluted sites announced in this year's Budget. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has allocated Rs. 200 …
The Central Government has undertaken a study, i.e., ‘Air Quality Monitoring, Emission Inventory and Source Apportionment Study for (six) Indian Cities’, namely, Delhi, Kanpur, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru with the help of premier institutions like, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Madras, NEERI-Nagpur, TERI-New Delhi and ARAI-Pune for identifying the various mobile and …
This guidebook covers a range of transport technologies and practices that can significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and help achieve key development goals at the same time. All the options are dealt with in simple language, and approaches for implementing these technologies are also provided. This guidebook would be …
TIRUCHI: About 1,500 of the 3,000 new buses that were to be added to the fleet of the State Transport Corporation during the current financial year have already been inducted and the remaining vehicles would hit the roads within the next 15 to 20 days, said Transport Minister K.N.Nehru here …
The government has started preparations to remove public vehicles over 20 years old from across the country in its bid to make public transport system safe and reliable. The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) is currently carrying out homework in this regard. There are an estimated 60,000 public vehicles in …
Around 47,600 new vehicles were added to the vehicle population in the city in 2010, of which 32,844 were two-wheelers. The number of fatalities also increased at an alarming rate of 34%, compared to 2009. While commercial vehicles increased by 11,006, Puneites purchased 4,727 new cars in 2010. According to …
Governments are looking to fiscal policy to enhance & reinforce standards-based approaches to reducing vehicle emissions. This report analyzes taxes & incentives applied to new private passenger vehicles in eight of the world’s leading auto markets -the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Brazil, China, India, and Japan. Governments …
This report reviews new vehicle fuels and technologies that are likely to be commercially available within the next 10 years in the United States and other industrialized countries at a level that could result in significant population exposure. It highlights expected changes in emissions and other effects from the use …
The Centre for Science and Environment in collaboration with the Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of Bangladesh, organized an experience sharing dialogue on “Improving quality and performance of natural gas vehicle programme in South Asia” on 20 January 2011 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is part of …
A caution sounded by the Forest Department against permitting vehicles through forest routes was disregarded and this resulted in the Pulmedu stampede, forest officials said on Sunday. The authorities had successfully enforced a ban on vehicles through the forest routes some four years ago for the safety of pilgrims. The …
Gurgaon-based Atul Sharma who works in a government office had been meaning to buy a second car for the household. Not wanting to spend on a new car, he decided to visit Mahindra First Choice, a multibrand dealership of pre-owned cars. A satisfied Sharma walked out of the showroom with …
Report of the Sundar Committee on amendment of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 submitted to Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. This Act may be called the Motor Vehicle Act, 2011. It extends to the whole of India. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, …
EMBARQ India has been working with the city of Indore, India since 2008 to improve the quality of city bus services. This report contains a large amount of data on the following topics: Paratransit System Characteristics: Routes, coverage, regulations, facilities, traffic levels; Paratransit Vehicles: Vehicle types, vehicle ages, fuel sources, …
The Regulatory Engine: How Smart Policy Drives Vehicle Innovation is a concise summary of the technologies in play and the state of fuel and vehicle efficiency standards in the key automotive markets worldwide. It is the most recent installment in the ClimateWorks Network Knowledge Series, which spotlights the latest thinking …
This report documents how efficient land use planning can improve household resilience to rising oil prices by enhancing travel choices; how allowing more people to live closer to job centers can boost employment rates and income levels for low-wage workers while reducing exposure to congestion for all; and how smart …
As India has yet to build much of its projected urban transport infrastructure, this presents a challenge as well as an opportunity. The new investment if guided by the principles of sustainability can make a lot of difference. The question that India needs to ask is whether it will be …
This citizen’s report looks upward from the city to harmonise, and align with the larger national goals while assessing the unique solutions the city needs. This discussion in one flagship city of a state has become important not just for the benefit of one city but to create a template …
