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,- …
Vehicle fuel economy (FE) norms are being implemented world over to conserve energy and for reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. In the USA, fleet average FE standards were set beginning from the year 1978, but these remained stagnant after the year 1992 until the year 2005 when the standards for …
Vehicle fuel economy (FE) norms are being implemented world over to conserve energy and for reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. In the USA, fleet average FE standards were set beginning from the year 1978, but these remained stagnant after the year 1992 until the year 2005 when the standards for …
Renault sees demand for as many as 50,000 electric vehicles in 2011, the year the carmaker will begin selling such zero emission cars in Denmark, Israel and Portugal, engineering and quality head Jean-Louis Ricaud said on Thursday in an interview with Reuters. Ricaud confirmed the electric car will be based …
The parking issues of Bangalore are intricately related to the city structure, infrastructure, traffic and management. The one way system proposed for speedy movement within the city and streamlining the traffic had facilitated clear carriageways with removal of parking from the roads. These have resulted in moving the
This report of the standing committee on petroleum and natural gas deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the 17th report (14th Lok Sabha) of the standing committee on petroleum & natural gas (2007-2008) on
As part of this programme, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing research and development projects on development of advanced batteries, super capacitors and components of electric vehicles (EVs). EVs are environmentally benign and reduce the consumption of oil. The Ministry is supporting projects at different institutions and …
This paper by Prayas Energy Group exposes the hidden subsidies enjoyed by users of cars and two wheelers, thus marginalizing the needier sections. It uses a case study of urban transport in Pune to show that a bus user is much less subsidized than a car or a two-wheeler user. …
New Delhi:If you are in Delhi and own a car, then surely you must have faced a problem with parking. Especially, on a weekend the struggle to park your car in a crowded market area or multiplex increases ten times. According to a report there are a total of 18 …
The following draft of certain rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 2989, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise the powers conferred by section 110 the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of section 212 of …
: Japanese automaker Nissan is all set to kick off fresh competition in India as it plans six new launches by 2012, including a hatchback car in the volume segment and commercial vehicles. The small car will be produced at its upcoming Chennai factory, slated to start production by 2010, …
Traffic and Transportation Policies and Strategies in Urban Areas in India was conducted in 1994 to establish the urban transport scenario and forecast the anticipated issues that would most likely crop up in the future. Further to this, a National Urban Transport Policy was approved in 2006 to help in …
To address the wastewater management issue of medium to small-scale industries and other commercial establishments and institutions the WASPA Project has developed a series of booklets for selected sectors. This booklet is written as a guideline on wastewater management for vehicle service stations. It is intended to serve the reader …
Beijing has not done enough to control cars The Beijing city government is constantly evolving strategies to guarantee cleaner air in Beijing. "We have to take all possible measures
Fuel economy improvement will also help the Indian industry, which is aiming to globalize, to become more competitive. The societal benefits in terms of fuel savings can be enormous. Also the ancillary benefits from the avoidance of green house gas emissions escalation will be significant. Without fuel economy regulations there …
The one sector which is running amok in terms of growth of emissions is transport. Between 1990 and 2005, the maximum increase in emissions of rich countries was in this sector: 28 per cent. It is virtually wiping out all other gains in emissions reductions. In 2000, transport contributed 14 …
Biofuels are being touted as the new panacea for climate problems. But because this fuel from plants is being introduced without much thought about wider implications, it's becoming a good idea practised badly. There are two kinds of biofuel: ethanol, processed from sugarcane or corn, and biodiesel, made from biomass. …
In the face of an energy crisis and soaring crude oil prices the Malawi government has launched a project to ensure that all vehicles in the country switch to ethanol in a few years. The five-year project, worth us $1 million, will promote the production of ethanol from sugar molasses. …
Smallest vehicle segments are gaining popularity Nearly 40 per cent of the Chinese market is A and B segment. The B segment will increase by around 30 per cent till 2012 In Brazil about 50 per cent of household will be able to buy cars by 2012. Low-cost cars will …
