Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking (BEST) will get 468 CNG buses under the under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

Rohin Nagrani / Geneva March 03, 2010, 0:27 IST

Tata Motors is looking to increase its presence in Europe and believes electric is the way to go. At the Geneva Motor Show, the company previewed the production of the Tata Indica Vista EV, that is to go on sale later this year across Scandanavia and other select markets of Europe.

After the Budget triggered a price increase in all models of automobiles, prospective buyers will be in for another jolt, as the industry is set to jack it up again in April due to the implementation of the new emission norms

Praveen Kumar Singh

New Delhi: Three weeks after the environment ministry communicated India's voluntary commitment to reduce carbon emission by 20-25% of gross domestic product by year 2020 to UNFCCC, the road transport and highways ministry has adopted an active stance on this front. It has initiated the groundwork to put in place a stringent set of norms to control vehicular pollution.

CHENNAI Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) has successfully installed Diesel Hydotreating (DHDT) reactor, at its Manali refinery to produce clean diesel, meeting the Euro-IV specifications as per the auto fuel policy of the Centre.

The MCD on the Supreme Court against the Delhi high court order which lifted the ban on number of cycle rickshawpullers in the city.

TODD WOODY and CLIFFORD KRAUSS
SAN FRANCISCO

If electric cars have any future in the United States, this may be the city where they arrive first.

The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations.

Swaraj Baggonkar / Mumbai February 12, 2010, 0:49 IST

Vehicles with new Bharat Stage-IV engines cannot run on fuel inferior to BS-III standards

As the April 1, 2010 deadline nears for introducing Bharat Stage-IV emission-compliant vehicles, manufacturers are worried about the availability of the BS-III fuel.

Mumbai A student picks up a bicycle waiting at Mulund station, rides it to Kelkar College and parks it at a cycle stand there, where it is ready for use by the next student.

If you want to take a joyride in the Chandni Chowk area, you can take the help of cycle rickshaws as the Delhi high court on Wednesday ruled that the fundamental right of rickshawpullers to earn their livelihood cannot be violated.

A full bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah, Justice S. Ravindra Bhatt and Justice S.