ENVIRONMENT Minister Jairam Ramesh renewed his attack on the use of diesel of luxury cars and shrugged off protests by some manufacturers of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV), saying the government controls the price of the fuel only to help farmers, not the rich.

The government earns tax revenue from diesel sales, but does not allow its retail price to rise to the prevailing international leve

16 Nov 2010

“…………… what was the question?”

If you ask someone living in one of our medium or large cities to name the most serious civic problem faced by his city, he will more likely than not say it is the growing problem of traffic.

Vijaysinh Parmar | TNN

Lalit K Jha/ PTI / Washington May 14, 2010, 20:39 IST

Pushing for greater use of public transportation system, US President Barack Obama has said the increasing tendency in India and China to buy more cars would put increased pressure on fossil fuel.

Diesel cars may become costlier by Rs 1.8 lakh.

Currently, one of the main reasons for the high popularity of diesel cars is that the fuel is cheaper, which translates into low running costs.

Roudra Bhattacharya

New Delhi, Feb. 5

V. Rishi Kumar

Hyderabad, June 23 The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) will make it mandatory for four products to display energy efficiency star ratings from January 1.

New Delhi: The government has finally decided to implement auto fuel economy standards. After a year of wrangling between the heavy industries, surface transport and power ministries, the PMO has decided that the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) will formulate the norms and notify them under the Energy Conservation Act while the surface transport ministry will ensure its implementation.

31 May 2009

The global meltdown led to expectations governments would use money to reinvent economies for climate change. The plan was simple: spend obscene amounts of public money in infrastructure and other projects, to stimulate national economies.

General Electric Co plans to invest $100 million in a factory to build high-tech batteries for heavy equipment, which it believes could be a $1 billion business over the next decade.

The first Formula 1 cars to be fitted with a controversial energy recovery system are due to race in this season's opening Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday. But questions over the safety of the system remain unresolved in the run-up to the race.

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