In what could revolutionise commercial aviation, scientists claim to have designed a green plane which is estimated to use 70 per cent less fuel than the current aircraft and reduce noise and nitrogen oxide emission.

New Delhi: Almost two months after Euro IV norms were effected in the country, not a single truck or bus has been rolled out with the new specifications and registered at any Regional Transport Office (RTO) in the city. According to experts, the first lot of heavy vehicles with new emission norms will only be supplied by July, which would be a delay of three months.

HONDA, TOYOTA PLAN TO DEVELOP DIESEL ENGINES
Lijee Philip MUMBAI

JAPANESE carmakers Honda and Toyota plan to develop diesel engines for their passenger cars even as rivals like Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai spend more on building and marketing diesel cars to keep pace with demand.

TATA Motors has pulled out of an ambitious 7-billion-baht, or $150-million, eco-car project in Thailand, confirming relentless media speculation about an impending exit because of the carmaker

NEW DELHI: Hyundai's

Zahid Rafiq

Automobile experts think negligence on the part of the car owners, use of sub-standard parts in CNG kits and jammed central locking system are the main reasons for fatalities during car fires. The NCR region witnessed many such car fires over the past month, resulting in the deaths of at least three drivers.

Surajeet Das Gupta & Yogima Seth Sharma / New Delhi May 6, 2010, 0:15 IST

Promises better mileage than Tata

Oil Ministry Wants To Introduce BS III, But Transport Min Seeks More Time

Oil Minister Has Urged PM To Set Up A Ministerial Panel To Decide Issue
Sanjay Dutta | TNN