Under the Bali action plan, developing countries are required to take Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions with financial and technical assistance.

The government is in the final stage of notifying the fuel efficiency standards for automobile sector in the country which will be enforced from 2011, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said today.

NEW DELHI: The Central Government may reduce import duty on hybrid vehicles to promote use of eco-friendly cars and help carmakers introduce more such vehicles in India, Union Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said here on Monday.

Lighter levies to ensure hybrid cars don

Deterrent against manufacture of guzzlers.

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New Delhi, Nov. 20 It could soon be a tough road ahead for vehicles with low fuel efficiency.

The Government is considering a proposal to introduce a new tax on such vehicles to ensure that they are phased out. This tax could be a deterrent against manufacture of fuel-guzzling vehicles.

It is hard to implement a policy which is good for both environment and economy. But Delhi has achieved just that.

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The International Air Transport Industry Association has sharply criticised European Union plans to include airlines in its emissions trading system, warning that the measures actually threaten efforts to cut carbon emissions.

Jam-bred wastage
Rs 10 crore worth fuel wasted every day

Rs 1.5 crore
subsidy lost to exchequer

1.6 litres
fuel lost to jam by each vehicle daily

Exports Fall As Scrappage Schemes In Europe Set To Lapse By Year-End

EXPORTS by Indian small-car producers such as Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor have started shrinking as scrappage schemes in various European markets are set to lapse by the year-end.