New Technology To Boost Mileage By 20%, Lower Co2 Emissions By 15%
FORD India is looking to introduce its EcoBoost engine technology in its new cars. The company claims the new engine will raise fuel mileage by 20%.

India to step up its afforestation plan from 1 to 2.5 million hectares: Union Minister Jairam Ramesh

India to be imposing mandatory fuel efficiency standards for transportation sector in two years

Scientific assessment started to measure impact of climate change on various sectors of economy

NEW DELHI: The 1400-odd Green House Gas (GHG) mitigation projects approved by the government are expected to attract foreign investment worth $ 16 billion and neutralize 10 per cent of the current levels of emission by 2012, Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (independent charge) for Environment and Forests, said here.

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India will make fuel efficiency standards mandatory for the transport sector from 2011 as part of a growing suite of measures to fight climate change, the country

New Delhi, Sept. 2 Come 2011, car buyers will be able to tell how fuel efficient the car is.

They will no longer have to depend on data put out by manufacturers, as the Government has decided to insist on fuel-efficiency labelling of all automobiles. The information on the labels will have to be certified by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).

U.S. oil refiners could cut output by as much as 25 percent and the nation's reliance on imported refined products could double in the next two decades if the House version of a climate bill becomes law, the American Petroleum Institute said on Monday.

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