Vehicles

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2014

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced in Lok Sabha on December 15, 2014 by the Minister of Road Transport and Highways. The Bill seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

Publication Date:

15/12/2014

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Motor Vehicle Act 1988, Battery Vehicles, Vehicles, India, Parliament

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Fuel’s paradise

THAT Americans drive brash gas-guzzling cars whereas Europeans putter around in fuel-sipping runabouts is as enduring a stereotype as any.

Publication Date:

13/12/2014

Source: Economist (London)

Tags:

Europe, Vehicles, Carbon Dioxide, Auto Industry, United States Of America (US), Vehicular Pollution

Transport

International comparison of light-duty vehicle fuel economy: evolution over 8 years from 2005 to 2013

The last update of global fuel economy trends, published in 2013, concluded that, while global average fuel economy was improving, more needs to be done to meet the ambitious, yet realistic, GFEI target to cut by half the specific fuel consumption of new passenger light-duty vehicles (in Lge/100km) by 2030.

Publication Date:

01/12/2014

Author(s): Alexander Körner, Pierpaolo Cazzola, François Cuenot

Source: Global Fuel Economy Initiative

Tags:

Fuel Economy Standards, Light Duty Vehicle, Vehicles, Diesel, Petrol, Ethanol, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Cell Vehicles, India, Global

Transport

Gender preferences for alternative energy transport with focus on electric vehicle

ransportation has become an important part of our day to day life. Due to changing lifestyle, frequent travels whether related to work or leisure has become a common phenomenon. Such lifestyle also demands comfortable transport medium and reasonable availability of fuels. As need of vehicle for transportation is rising, it has put pressure of fuel supply, fuel prices and environment as well. The rising prices of fuel, increasing pressure on resources and threatening environment pollution is driving the need for alternative and clean sources of energy.

Publication Date:

01/12/2014

Author(s): Nirupama Prakash, Rashmi Kapoor, Ajay Kapoor & et al

Source: Journal of Social Sciences

Vol:

10

Issue:

3

pp:

114-122

Tags:

Vehicles, Electric, Transport, India, Alternative Fuels, Bhutan, Urban Habitat, Vehicular Pollution, Air Pollution, Women, Health Effects

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More than 29 lakh vehicles set to be taken off city roads

Dismayed at high levels of pollution, NGT ordered vehicles older than 15 yrs unfit for roads.

Publication Date:

01/12/2014

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Air Pollution, Vehicles, Vehicular Pollution

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NGT decision to ban 15-year-old vehicles from plying ‘difficult to implement’

The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) decision to ban vehicles older than 15 years from plying in the Capital, which aims at reining in emission levels in the city, is expected to affect over two mil

Publication Date:

28/11/2014

Author(s): Jatin Anand

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Vehicles, Vehicle Technology and Fuel

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Question raised in Lok Sabha on new emission norms, 26/11/2014

Question raised in Lok Sabha on new emission norms, 26/11/2014.

Publication Date:

26/11/2014

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Vehicular Standards, Pollution Control, Diesel, Vehicles, India, Parliament

Transport

Road Transport and Safety Bill-2014 : Seeks to end bad road behavior

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has come up with Draft Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2014.

Publication Date:

26/11/2014

Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)

Tags:

Road Transport, Motor Vehicle Act 1988, Vehicles, Corruption, Traffic Accidents, Vehicular Safety, Transport

Transport

Cabinet approves revised transport policy, telemedicine project

Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved the revised transport policy, 2014, envisaging special thrust on accelerating the growth of transport sector and implementation of mandatory provisions

Publication Date:

26/11/2014

Source: Times of India (Chandigarh)

Tags:

Himachal Pradesh, Vehicles, Vehicular Safety, Legislation, Transport

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