A final decision on the fuel efficiency norms for cars has been laid at the doorstep of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. This fructuous issue has seen much wrangling between the automobile industry, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency and experts outside the government.

BEE head Ajay Mathur said, “We are close to finalisation. There are a number of parties involved and we want to ensure that what we do fuses the interests of the different stakeholders.”

A section of local residents on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court for a direction to the Government to build a pedestrians' over-bridge on a busy road near Jangpura metro rail station here.

The plea, made by Jangpura Residents Welfare Association (JRWA), is likely to come up for hearing today (Wednesday) before a Bench of Acting Chief Justice A. K. Sikri.

AHMEDABAD: Parking lots of most malls display a warning: Park at your own risk - the mall will take no responsibility for theft or damage caused to the car. But the proposed parking policy of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will ensure parking contractors can't skip this responsibility and much more.

The 10-page policy, sent to JNNURM recently for approval, is set to change the way you park your car in the city. AMC has suggested increasing parking space and keeping moderate parking charges. This involves identifying scope for on-street parking along designated roads.

The City traffic police, in association with the Transport Department and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, will conduct a joint drive to reduce air pollution in the City and encourage vehicle users to get bi-annual emission checks done.

Commissioner of Police B G Jyotiprakash Mirji said special checks would be held this month, as March is observed as pollution control month.

An expected drop in sales may prompt Mahindra & Mahindra to cut scheduled capacity expansion plans, if the government goes ahead with the imposition of additional tax on diesel vehicles, according to the country’s biggest maker of sports utility vehicles.

M&M president (automotive and farm equipment sectors) Pawan Goenka on Tuesday said that the city-based company would be “affected like anybody else” if the diesel tax comes in

If you are planning to drive to Shimla after April 1, be prepared to shell out more, as the Shimla Municipal Corporation proposes to levy green fee on vehicles not bearing Himachal Pradesh registra