The draft Automotive Mission Plan (AMP) for 2016-2026 prepared by the heavy industries ministry and the automobile industry has raised serious questions on some policy decisions relating to vehicular emissions,
Dismissing a bunch of petitions by auto-rickshaw owners, the Delhi High Court on Monday gave the green signal for installation of Global Positioning System (GPS) and printers in auto-rickshaws for tracking their movement and providing print-outs of fares for distances travelled to passengers to provide secure and transparent travel to them in the Capital. A Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice A. K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also justified the recovery of Rs.7, 500 from the auto-rickshaw operators for installation of the two equipment, saying that they would be able to collect it from passengers by levying 50 paise per km on them as allowed by the Government.
Investors may be offered 50% rebate on land cost besides other sops Odisha, which is looking to diversify its investment basket beyond core metallurgical industries, has readied the draft of its proposed auto component policy to woo investors in the sector. With such policy already in vogue in peer states like Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Haryana and Karnataka, the Odisha government does not wish to miss out on the huge potential offered by the buoyant auto component sector.
Planning Commission constituted a Working Group on Automotive Sector for the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017) under the chairmanship of Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry. Three sub-groups one each
The government is contemplating to bring a policy to promote electric vehicles in the country, for which an inter-ministerial group is conducting a feasibility study. The policy, which is aimed at providing guidelines on how to promote electric and alternative fuel vehicles in the country, is likely to be finalised this financial year.
The US is set to move closer to a car scrappage scheme with a provision to be included in a controversial climate change bill. The agreed scheme will offer rebates of $3,500- $4,500 on old vehicles traded in for more fuel-efficient new ones, according to one person familiar with the negotiations. The level of rebate will depend on the fuel efficiency of the new models.
This study analyses the determinants of competitiveness in the Indian auto industry. It is based on a field survey and a quantitative analysis of secondary data. The field survey covers 45 firms all over India, of which 31 are auto-component firms and 14 are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
The European Commission has for the first time adopted proposals to encourage the development as well as marketing of clean and safe hydrogen cars. Brussels however acknowledged that the technology
As per the auto fuel policy released this year, vehicles running in cities must meet Euro iii emission norms, apparently very stringent, by April 1, 2005. Apparently , because vehicle manufacturers say their products are already up to the Euro iii mark
When I think of the government s newly cleared Auto Fuel Policy, the image of Nero fiddling while Rome burnt comes to mind. The document apparently sets the roadmap to meet clean air targets in
Transport ministry wants early review of National Auto Fuel Policy to highlight obstacles
