Gaurav Gogoi wore a mask to Parliament on Monday to highlight the rising levels of pollution.
A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said Bharat Stage-IV vehicles sold after March 31 this year and those whose details have not been uploaded on the e-Vahan portal of the government will not be registered.
Tata Motors is India's largest automobile company, with consolidated revenues of Rs 1,65,654 crore (Rs 1.65 trillion)
Pollution is impacting the lifespan of Indians.
The major reason for the policy confusion over e-vehicles is the lack of conviction within government about the utility of this disruptive technology and its role in India's larger Paris Agreement climate change commitments.
Realistically, coal will be the major fuel for electricity generation in India, as in America, for a long time.
In the face of climate disaster, a new environmental movement by the name of Extinction Rebellion has risen up, and they will make sure you hear their plea -- 'To governments of the world: we declared a climate and ecological emergency. You did not do enough. To everybody else: rebel' The environmental group, which was founded in the United Kingdom, has planned a large coordinated movement -- called International Rebellion -- in more than 60 global cities. Demonstrators blocked roads and bridges leading to the Palace of Westminster in central London. They staged a "die-in" in Wellington, New Zealand. They obstructed a major roundabout in Berlin and splattered fake blood on Wall Street's "Charging Bull" sculpture. Here are some of the most powerful images from the movement.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first state visit to the United States in September, China said on Wednesday, hours after President Barack Obama spoke to him and called for "swift work" to narrow down differences on cyber theft, pace of reform and currency issues.
The Niti Aayog has finalised the first draft of a new national energy policy.
A report authored by UN's panel of scientists from across the world on climate change and sent to the governments of 197 countries has ominous news on the climate change front.
Volkswagen AG will probably have to show there was some legitimate reason to install software that led to false vehicle emissions tests.
Measures under the GRAP's 'very poor' and 'severe' categories came into effect on Tuesday.
New Creta, petrol Vitarra Brezza.. A quick look at what went down at Auto Expo Day 2.
The country's top automaker in terms of revenue plans to launch a total of 50 products in the CV segment during 2018-19.
The fact is that BS-IV vehicles, particularly diesel trucks, are much less polluting than BS-III ones, says Sunita Narain.
The UN climate negotiation decisions are meant to be taken by consensus and to originate from the submissions of all countries.
Parks would cut transport cost by 10% for industries, allow freight movement on larger trucks and rail.
Parts of electric cars are costlier and repairing often means replacing an entire system, which drives insurance premium rates up.
Air toxics emissions are high from older vehicles.
'Greenpeace has been brutal in targeting both India and the Manmohan Singh government. The push to go after Indian coal is driven by its long-term agenda. What is surprising is that China has not been meted out the same treatment, despite the fact that the rise of China as an economic power has been built around generating power from coal. 'Being richer and more affluent, yet far less democratic, there is less room for an NGO such as Greenpeace to drive home a complicated global agenda, so there is more of a tendency to go along with anything the Chinese offer despite China being the biggest by far with regard to coal use. But for India, it reserves tougher prescriptions, notably for its middle class, says Srinivas Bharadwaj.
The 54-page Paris agreement draft had been scaled down to 50.
The Glanza is clearly a rebadged Maruti Suzuki Baleno, however, Toyota has given it a longer warranty and a lower starting price to make it more attractive. Are there other compelling reasons to consider it over Baleno?
The vehicles affected by the recall are manufactured between September 2011 and July 2014.
The company's sales had declined over 14 per cent last year.
However, Enfield said Bajaj was celebrating too early.
Whether it is protecting its turf in its core utility vehicle segment through new model launches, or stepping up investment in electric vehicles, the Anand Mahindra-led firm is leaving nothing to chance
The NGT directed the Delhi govt not to implement the scheme unless it established that it was not counter-productive.
Does Hero MotoCorp's first ever 125 cc scooter do enough to stand out in the ever-growing 125cc scooter segment?
Infrastructure, stricter implementation boost commercial vehicle sales
Indian 'Vedas' have since thousands of years considered sun as at soul of the universe and a nourisher of life, the PM said.
According to the report, floods (43.4 per cent) and storms (28.2 per cent) are the two most frequently occurring disasters.
Uttar Pradesh, last year, recorded the most 2,60,028 deaths attributable to air pollution, followed by Maharashtra at 1,08,038 and Bihar 96,967, it said.
The town produces 85 per cent of the country's fireworks.
A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018.
Detailed order, to be passed on Monday, will consider green tribunal's decisions
'Please don't celebrate me if you are not going to listen to my voice.'
Work on the 340-acre campus expected to be completed by April this year
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) led by Nobel laureate R K Pachauri on Wednesday has commissioned a solar micro-grid connection (SMG) in Tanda village of Jagdishpur block (about 80 km from Lucknow) in Rahul Gandhi's Amethi parliamentary constituency.
Toyota Motor Corp is betting on pricier premium models offering better safety and quality.
Dealers of Tata Motors in most parts of the country have stopped placing orders for this small car in the last three-four months and the showrooms are displaying contemporary models such as Tiago, Tigor, Hexa and Nexon.
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