Ecomilestone

Recycling of discarded vehicles soon to be mandatory in Europe

Gas distress

Tourism plans for Andamans go on, tsunami notwithstanding

Plastic oil

Ideal disposal for waste plastic bottles

Moneymakers

Moneymakers

European Commission to adopt Euro 6 emission norms

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Engine trouble

The Indian auto industry has got stuck with obsolete engines. It needs a jump-start

From cradle to grave

GRP followed a life cycle analysis and set up parameters in accordance

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Hindustan motors

Can India ever have car-free centres?

Letters

Licence to kill

One person dies every hour in Delhi due to ambient air choked with particles. Diesel exhaust is a major source of fine particles that are …

The cleanbacks

Good and yet affordable technology for cars without sooty exhaust pipes spewing fumes is close at hand. Their future now hinges on a suitable …

Firepower

Space. The final frontier. It is here that science is seeking ways to make a better automobile engine

Wishy-washy: fuel policy announced

The National Auto Fuel Policy, unveiled by Union minister for petroleum and natural gas Ram Naik on October 6, is a softer version of a soft …

Car manufacturers spurring battery research

The flywheel is one of the options US car makers have in the search for better batteries to run electric cars that will meet future emission …

Killed by indifference

When two young people die in a highway accident, is it destiny or a callous and indifferent administration?

The general folly

Recently, the US-based General Motors has rammed into a controversy involving nearly half a million of its luxury cars spewing alarming amounts …

Dynamics of noise

Researchers in the University of Wales are collaborating with European partners to improve the computer models which predict how a new …

Cars that care

The car industry seems to be finally realising the importance of manufacturing "environmentally-friendly" vehicles

Wanted: A unified, comprehensive vehicle scrappage policy

Such a policy will not only provide vehicle owners a seamless hassle-free experience, but also generate employment and give the metal recycling …

False start

Pollution control agencies are as toothless as the automobile and fuel industry is apathetic to deteriorating urban air quality

China goes car crazy

The land of proletarian bicycles might soon be taken over by cars, which will bring in their wake the problems of pollution and dwindling energy …