Maruti Suzuki to fuel India's ethanol shift with first flex-fuel car that's coming soonIndia's auto sector is set for a revolution with Maruti Suzuki launching the country's first mass-market flex-fuel passenger vehicle. This ...
02 Jun, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
Petrol may vanish from your nearby pump, but that would be fineIndia is accelerating its move away from petrol and diesel, signaling a post-fossil fuel era for transport. Driven by economic, environment...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
Flex fuel and electric to sit at the same table in CAFÉ 3: Nitin GadkariThe government is working on Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFÉ) 3 norms. These norms will encourage flex fuel and electric vehicle ad...
18 Jul, 2025, 05.00 AM IST
No petrol, diesel vehicles in India: Gadkari vows to eliminate fuel carsUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari aims to transform India into a green economy by eliminating over 36 crore petrol and diesel vehicles. With pla...
01 Apr, 2024, 02.12 PM IST
Govt not planning to levy any tax on diesel vehicles: Nitin GadkariThe road transport and highways minister noted that from the pollution point of view, diesel is very hazardous and it is really causing hea...
14 Sep, 2023, 07.23 PM IST
‘Will increase tax so much you’ll find it difficult to sell’, Gadkari warns as he proposes 10% tax on diesel vehiclesIndia's road transport minister, Nitin Gadkari, is planning to propose a 10% additional GST on diesel engine vehicles to encourage the use ...
14 Sep, 2023, 02.43 PM IST
Almost all auto companies are providing 6 airbags in cars, no need to make it mandatory: Nitin GadkariIndia launched in August the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP), which is modelled on the Global NCAP and tailored for India...
14 Sep, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
Gadkari adds fuel to dreams of diesel-less Indian roads, but can it be done?Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Roads and Transport in India, on Tuesday hinted at the possibility of imposing a 10% 'pollution' tax ...
13 Sep, 2023, 04.14 PM IST
Auto, oil stocks shed up to 11% as Gadkari proposes additional tax on diesel vehicles"Urge the industry to reduce production of diesel vehicles. We may have to eventually increase taxes so much, you will find it difficult to...
12 Sep, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh polls 2022: Nitin Gadkari promises ropeways, cable railway, clean energy projectsUnion Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has promised more ropeways, a cable railway system, and clean energy projects for ...
08 Nov, 2022, 05.47 PM IST
India aims to become energy exporter"Our focus is to harness the domestic sources of energy to become a net energy exporter from an energy importer," he told reporters on the ...
17 Mar, 2022, 12.19 AM IST
Government to scrap subsidy for private electric carsPolicy-makers justified the move, saying the govt has now decided to give cash subsidies to EVs used by shared-mobility operators such as O...
22 Jun, 2018, 12.06 PM IST
With BS VI, even diesel can be a clean fuel, says Mercedes’ Roland FolgerRoland Folger said with BS VI technology, the regulatory thresholds for both diesel and petrol cars are almost the same.
21 Jan, 2018, 11.06 PM IST
Abrupt bans on diesel cars to create socioeconomic problems: Transport Minister Nitin GadkariGadkari, claimed that the road and shipping sector would attract investment amounting to Rs 25 lakh crore, increase GDP by 3% .
26 May, 2016, 09.10 AM IST
Government may exempt import duty on used cooking oil: Nitin GadkariMoreover, the bio-diesel obtained from such oil would also be cheaper by Rs 7 (per litre) than the petroleum diesel, the minister said.
10 Feb, 2016, 04.28 PM IST
- Surrender of old vehicle to get upto Rs 1.5 lakh sops: Gadkari
Government is considering giving financial incentives of up to Rs 1.5 lakh on surrender of over-ten-year-old vehicles to check pollution an...
13 Aug, 2015, 05.55 PM IST
Cabinet note soon on developing wastelands to create jobs: Nitin GadkariGadkari added that at present bio-diesel produced in country is being exported, and "we need to make necessary amendments in government pol...
05 Nov, 2014, 04.47 PM IST