Vehicle testing agencies set to get tech upgradesIndia is set to enhance its vehicle testing facilities. The government plans to upgrade existing centers and establish new ones. This initi...
05 Nov, 2025, 11.43 PM IST
Back to the future: How an electric safari is changing the wild rideSahil Baig's electric Gypsy in Tadoba highlights retrofitting's potential in India's electrification. Globally, the retrofitting market is ...
26 Apr, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
Kumaraswamy pitches ICAT facility for Bengaluru to focus on EV, SDV developmentUnion Minister HD Kumaraswamy has proposed Bengaluru to host the third International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), focusing on a...
20 Jan, 2025, 11.31 PM IST
NITI Aayog lays out the roadmap for emerging energy storage technologiesAccording to the Aayog, India’s energy storage sector, vital for clean energy integration, suffers from a lack of centralized testing infra...
17 Jul, 2024, 02.39 PM IST
Here is Road Ministry's big plan to make bus travel safer in IndiaThe Road Transport Ministry has revealed plans to enhance vehicle and passenger safety in India through the introduction of new mandates. T...
10 Oct, 2023, 01.21 PM IST
Import duty removal expected to help put India on world map as auto testing hubMinister for heavy industries Mahendra Nath Pandey on Saturday said the move will make vehicle testing competitive and will support the dev...
06 Feb, 2023, 01.02 AM IST
Lens on EV makers' claim to FAME subsidy: Testing agencies to relook at eligibilityThe subsidy was meant to make domestically manufactured EVs cheaper for end consumers. A key goal of the FAME scheme is to establish and bo...
01 Jan, 2023, 07.34 AM IST
Government buys EVs back from users to take apart and check for local partsThe inspection covers multiple units of all the electric two-wheeler makers who have availed of subsidies under the FAME-India scheme. The ...
12 Oct, 2022, 08.48 AM IST
Delhi to enforce stricter norms for pollution fitness certificates“A randomised system audit has found instances of PUC certificates being issued without appropriate examination of the vehicles,” a senior ...
21 Jun, 2022, 10.41 AM IST
Cummins India completes BS-IV emission standard certification tests for wheel equipmentCummins India Vice-President (Engine and Component Business) Anjali Pandey said this new four-cylinder, 4.5-litre CEV BS IV-compliant engin...
26 Oct, 2020, 08.02 PM IST
Coming soon: BS VI-compliant Splendor iSmart 110 motorcyclesCommencing of Splendor iSmart 110 bikes dispatch signals imminent commercial launch, say sources.
05 Sep, 2019, 10.55 AM IST
M&M upgrades Bolero for BS VI emission norm and safety upgradesThe company has announced safety upgrades for its flagship product which now gets an airbag and other safety kit including an Anti-lock Bra...
26 Jul, 2019, 01.15 PM IST
Hero MotoCorp gets BS-VI certification for Splendor from ICATThe company claimed it is the first vehicle manufacturer in the country to receive BS-VI certification for a two-wheeler.
10 Jun, 2019, 05.32 PM IST
Centre approves December 31 deadline for e-rickshawsThe Union road transport ministry has approved the extension of the deadline for registration of old e-rickshaws till December 31.
20 Jun, 2015, 12.23 PM IST
How ‘unsafe’ e-rickshaws turn ‘roadworthy’ without testsThe transport department in turn registers these vehicles if all documents are available, including a valid driver's license along with pol...
18 May, 2015, 11.10 AM IST
Government to set up 10 vehicle inspection centres across IndiaThese checks also ensure that the worst polluting, un- worthy vehicles, are off the road. It checks on vehicles which are operating without...
26 Nov, 2014, 03.04 PM IST
Sack inspectors who certify faulty carsGovernment is yet to take tough, exemplary action against the inspectors charged with selecting vehicles for inspection and certification.
02 Aug, 2013, 04.00 AM IST