India's Rs 1.7 lakh crore fuel crisis may have found an unlikely fixIndia faces high energy import costs and a weakening ₹. A Monaco company, FOWE Eco Solutions, presents a water-based fuel emulsion technolo...
17 May, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or Bankrupt - Part 58: The ICE veteran that quietly became an EV lightweighting storyMost auto ancillary investors think linear. Company makes Component X. EV disrupts Component X. Stock goes down. Every story does not fit t...
13 May, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
Centre proposes rules to recognise higher ethanol fuelsIndia's road transport ministry is set to update vehicle emission rules. Higher ethanol fuels like E85 and E100, along with B100 biodiesel,...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or Bankrupt - Part 54: Will manufacturing capability help this firm move into defence space?The auto ancillary sector is being forced to answer a difficult question: When technology changes, which suppliers remain relevant and whic...
15 Apr, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Only crackers approved by NEERI allowed this Diwali; check what it meansThis Diwali, only NEERI-approved green crackers are allowed. These crackers use safer chemicals and have smaller shells, aiming to improve ...
17 Oct, 2025, 03.07 PM IST
Vehicles may be polluting more than you think despite passing PUC testsThe International Council on Clean Transportation reported that Indian vehicles, including those compliant with BS VI norms, emit more poll...
24 Aug, 2024, 05.01 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
Bengal govt introduces PUCC 2.0, vehicle presence at emission testing centres mandatoryThe West Bengal government has implemented a new system for issuing Pollution Under Control Certificates (PUCC) version 2.0 to tackle air p...
16 Oct, 2023, 02.26 PM 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
Transport Ministry issues Common Format for Pollution Under Control Certificates, to be used across the countryA common format of rejection slip will be given to the vehicle owner in case the test result value is more than the maximum permissible val...
17 Jun, 2021, 07.52 PM IST
Govt makes PUC certificate for all vehicles uniform across countryAfter the changes in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 by the road ministry, the QR code shall be printed on the PUC form and will have...
17 Jun, 2021, 03.17 PM 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
MV Act: PUC tests centre in Delhi will remain open till 10 pm to handle rushOther measures like enhancing faster PUC tests and using test centres of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) are also being taken to handle t...
06 Sep, 2019, 08.59 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
Lakhs of vehicles flouting emission norms in Delhi: EPCAAs per Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, every BS-III emission compliant motor vehicle needs to go for a pollution test every three month...
01 May, 2017, 01.37 AM IST
Vehicles to face 'in-service' tests for emission complianceVehicles may have to undergo "in-service" tests for compliance to emission norms under a new initiative being considered by the government.
22 Dec, 2015, 09.11 PM IST
India's emission regulations stands exposed: CSECentre for Science and Environment said that the Volkswagen fraud was one of the biggest corporate frauds in the global automobile industry.
16 Nov, 2015, 11.03 PM IST