Iran war energy shock drives India's interest in ethanol and other biofuelsIndia and Southeast Asian nations are boosting biofuel use amid global fuel disruptions. This move aims to reduce reliance on imported oil ...
15 May, 2026, 07.54 AM IST
India’s top banks failing to tackle climate risk as threats growIndia's major banks are disclosing more climate data but not using it for lending decisions. Physical climate risks like floods and heat ar...
14 May, 2026, 09.59 AM 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
ADB will help finance $70 bn worth of projects to improve electricity-sharing, internet access across Asia-Pacific by 2035The Asian Development Bank plans to back $70 billion in energy and digital infrastructure projects across Asia-Pacific by 2035 to improve c...
03 May, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
'Catastrophic like the Air India crash': Kerala Congress on what may go wrong with ethanol blended ATFIndia's decision to permit ethanol blending in aviation fuel faces strong opposition from the Kerala Congress, which warns of catastrophic ...
23 Apr, 2026, 06.10 PM 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
Bengal: Vehicles with tax dues will not get PUCC from Nov 1The notification said the Environment Department and the West Bengal Pollution Control Board have consented to this new system under which ...
25 Oct, 2023, 03.11 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
Commission for Air Quality Management comes up with plan for abetment of air pollution from vehicles in NCRAs vehicles are the second-highest contributors to particulate pollution in the country, the Commission for Air Quality Management has come...
13 Jul, 2022, 09.01 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
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
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
Vehicles' insurance can't be renewed without PUC certificate: SCA bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta took note of the fact that some fuel refilling outlets in the National Capital R...
10 Aug, 2017, 10.43 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
- Diesel cars breach green standards in Europe tests
In the aftermath of the Volkswagen scandal, new tests on diesel vehicles across models by government agencies in the UK, France and Germany...
28 Apr, 2016, 05.46 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