Akshay Kumar's old friend rejected IIT Kharagpur and IIM Lucknow for his dream. Where is Avinash Wadhawan now?Avinash Wadhawan, who studied in Delhi, was academically brilliant, winning gold medals in mathematics in Classes 10 and 12. He turned down...
07 Aug, 2026, 11.37 AM IST
Premium car buyers drive EV, hybrid shift as high-margin segment goes electricElectrified vehicles are now nearly half of new premium car registrations. This significant shift reflects changing buyer preferences in In...
26 Jul, 2026, 04.00 AM IST
Ethanol small share of son's business, mileage loss due to blending is minor, Nitin Gadkari saysMinister Nitin Gadkari defended the ethanol blending programme against criticism. He stated his family's business involvement is minimal an...
15 Jul, 2026, 11.27 AM IST
Delhi government mulls incentives for converting old cars to electric, but is it worth the cost?Delhi Transport Minister, Kailash Gehlot, has suggested potential incentives for individuals interested in converting their old petrol or d...
22 Sep, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
Should bring alternative fuels under priority sector lending: Nitin GadkariAddressing an event here, the Road Transport and Highways Minister further said the trial of bringing calorific value of ethanol at par wit...
03 May, 2022, 06.56 PM IST
Plan to shift inland waterways, army trucks to methanol in the worksMethanol is a low-carbon, hydrogen carrier fuel produced from high ash coal, agricultural residue, CO2 from thermal power plants and natura...
18 Jan, 2022, 06.10 AM IST
Govt plans to convert inland waterways and army trucks into methanol engines“NITI Aayog is facilitating conversion of inland waterways at Haldia, Varanasi and Allahabad under this project,” the official quoted above...
17 Jan, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
Rise in petrol prices agitating people: Nitin GadkariGadkari said the use of ethanol as vehicle fuel would help save at least Rs 20 per litre despite its lower calorific value compared to petr...
12 Jul, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
Tractors, power tillers allowed to be retrofitted with bio-fuel enginesThe transport ministry has allowed tractors, power tillers and other agricultural vehicles and equipment that run on diesel and petrol to b...
21 May, 2021, 12.41 PM IST
Amendment in Central Motor Vehicles Rules to promote clean fuel in rural IndiaFollowing the amendment, agriculture tractors, power tillers and construction equipment vehicles that run on diesel and petrol can be retro...
21 May, 2021, 12.32 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari to launch India's first CNG tractor on FridayUnion Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Narendra Singh Tomar, Parshottam Rupala and V K Singh will also be present at the launch.
11 Feb, 2021, 06.15 PM IST
Doubling auto LPG fleet to result in USD 59 bn social, economic and environmental benefits: StudyA new analysis estimates that doubling the global fleet of vehicles run on auto LPG by 2040 can yield Euro 54 billion or USD 59 billion of ...
04 Nov, 2019, 08.52 PM IST
Auto sector declining, Maruti to stop producing below 1300-cc diesel cars: RC BhargavaBrezza will become BS-VI. We will have a petrol BS-VI Brezza, says Bhargava
26 Apr, 2019, 09.17 AM IST
- Producing CNG, even from bagasse, for vehicles!
Pune-based Automotive Research Association of India is expected to "test the bio-CNG produced from bagasse and its use in operating a comme...
19 Feb, 2013, 11.40 AM IST
Sales of branded fuels like Speed, Xtrapremium & Power plummet to one-sixth of its 2008 peakSales have fallen as high taxes make premium fuel too costly for many buyers while dealers also advise customers to shun branded fuel.
31 Dec, 2011, 07.31 AM IST
- Auto fuel doping to be mandatory from ’12
Call it the green fuel impact - Indian automakers will soon need to tweak the car engine specifications and designs to cater to the new fue...
05 Jan, 2007, 02.57 AM IST
- Govt might give tax benefits on bio fuels
The Government is mulling giving tax incentives like excise and import duty exemption to promote the use of biodiesel and ethanol in auto f...
23 Oct, 2006, 04.50 PM IST