Motor Vehicles

Irdai proposes changes in vehicle depreciation calculation; invites comments from stakeholders by 16 December

For vehicles older than three years, depreciation would gradually increase from 40 percent to 60 percent up to 7 years

Apple increases efforts to test self-driving cars but still lags behind Waymo: Report

Apple is a relative latecomer to the field, having only secured a permit to conduct testing in 2017.

GST compensation cess bill tabled in Lok Sabha; replaces ordinance on new tax rates for select motor vehicles

GST Council meeting on 5 August had recommended a 10 percent increase in maximum rate at which compensation cess can be collected on certain motor vehicles

Nitin Gadkari barb on driverless cars: Terming technology as job-killer is a historic blunder

Adapting to new technology is inevitable for any developing country. Nitin Gadkari should understand it will be a cardinal mistake if India holds back

BS III, BS IV… BS VI? Here's why India's auto emission norms are, well, BS

Skipping an entire stage of emission norms might not be a good idea as it will put a lot of pressure on the auto firms and even the oil companies.

India's congested cities: Improve public transport, buy fewer cars

It will come as a shock to learn that air pollution accounts for the fifth highest toll of lives and the seventh biggest illness burden in India, according the Global Burden of Disease report, released this year.

Himachal court settles Rs.1.57-crore accident claims

Shimla, July 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir Friday awarded compensations amounting to Rs.1.57 crore, the highest so far, relating to 36 accidental claims. Justice Mir decided the appeals arising out of the awards rendered by various Motor Accident Claims Tribunals

Vehicles in China emitted 50 mn tonnes of pollutants: report

From 2006 to 2010, the country's total motor vehicles registered an annual growth rate of about 10 percent and the total number increased from 118 million to 190 million.