Tweet In a bid to discourage overloaded vehicles from plying on the highways, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has its task cut out. Overloaded vehicles will continue to be pushed off the road, unless load beyond the permissible limits are cut down. In addition, penal charges will be levied on such vehicles. They are likely to amount to[Read More…]

Tweet Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has commissioned a ‘Homologation and Technology’ centre at Chakan on the outskirts of Pune. Inaugurated by Anant Geete, Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, the centre, established under the National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP) of the Government of India, will offer homologation services to automobile manufacturers for Indian and[Read More…]

Tweet A bio-CNG plant has come into existence at the Mahindra World City (MWC), Chennai. A joint CSR initiative between Mahindra Research Valley (MRV) and Mahindra World City Developers (MWCD), the bio-CNG plant will help create green energy from waste as an attempt to reduce carbon footprint. The plant will work on an aerobic digestion of biomass to produce bio-gas,[Read More…]

Tweet A standalone bus unit of Volvo, Volvo Buses India, has merged with Volvo India, effective December 31, 2015. VRV Sriprasad will continue to lead the Volvo Bus business in India, and report to Akash Passey, Senior Vice President, Volvo Bus Corporation. The move is aimed at building a unified legal entity. Kamal Bali, Managing Director, Volvo India, said, “Given[Read More…]