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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicDiesel Cars

Topic: Diesel Cars

End-of-life vehicles can refuel, but not ply on Delhi roads—a breakdown of air quality management rules

On Thursday, the Delhi government asked the commission on air quality management to recall the refuelling ban imposed on July 1 this year, following public backlash.

Gadkari warns auto industry of 10% ‘pollution tax’ on diesel vehicles, later clarifies no active proposal

Addressing members of the auto industry Tuesday, the minister asked them to take suo moto action to get rid of diesel and petrol.

Changes in India’s diesel vehicle tax could impact fuel mix portfolio, says Mercedes-Benz

The company's India unit MD Santosh Iyer said the govt's proposal for an additional 10% tax on diesel vehicles could speed up electrification since consumers may move to EVs or petrol.

CNG & hybrids to drive Maruti’s growth as it shifts gears from diesel

Maruti exited the diesel vehicle market in 2020. Aiming to sell 4.5 lakh CNG vehicles, plus hybrid vehicles this year, company says these will match earlier diesel vehicle sales.

New Hyundai Verna spells death of diesel sedans in India. And the industry did this to itself

In the early 2010s, not having a diesel option was anathema for Indian carmakers. Two-thirds of Maruti Swift sales were of diesel models.

Suzuki Kizashi, Honda Civic, Premier Rio—carmakers know when to pull the plug on bombs

India's automobile industry is full of failures, in the case of both big and small carmakers. The good thing is they learn from each other.

From 58% to 17% market share: Why Indians don’t like diesel cars anymore

When diesel was Rs 20-25/litre cheaper than petrol in 2012-13, cars running on it accounted for 58% of the market. Now, people buy less polluting options, and experts welcome it.

If Congress can’t speak in one voice on Priyanka candidature, it can’t expect voters’ trust

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Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.