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Car makers to be fined by EU for not adhering to emission norms
Dec 20 2007, Arpita Mukherjee

In the global combat against environmental pollution and consequent global warming, car manufacturers have been targeted as the one of the prime villains. Despite strict emission norms, cars continue to contribute a significant amount of greenhouse...

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