subject: SIAM Calls For Voluntary Emission Regime [print this page] The SIAM President also reminded the industry's responsibility towards environment and said that the auto industry was cautious towards the environmental concerns and called for uniform emission norms. Dr Goenka announced SIAM's new initiative of Voluntary Fuel Efficiency Regime which will promote lower fuel consumption. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh congratulated the auto industry for its most impressive growth and he called upon the industry to go for growth with ecological sustainability. Mr Ramesh welcomed SIAM's initiative on fuel efficiency but called for enforcement of Mandatory Fuel Efficiency Standards. The Environment Minister urged the captains of the industry not to see environment as an impediment but consider it as an issue of public health.
