India, Aug. 28 -- From next April, automatic headlamps in new two-wheelers will work only in passing beam (low beam) mode, and headlamps of cars and other vehicles will have less intense illumination to reduce glare, considering that such lights cause visual discomfort or impairs the vision of other road users. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has proposed amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules to make it mandatory for automatic headlamps in new two-wheelers to work only in passing beam (low beam mode).

The move is aimed at reducing glare and improving vision of other road users. The MoRTH, in a draft notification, said, "In the principal rules...provided further that, on and after 1st April 2028, the automatic...