Proposing changes to make electric buses more viable: GadkariThe centre is evaluating options to make electric buses lucrative for bus makers and state transport utilities (STUs) said Minister for Roa...
24 May, 2023, 04.00 PM IST
Farmers protest impact: Vegetable supplies from other states to Delhi fall 50%Traders at Azadpur said truck movement, usually 100,000 vehicles a day, had fallen to a trickle, and that if the roads remained blocked, it...
05 Dec, 2020, 02.15 PM IST
Bus operators on the brink of bankruptcy, millions lose jobs as sector loses Rs 1.3 lakh crThe sector employs 10 million, who in turn support the lives of 40 million people. Once the moratorium conditions are lifted, easily 300,00...
21 Sep, 2020, 09.28 PM IST
Passenger transport operator bodies say sector on verge of collapse, seek govt helpThe two bodies said transporters in Delhi alone have suffered a financial loss of Rs 65,000 crore in the past two months and the business h...
05 Aug, 2020, 06.13 PM IST
BOCI writes to IRDAI for extension of vehicle insurance validityBOCI operators run 17 lakh buses and account for 30 crore passenger trips. Its members also operate 1.1 million cars which are used for int...
06 Jul, 2020, 04.51 PM IST
COVID-19 has led to 20 lakh job losses in bus, taxi sector; more on anvil: Industry BodyIndustry body Bus & Car Operators Confederation of India (BOCI), which claims to represent 20,000 operators with 15 lakh buses and maxi-cab...
21 Jun, 2020, 03.06 PM IST
Commercial Vehicle owners push for extension of policy, but insurers disagreeVehicle owners want to invoke the Indian Motor Tariff Endorsement 11, which asks insurers to either extend the policy or reduce the premium...
19 Jun, 2020, 02.14 PM IST
Efforts to restart public buses, airlines will be made soon: Nitin Gadkari“Soon, efforts to start public transport, buses, will be made on the basis of some guidelines,” Gadkari said. “There is also a need to star...
07 May, 2020, 10.53 AM IST
Bengal to decide on lockdown relaxations in green, orange zonesA task force led by Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha will decide on the relaxations, including which shops and establishments will be allowed t...
04 May, 2020, 12.34 PM IST
Poll effect: Fuel prices remain flat though crude is dearerIndustry stakeholders, including retail dealers, say this has to do with the Lok Sabha polls.
25 Apr, 2019, 11.00 AM IST
Here is why truckers are going off the road across the country todayThe strike can push up prices of essential items such as milk and vegetable and disrupt a large number of businesses.
20 Jul, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
Norms set, double-decker buses may ply on 70 routesSome of the routes that have been identified include Delhi-Agra, Delhi-Jaipur, Lucknow-Gorakhpur, Vadodara-Mumbai, Srinagar-Jalandhar, Kozh...
11 Dec, 2017, 10.45 AM IST
Government plans Rs 1,000 crore funds for setting up bus terminalsWe have a Rs 1,000-crore funding plan to assist states in setting up of world class busports (large bus terminals), said Nitin Gadkari.
30 Jul, 2017, 03.08 PM IST
Switch to electric or ethanol, Nitin Gadkari tells bus operatorsAddressing over 3,000 bus operators in Navi Mumbai for a three-day Bus Expo Prawas, Gadkari said the buses running on diesel are not good f...
28 Jul, 2017, 11.58 PM IST
Auto Expo 2016 to witness 80 new product launchesAround 80 new models will be unveiled at the upcoming India's flagship automobile show, the Auto Expo, which is expected to draw around 7 l...
15 Jan, 2016, 02.03 AM IST
- KPN Travels to operate buses with toilets
Private bus operator KPN Travels India Limited plans to introduce luxury coaches that will have improved onboard facilities, including toil...
10 Jul, 2008, 01.03 PM IST
- Nath targets five per cent world trade share by 2020
'Focus product to a Focus Market', should be the orientation of India's trade policy, said Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath, and a...
12 Apr, 2008, 04.22 PM IST