More sops to boost scrapping of old vehicles in worksIndia plans to extend more incentives for scrapping old vehicles due to poor response from owners. A review of the vehicle scrapping policy...
09 Oct, 2024, 11.46 PM IST
Automakers embrace sustainability: Shift towards recycled materials, biodegradable parts for new modelsCorporate-run scrap yards are coming up, creating a new industry of sorts of recyclable parts, while component manufacturers are replacing ...
24 Mar, 2024, 08.21 AM IST
India needs 1,000 scrapping centres, 400 fitness test points: Nitin GadkariUnion Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced on Monday that the nation requires a network of 1,000 vehicle scrapping ...
18 Dec, 2023, 07.00 PM IST
Automakers may need to use 20% recycled inputs from 2026-27Under the plan being considered, at least 20% by weight of the materials being used in the vehicle need to be recycled from 2026-27 onwards...
02 Aug, 2023, 12.26 AM IST
Incentivise people to handover end of life vehicles: Himanta Biswa Sarma to transport officialsSarma asked the Transport Department to expand the scale and scope of contactless services as a part of State government’s mission of enhan...
12 Jun, 2023, 11.21 PM IST
Govt working to make India a global automobile manufacturing hub: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari"The auto sector gives direct and indirect employment to around 4 crore people and this number is expected to grow to 5 crore by 2025. I am...
28 Feb, 2023, 07.40 PM IST
Vehicle scrapping facility not required to verify vehicle record with police: Road ministryThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) today, in a series of tweets, said RVSF will not be required to verify the record of th...
17 Sep, 2022, 07.32 PM IST
Assam cabinet decides to exempt ex-servicemen/widows from paying property taxAs a gesture of gratitude to Ex-servicemen for their service to the nation, amendment billls for Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1969 a...
06 Jul, 2022, 12.35 AM IST
Registered facility needs to verify vehicle records digitally for scrapping, says draft policyThe statement said MoRTH has issued the draft notification pertaining to the registration and functions of vehicle scrapping facility, unde...
12 Mar, 2022, 09.23 PM IST
SPVs, state governments, companies may be allowed to open automated testing stationsAccording to the guidelines, if a vehicle fails the required tests, the registered owner or authorised signatory of the vehicle may opt for...
25 Sep, 2021, 12.09 PM IST
Informal scrapyards to be integrated with registered onesThe Delhi Pollution Control Board last year, for instance, sealed around 30 illegal vehicle scrapping centres that dismantled end of life v...
22 Mar, 2021, 12.09 AM IST
Registered vehicle scrapping facilities to be linked with VAHAN databaseGovernment will also create a single window clearance for any legal entity to establish a vehicle scrapping facility, which will have acces...
18 Mar, 2021, 05.58 PM IST