Centre working on payment security mechanism to buy 150,000 e-busesThe Centre is developing a payment security mechanism (PSM) to facilitate the procurement of 150,000 e-buses. The PSM aims to address issue...
11 Mar, 2024, 11.04 PM IST
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
Centre should direct state transmission utilities to monetise unutilised optical fibre infra: AssochamIndustry body Assocham has requested the government to direct state transmission utilities to take necessary steps to optimise the utilisat...
09 May, 2023, 02.08 PM IST
Can hydrogen bus accelerate rally in this multibagger EV stock?Technical partnership between Olectra and Reliance on the Hydrogen Bus project will open the Indian market to a cutting-edge transportation...
25 Apr, 2023, 02.16 PM IST
Automakers steer clear of Rs 5,000 crore tender for e-bus; cite concerns over payment, labourThe lack of a payment security mechanism is restricting participation from established Indian automakers in the country's Rs 5,000 crore-te...
21 Apr, 2023, 03.56 PM IST
India's e-bus ambition hits financing speed bumpThe lack of funding is limiting the ability of e-bus makers to participate in federal government tenders to supply to states, the sources t...
17 Dec, 2022, 11.46 PM IST
Government to replace up to 30,000 old buses in electrification driveAcharya said while this asset-light model has made it possible for ailing STUs to deploy affordably and at scale, challenges do remain rega...
20 Sep, 2022, 12.48 AM IST
Largest tender for 8,000 electric state buses on cards"We are looking at mobility as a service instead of outright procurement to enable STUs to swap their existing fleet with electric buses. T...
27 Jul, 2022, 11.49 AM IST
CESL launches biggest ever tender worth Rs 5,500 cr for 5,580 electric busesCESL intends to enhance its support to state governments in achieving their electric mobility targets as well as further build an infrastru...
20 Jan, 2022, 02.24 PM IST
Tata Motors bags orders for over 2,300 buses from various STUsThe orders are from STUs of Rajasthan, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, Tata Motors said in a statement.
02 Dec, 2019, 07.21 PM IST
What ails state-run bus operators in India?The crisis in Telangana is a reflection of the precarious position of state-run bus operators in India, which have seen their losses swell ...
01 Dec, 2019, 09.56 AM IST
Olectra Greentech, BYD in talks for electric passenger vehicle venture in IndiaHyderabad company also has plans to invest Rs 300 crore for a new manufacturing unit
11 Sep, 2019, 07.09 AM IST
Will fulfill order for supply of 255 electric buses by July: Tata MotorsThe company said it has already delivered the first batch of electric buses to various STUs as per the FAME I tender wins.
05 Apr, 2019, 07.10 PM IST
Ashok Leyland gets orders for 4,000 buses valued at Rs 1500 CrShares of Ashok Leyland were today trading at Rs 41.40 per scrip in the afternoon trade on BSE, up steep 6.48 per cent from its previous cl...
09 Sep, 2014, 02.38 PM IST
Ashok Leyland bags orders for 4000 buses; stock ralliesAshok Leyland will offer a mix of JanBus, midi-buses and ultra low Entry (ULE) buses as a part of the 4000 buses ordered.
09 Sep, 2014, 11.06 AM IST
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa terms dual pricing policy on diesel 'short-sighted'In the case of Tamil Nadu, the STUs were forced to suffer an increased burden of Rs 750 crore in their fuel bill per annum, she said.
25 Jan, 2013, 12.53 PM IST
- Transport in policy spotlight
State Transport Undertakings should be corporatised.
12 Jan, 2009, 02.43 AM IST