Budget 2024: Don't hold your breath, electrify!India's air quality crisis demands immediate action with a focus on energy and transportation sector reforms. Accelerating EV adoption is v...
08 Jul, 2024, 11.10 PM IST
Retrofitting of inter-city diesel buses can generate over 50,000 jobsDr. Charan Singh and Davinder Sandhu emphasize the economic and environmental benefits of retrofitting. It offers a pragmatic solution for ...
30 Jun, 2024, 05.21 PM IST
Bharat Forge expects rapid growth in e-mobility and aerospace businessesBharat Forge expects significant growth in its electric mobility and aerospace businesses due to rapid electrification in the automobile se...
03 Feb, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
Govt may offer incentives to retrofit old vehicles into EVs: ReportA report by Primus Partners and ETB suggests that the Indian government could consider offering incentives to retrofit old vehicles into el...
18 Jan, 2024, 10.21 PM IST
Centre & states to scrap 900,000 vehiclesSpeaking at a session on future of mobility, organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), he said the Cen...
31 Jan, 2023, 12.29 AM IST
Centre approves scrapping of 9 lakh old vehicles“We have now approved the scrapping of more than 9 lakh vehicles that are more than 15 years old. Old and polluting cars and buses will go ...
30 Jan, 2023, 03.44 PM IST
Reliance, Ashok Leyland in talks for engines running on H2As a first step under the plan, Leyland will retrofit an existing fleet of 45,000 trucks, which RIL has contracted to ferry refined product...
08 Dec, 2022, 05.31 AM IST
Are retrofits the answer India is looking for to bring about an EV revolution?Retrofitting of vehicles is also among the solutions offered to tackle the polluting internal combustion engine or ICE vehicles currently p...
07 Jul, 2022, 09.59 AM IST
Electric vehicle maker OSM to setup retrofit plant in Punjab at $25 millionThe Faridabad-based company, which is a part of the Anglian Omega Group, currently manufactures cargo and passenger electric three-wheelers...
26 Jun, 2022, 05.00 PM IST
India set to be global hotspot for electric mobility: Ola Mobility InstituteUttar Pradesh is targeting 2 lakh charging stations by 2024. Andhra Pradesh is targeting 100% electrification of buses by 2029.
04 Oct, 2019, 10.01 AM IST
Be compassionate, bring out app for disabled, says PM ModiThese directions were passed at the review of the AIC at a meeting of the multi-purpose and multi-modal platform PRAGATI.
12 Aug, 2019, 09.01 AM IST
Dagen H: Left-hand drive project cost Sweden $69 mn in 1967The entire project is equivalent to $283.6 million today.
04 Sep, 2018, 09.04 AM IST
Dear women, remain calm; panic buttons on buses soonBMTC has signed a pact with city-based citizens' initiative, Durga, after piloting the concept in a few buses between February and July .
18 Jan, 2017, 12.18 PM IST
Need to harness solar energy to fight climate change: PM ModiTerming the negative impact of environment pollution as a challenge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said there is a need to harness sol...
21 Dec, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
Speed governors in new transport vehicles must from October 1According to road transport ministry, the speed limiting devices in school buses, dumpers and vehicles carrying hazardous goods will fix th...
04 May, 2015, 12.03 PM IST
No of CNG cars in Mumbai soars 200% in 4 yearsThe number of cars plying on CNG (compressed natural gas) in Mumbai region has shot up by over 200% since 2011, according to data released ...
29 Dec, 2014, 10.43 AM IST
Revamped Kashmere Gate ISBT dons swanky look; bus operations to resume from NovemberThe first look is certainly impressive. Shiny escalators take passengers to different levels — ticketing has been kept on one floor while t...
06 Oct, 2012, 09.51 AM IST