Representative image. More than 6,000 vehicles were seized for ferrying minerals illegally while an amount of INR 16.27 crore was realised as penalty from the offenders in Jammu and Kashmir in the current fiscal, an official said on Sunday. The information was given at a meeting chaired by chief secretary Atal Dulloo here on Saturday… Continue reading Over 6,000 vehicles seized for ferrying minerals illegally in J&K: Officials
Author: Economic Times of India Online News
Speeding vehicles remain a menace, cause accidents
Representative image. The city is reeling under the relentless menace of speeding vehicles, causing a wave of accidents. In Feb alone, four lives were cut short in separate incidents, with numerous others left injured due to excessive speeding. Despite concerted efforts, law enforcement agencies struggle to rein in such incidents, particularly those occurring post-midnight when… Continue reading Speeding vehicles remain a menace, cause accidents
View: There’s a gold rush brewing in green hydrogen, it needs to show results soon
Representative image. Think of an iconic image of the petroleum age, and you may well be picturing a fountain of crude spouting hundreds of feet into the air, scattering thousands of barrels around a smashed drilling derrick. From Spindletop — the Texan oilfield whose 1901 blowout kickstarted the oil era and sparked nearby Houston’s transformation… Continue reading View: There’s a gold rush brewing in green hydrogen, it needs to show results soon
Maharashtra transport dept issues SOP for registration of vehicles from other states
The Vasai RTO got the vehicle records verified through the authorised dealers of the respective automobile manufacturers and registered a police case in December last year. In light of instances of numerous vehicles from different states bearing fake engine and chassis numbers registered in Maharashtra, the state transport department has set a standard operating process… Continue reading Maharashtra transport dept issues SOP for registration of vehicles from other states
Coal production from captive, commercial mines jumps by 27%
The average daily coal production and dispatch rate was 5.12 lakh tonnes and 4.46 lakh tonnes per day respectively, showing a consistent performance. New Delhi: The total coal production and dispatch from captive and commercial coal mines in the country during the period from April 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024, went up to 126.80… Continue reading Coal production from captive, commercial mines jumps by 27%
State-of-art cams for traffic fatal squad to record accident sites
Apart from accident prevention, the focus of the traffic modernization drive now is also on helping the victims and their families get justice, reminded cops at Lalbazar. The fatal squad of Kolkata Traffic Police is all set to buy state-of-the-art cameras that can help cops capture photographs accurately and use them in 3D models essential… Continue reading State-of-art cams for traffic fatal squad to record accident sites
Road ministry to release excess performance security deposit to contractors to ease liquidity crunch
While releasing the performance security deposit to the contractor, the government will ensure that there are no contractual disputes, arbitration or court proceedings btw the two parties. The ministry of road transport and highways will cap the additional performance security deposit for existing road contractors building highways on the engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) mode to 3% of… Continue reading Road ministry to release excess performance security deposit to contractors to ease liquidity crunch
PM unveils oil and gas projects worth INR 1.62 lakh cr across India
The PM dedicated to the nation the ‘First Oil’ from KG Basin and flagged off the first crude oil tanker from the ONGC Krishna Godavari deepwater project. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a series of oil and gas sector projects worth about INR 1.62 lakh crore across the country from Bihar’s… Continue reading PM unveils oil and gas projects worth INR 1.62 lakh cr across India
CSL carries out steel cutting for world’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered feeder container vessel
“In zero emission mode, each vessel is expected to achieve around 25,000 tonne of CO2 reduction per year,” the CSL said. The Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) on Friday carried out the steel cutting for the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered feeder container vessel built for a Norwegian logistics company. The ‘Sea Shuttle‘ is an… Continue reading CSL carries out steel cutting for world’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered feeder container vessel
Lawyers who voided Elon Musk’s pay as excessive want USD 6 bn fee
The fee works out to an hourly rate of USD 288,888 The lawyers who voided Elon Musk‘s USD 56 billion compensation as excessive on Friday sought a record a USD 6 billion legal fee, payable in the electric car maker’s stock. “We recognize that the requested fee is unprecedented in terms of absolute size,” the… Continue reading Lawyers who voided Elon Musk’s pay as excessive want USD 6 bn fee