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Cyrus Mistry’s death may drive rear seat-belt use but unlikely to last

Bengaluru: Freelance writer Sangita Nambiar recalls feeling a sense of shock when she first realised that former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry had passed away most probably because he was not wearing a seat belt while sitting in the back of a Mercedes-Benz, which rammed into a portion of a bridge. “We have a Mercedes… Continue reading Cyrus Mistry’s death may drive rear seat-belt use but unlikely to last

Multimodal transport system vital for India to become $ 5 tr economy in 5 yrs: Gadkari

Gadkari batted for a holistic approach to develop the transport sector in order to achieve India’s economic agenda over the next five years. Bengaluru: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari stressed on the importance of adopting a multimodal transport system for the country to achieve its goal of emerging as a five… Continue reading Multimodal transport system vital for India to become $ 5 tr economy in 5 yrs: Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari wants skybuses for Bengaluru, tells officials to do feasibility study with experts

Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the Centre would study introducing skybuses and build flyovers to decongest roads in Bengaluru. “It is difficult to widen the existing roads in Bengaluru. So, we have taken two decisions. We will not acquire… Continue reading Nitin Gadkari wants skybuses for Bengaluru, tells officials to do feasibility study with experts

August auto wholesales up 18%, keeping close watch on supply challenges: SIAM

Total two-wheeler wholesales increased to 15,57,429 units last month, compared to 13,38,740 units in the year-ago period, a growth of 16%. New Delhi: Automobile wholesales in August 2022 reported a growth of 17.7% to 1,877,072 units with year-on-year sales in the green across the segments. In August 2021, the industry recorded total wholesales of 1,594,573… Continue reading August auto wholesales up 18%, keeping close watch on supply challenges: SIAM

World EV Day : Industry pitches for sustainable electric vehicle ecosystem

Tata Power Head – Business Development (EV) Virendra Goyal noted that development of an easy, accessible charging infrastructure is absolutely essential for large-scale adoption of EVs in the country. Strengthening of local supply chains is important to create a sustainable electric vehicle ecosystem in the country, the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) said… Continue reading World EV Day : Industry pitches for sustainable electric vehicle ecosystem

R K Singh urges EU to keep its green hydrogen market open for competition

The minister also highlighted that the manufacturing capacity of electrolysers is not sufficient (in the world). New Delhi: Union Power Minister R K Singh on Thursday urged the European Union (EU) to keep its green hydrogen market open for competition to get supplies at the lowest rate and avoid any accusation of protectionism. Speaking at… Continue reading R K Singh urges EU to keep its green hydrogen market open for competition

Gadkari stresses on collaboration among stakeholders for qualitative reforms in transportation sector

The Minister emphasized on qualitative contribution and a vision for creating new things to make India the foremost developed country. Bengaluru (Karnataka): Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday emphasized on collaboration amongst all stakeholders for qualitative reforms in the transportation sector. Inaugurating the two-day National Conference ‘MANTHAN – Idea to Action’,… Continue reading Gadkari stresses on collaboration among stakeholders for qualitative reforms in transportation sector

Green hydrogen needs policy push to reach required scale

Critics say hydrogen serves to prolong the use of fossil fuels when the aim should be to get rid of them entirely and that it requires large amounts of costly energy to produce. FRANKFURT: Green hydrogen will remain scarce in the short-term and its supply uncertain in the longer term without a decisive policy push,… Continue reading Green hydrogen needs policy push to reach required scale

Cheaper electric vehicles coming despite high battery costs

GM CEO Mary Barra has said the company will overtake Tesla as the nation’s largest seller of EVs by the middle of this decade. The Equinox EV is a step toward that. By Tom Kriesher Even though battery costs are rising, auto companies are rolling out more affordable electric vehicles that should widen their appeal… Continue reading Cheaper electric vehicles coming despite high battery costs