The amendment comes within a month of web-based taxi companies being banned in Delhi, after a taxi driver on Uber's network allegedly raped a finance executive early this month.
The CNG-based vehicle features Hydrogen stored in high-pressure bottles on the top of the bus.
The opposition has been critical of the Centre's handling of the situation, accusing it of not doing enough to ease the hardships of the migrant workers, many of whom have lost their jobs during the lockdown which started on March 25.
Friday will be the first day of the second phase of the odd-even scheme in New Delhi.
India will shortly unveil a 'One Nation-One Card policy' for public transport that will entail connectivity between various modes of transport
Faced with steep fall in sales of Nano, Tata Motors said it will reposition the budget car as `a smart city car' with added features such as power steering, apart from introducing a CNG version.
'Investors should be careful in getting carried away; although a reversal of IPO frenzy this time is taking longer than in the past.'
5 commodities namely crude oil, natural gas, petrol, diesel, and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) were kept out of GST's purview given the revenue dependence of state governments on these sectors.
Addressing the nation on Independence Day, the prime minister also spoke on renewable energy and the need to maintain a balance between development and the environment. Referring to the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), launched in January 2019, Modi said, "A special campaign is being worked out to reduce pollution in 100 selected cities with a holistic approach."
Refusing to budge from its position, Delhi government on Monday decided to seek Union home ministry's advice relating to an order by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung warning city officials not to follow "illegal" orders of the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation.
The car entails a Rs 0.50/km cost vs Rs 4.5/km, diesel Rs 2.7/km and CNG Rs 2.12/km.
The Sharad Rao-led autorickshaw union on Wednesday announced that 7.5 lakh autos will launch an indefinite state-wide agitation from April 16 for their demands, which include hike in the minimum fare.
The country's largest car maker, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), is looking to regain lost ground in the small car segment with the launch of a completely new version of its erstwhile best- selling model Alto.
This is the first "Green budget" of the government for effective containment of pollution in the city, the deputy chief minister said in the budget session of the assembly in the presence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The Delhi Traffic Police and other agencies have till now pulled up 1,997 vehicles for violation of the 'Odd-Even' scheme.
The Delhi government is "seriously" mulling a proposal to enforce the odd-even scheme for 15 days every month, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday.
It's a capital shock. Delhi, which has more cars than the three other metro cities put together, is seeing a drop in petrol consumption. This is against the national growth trend. The consumption of the fuel declined by a startling nine per cent in November, while diesel grew by 19 per cent. CNG sales have also grown by around 15 per cent.
The Tata Nano, the world's cheapest car, could be cruising on Pakistani roads if the governments of India and Pakistan remove bottlenecks standing in the way of joint ventures and investments between the two countries.
BC Tripathi, who helms India's largest natural gas marketer and transporter -- GAIL, discusses last-mile connectivity to homes with Jyoti Mukul and Shine Jacob.
A powerful car bomb went off close to an office of the Inter Services Intelligence in the central Pakistani city of Faisalabad on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and injuring nearly 50 others.The blast destroyed a CNG station, at least three buildings and dozens of cars near the intelligence agency's heavily-guarded office in Civil Lines area of Faisalabad.Thirteen bodies were found at the site of the blast, Faisalabad Commissioner Tahir Hussain told the media.
Altigreen's hybrid engine will help make cars more fuel efficient and the air we breathe cleaner.
Millions of such transactions take place every day all over the country. The finance ministry had recommended that pricing of products/services/taxes should be rounded-off to 50 paise or a whole rupee, but that is yet to be achieved.
While hybrids, CNG and biofuels found favour in 2018 among many carmakers including Maruti Suzuki, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Honda, others such as M&M and Tata Motors have shown full faith in electric vehicles.
The blast destroyed dozens of cars, a CNG station and at least three buildings near the intelligence agency's office in the Civil Lines area of Faisalabad.
The incident has resulted in an almost kilometer-long traffic jam on both sides of the SV/LJ Road.
The hike in prices of these items has come about over and above milk, onion, garlic, and other vegetables which have become expensive in the past few weeks.
The Mahindra group's Igatpuri plant becomes the first in India to be declared carbon-neutral. Ashish Narsale / Rediff.com finds out how this was achieved.
High courts should replicate for states what the Supreme Court has done for Delhi's environment, says M J Antony.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Budget for 2021-22 in the Lok Sabha that is expected to provide relief to the pandemic-hit common man as well as focus more on driving economic recovery through higher spending on healthcare, infrastructure and defence amid rising tensions with neighbours, As India emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the ninth Budget under the Modi government, including an interim one, is widely expected to focus on boosting spending on job creation and rural development, generous allocations for development schemes, putting more money in the hands of the average taxpayer and easing rules to attract foreign investments.
The Union home ministry has issued strict guidelines for the enforcement of the 21-day complete nationwide lockdown in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, invoking the National Disaster Management Act which may result in imprisonment of up to two years for any violation. All government offices, the offices of state and Union territory governments, autonomous institutions, public corporations, commercial, private, industrial establishments shall remain closed, the guidelines issued by the ministry said.
Players also seeks clarity on tax breaks under Sec 80-IB on Natural gas produced under NELP I-VIII, besides seeking declared goods status for natural gas
Experts say local demand, government policies in retail and refining sector are attracting foreign players.
The company also unveiled ESSI 20, truck with emphasis on green and efficient transportation. Seshasayee said the truck embodies 20 innovative ideas that together deliver 20 per cent better fuel efficiency and correspondingly over 20 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions.
Around 23 per cent of all units sold by the company in the domestic market currently are diesel cars.
With the government reducing the net worth for new entities in fuel-marketing space to Rs 250 crore, the market is open for new players like Total, Adani, and Saudi Aramco -- and even supermarkets - to open fuel outlets.
The recent increase in the prices of CNG has prompted auto and taxi drivers to demand demand hike in fares.
The three-time chief minister and senior Congress leader, who gave Delhi its modern look, passed away on Saturday afternoon at a private hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest.
The production and concept vehicles which are to be displayed include the company's hybrid sedan Chevrolet Volt, sports-car Chevrolet Camaro, sports utility vehicle Captiva Extreme, electric version of its small car Spark, CNG version of Chevrolet Aveo and its race car WTCC Cruze.
The Eleventh Plan working group report, however, was based on projections of the directorate general of hydrocarbons (DGH).
Seeks declared goods status to Natural gas; extension of tax holiday benefits to find and sale of natural gas
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