Delhi State Buses

The Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab on Monday launched a free pilgrimage scheme in the state on the lines of the programme which has been running in Delhi since 2019.

As Delhi reels under severe air pollution, state Environment Minister Gopal Rai appealed to the Chief Minister of the bordering state, Uttar Pradesh to stop services of the BS3 petrol and BS4 diesel vehicles to the national capital.

In a joint meeting of states with the Centre on Friday, the Delhi government urged the Union environment ministry to impose a complete ban on firecracker burning and the movement of diesel buses across the National Capital Region.

Uttar Pradesh Road Transport Corporation has decided to limit bus operations through various routes to Delhi from September 7-10 due to the G20 Summit to be held in the national capital.

Swelled-up streams of murky brown water replaced roads in Delhi, with buses and cars appearing in varying states of levitation and submersion, videos showed, as heavy rain battered the national capital for the second day.

Delhi will switch 80 percent of its bus fleet to electric vehicles by 2025, according to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The state currently has 7,379 buses, out of which 300 are electric vehicles. The government is also working on installing charging points for e-buses at depots, the chief minister said.

Karnataka is following the footsteps of Delhi and Maharastra to launch all electric fleet in the state by the end of this decade, said state Transport Minister B Sriramulu in the legislative assembly on Wednesday. So far, the state has not bought any electric buses, according to the minister, but they are being operated on a contract basis.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann will flag off luxurious Volvo buses to Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport from the state on Wednesday.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that the state government planned to have 2,000 electric buses plying on Delhi roads within a year.

The Delhi government has approved induction of 1,500 low-floor electric buses in its public transportation fleet, as per an official statement. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) also said to allocate 10 sites to various agencies for setting up electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and battery swapping stations under Delhi EV Policy 2020.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked people to observe the lockdown in place in the national capital to contain the spread of coronavirus or face strict action.

The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses will remain off roads till 2 pm tomorrow in Delhi-NCR on the occasion of Holi, a statement said.

The air quality in Delhi-NCR has been at its worst over the past week and the state government is taking dramatic steps to curb the deteriorating air pollution. In a positive step towards the same direction, the Delhi government has initiated the trials of zero-emission and noise-free electric buses in the capital today. Olectra-BYD's 12-metre elec...

In a major move to fight air pollution in Delhi and address commuters'' woes, the state government on Wednesday gave in-principle approval for the hiring of a consultant to run 1,000 electric buses, estimated to cost Rs 2,500 crore, in the national capital as promised in its 2018-19 Budget.

Over 7,000 buses, a majority from neighbouring states, were booked for flouting pollution norms in the national capital in the last six years, the Delhi government informed the state Assembly.

The Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab on Monday launched a free pilgrimage scheme in the state on the lines of the programme which has been running in Delhi since 2019.

As Delhi reels under severe air pollution, state Environment Minister Gopal Rai appealed to the Chief Minister of the bordering state, Uttar Pradesh to stop services of the BS3 petrol and BS4 diesel vehicles to the national capital.

In a joint meeting of states with the Centre on Friday, the Delhi government urged the Union environment ministry to impose a complete ban on firecracker burning and the movement of diesel buses across the National Capital Region.

Uttar Pradesh Road Transport Corporation has decided to limit bus operations through various routes to Delhi from September 7-10 due to the G20 Summit to be held in the national capital.

Swelled-up streams of murky brown water replaced roads in Delhi, with buses and cars appearing in varying states of levitation and submersion, videos showed, as heavy rain battered the national capital for the second day.

Delhi will switch 80 percent of its bus fleet to electric vehicles by 2025, according to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The state currently has 7,379 buses, out of which 300 are electric vehicles. The government is also working on installing charging points for e-buses at depots, the chief minister said.

Karnataka is following the footsteps of Delhi and Maharastra to launch all electric fleet in the state by the end of this decade, said state Transport Minister B Sriramulu in the legislative assembly on Wednesday. So far, the state has not bought any electric buses, according to the minister, but they are being operated on a contract basis.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann will flag off luxurious Volvo buses to Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport from the state on Wednesday.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that the state government planned to have 2,000 electric buses plying on Delhi roads within a year.

The Delhi government has approved induction of 1,500 low-floor electric buses in its public transportation fleet, as per an official statement. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) also said to allocate 10 sites to various agencies for setting up electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and battery swapping stations under Delhi EV Policy 2020.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked people to observe the lockdown in place in the national capital to contain the spread of coronavirus or face strict action.

The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses will remain off roads till 2 pm tomorrow in Delhi-NCR on the occasion of Holi, a statement said.

The air quality in Delhi-NCR has been at its worst over the past week and the state government is taking dramatic steps to curb the deteriorating air pollution. In a positive step towards the same direction, the Delhi government has initiated the trials of zero-emission and noise-free electric buses in the capital today. Olectra-BYD's 12-metre elec...

In a major move to fight air pollution in Delhi and address commuters'' woes, the state government on Wednesday gave in-principle approval for the hiring of a consultant to run 1,000 electric buses, estimated to cost Rs 2,500 crore, in the national capital as promised in its 2018-19 Budget.

Over 7,000 buses, a majority from neighbouring states, were booked for flouting pollution norms in the national capital in the last six years, the Delhi government informed the state Assembly.