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India, US Sign Pact to Cooperate on Critical Battery Mineral Supply Chains
Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo have signed an MoU for the supply of lithium, cobalt and other critical minerals used in electric vehicles and clean energy applications.
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Karnataka Plans Tax Waivers for Hybrid Cars, Incentives for EVs
Karnataka plans to cut levies and offer financial incentives to companies in the clean mobility sector, including a steep tax cut for hybrid cars. The move could make the state, home to the tech hub of Bengaluru, the second after northern Uttar Pradesh to provide tax breaks to hybrid cars, for which Toyota has lobbied New Delhi.
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NITI Aayog Invites Applications From Skilled Professionals For Key Roles
NITI Aayog Recruitment 2024: Available sectors include Agriculture, Climate Change, Data Analysis, Infrastructure, Health, Planning, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Transport, Urbanisation, and more.
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China's Driverless 'Robotaxis': Sci-fi Marvels Or Safety Concerns?
Turning heads as they cruise past office buildings and malls, driverless taxis are slowly spreading through Chinese cities, prompting both wariness and wonder.
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Ferrari Expands Crypto Payments Support to Europe Due to ‘Evolving Client Needs’
Ferrari is preparing to let its European customer base make purchases through cryptocurrencies. The 85-year-old company said in its blog that it is leveraging the expertise of multiple companies from the crypto payment sector to make sure all transactions are secure.
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Government Announces Rs 1 Per Kg Increase In CNG Prices
In a development affecting daily commuters and the transportation sector, the Indian government has announced an increase in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) prices by Rs 1 per kilogram.
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Electric Bus Overturns In Delhi's Rohini, 3 Injured
Three persons were injured after a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) electric bus they were travelling in overturned in Delhi's Rohini Sector 15 area on Sunday morning, police said.
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Centre to Draft New Policy to Attract EV Manufacturers, Bring Investment: Piyush Goyal
India will come up with new policy to attract electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and encourage greater investment in the sector, commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. Asked about the government's plans, Goyal said consultation on the new policy will be held with the industry.
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CBI Gets Time To Sanction To Prosecute Lalu Prasad In Land For Job Scam
A Delhi court on Wednesday granted the CBI time till August 8 to obtain sanction to prosecute former railway minister Lalu Prasad and some officials of the public sector transport behemoth in a case related to an alleged land for job scam.
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Jettwings Airways, 1st Airline From Northeast India, Gets Centre's Approval
Jettwings Airways, the newest entrant in the aviation sector, today announced that it has received the no objection certificate (NOC) to operate Scheduled Commuter Air Transport Services in the country and is aiming to start flying from October.
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Road Transport, Highways Have Maximum Number Of Delayed Projects: Report
The road transport and highways sector has the maximum number of delayed projects at 407, followed by railways at 114 and the petroleum industry at 86, showed a government report.
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MK Stalin's Appeal As PM Launches Rs 5,000 Crore Projects In Chennai
PM Modi on Saturday launched and laid the foundation stone for nearly Rs 5,000 crore worth new projects in Tamil Nadu in the transport sector, that included the flagging off of the Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express.
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Uber Says Delhi's Plan to Only Allow Electric Bikes May Impact Mobility
Uber Technologies said on Friday that the plans by the local government in India's Delhi city to only allow electric vehicles to function as bike taxis would risk "finishing off the sector" and impact the mobility needs of millions. Delhi's plans, part of a new policy to regulate vehicles used by ride-hailing companies like Uber and rival Ola, are...
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Brazil's Electric Aircraft Maker Eve 'On Track' to Start Services in 2026, Seeks Rules to Govern Sector
Eve, the electric aircraft maker controlled by Brazil's Embraer, said it is "on track" to begin commercial operations by 2026. The company has started the process of certifying its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which has already amassed a backlog of over 2,700 orders prior to the start of production.
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Xiaomi Imposed CNY 1 Million Fine on Supplier for Leaking Car Design Drafts
Xiaomi on Thursday imposed a CNY 1 million (roughly Rs. 1 crore) penalty on a supplier after it leaked early design drafts of an upcoming car model. Xiaomi has "dealt seriously" with a Beijing-based moulding technology company which publicly revealed images of an upcoming car's front and rear bumpers, violating a confidentiality agreement, said a W...
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India, US Sign Pact to Cooperate on Critical Battery Mineral Supply Chains
Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo have signed an MoU for the supply of lithium, cobalt and other critical minerals used in electric vehicles and clean energy applications.
-
Karnataka Plans Tax Waivers for Hybrid Cars, Incentives for EVs
Karnataka plans to cut levies and offer financial incentives to companies in the clean mobility sector, including a steep tax cut for hybrid cars. The move could make the state, home to the tech hub of Bengaluru, the second after northern Uttar Pradesh to provide tax breaks to hybrid cars, for which Toyota has lobbied New Delhi.
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NITI Aayog Invites Applications From Skilled Professionals For Key Roles
NITI Aayog Recruitment 2024: Available sectors include Agriculture, Climate Change, Data Analysis, Infrastructure, Health, Planning, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Transport, Urbanisation, and more.
-
China's Driverless 'Robotaxis': Sci-fi Marvels Or Safety Concerns?
Turning heads as they cruise past office buildings and malls, driverless taxis are slowly spreading through Chinese cities, prompting both wariness and wonder.
-
Ferrari Expands Crypto Payments Support to Europe Due to ‘Evolving Client Needs’
Ferrari is preparing to let its European customer base make purchases through cryptocurrencies. The 85-year-old company said in its blog that it is leveraging the expertise of multiple companies from the crypto payment sector to make sure all transactions are secure.
-
Government Announces Rs 1 Per Kg Increase In CNG Prices
In a development affecting daily commuters and the transportation sector, the Indian government has announced an increase in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) prices by Rs 1 per kilogram.
-
Electric Bus Overturns In Delhi's Rohini, 3 Injured
Three persons were injured after a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) electric bus they were travelling in overturned in Delhi's Rohini Sector 15 area on Sunday morning, police said.
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Centre to Draft New Policy to Attract EV Manufacturers, Bring Investment: Piyush Goyal
India will come up with new policy to attract electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and encourage greater investment in the sector, commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. Asked about the government's plans, Goyal said consultation on the new policy will be held with the industry.
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CBI Gets Time To Sanction To Prosecute Lalu Prasad In Land For Job Scam
A Delhi court on Wednesday granted the CBI time till August 8 to obtain sanction to prosecute former railway minister Lalu Prasad and some officials of the public sector transport behemoth in a case related to an alleged land for job scam.
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Jettwings Airways, 1st Airline From Northeast India, Gets Centre's Approval
Jettwings Airways, the newest entrant in the aviation sector, today announced that it has received the no objection certificate (NOC) to operate Scheduled Commuter Air Transport Services in the country and is aiming to start flying from October.
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Road Transport, Highways Have Maximum Number Of Delayed Projects: Report
The road transport and highways sector has the maximum number of delayed projects at 407, followed by railways at 114 and the petroleum industry at 86, showed a government report.
-
MK Stalin's Appeal As PM Launches Rs 5,000 Crore Projects In Chennai
PM Modi on Saturday launched and laid the foundation stone for nearly Rs 5,000 crore worth new projects in Tamil Nadu in the transport sector, that included the flagging off of the Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express.
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Uber Says Delhi's Plan to Only Allow Electric Bikes May Impact Mobility
Uber Technologies said on Friday that the plans by the local government in India's Delhi city to only allow electric vehicles to function as bike taxis would risk "finishing off the sector" and impact the mobility needs of millions. Delhi's plans, part of a new policy to regulate vehicles used by ride-hailing companies like Uber and rival Ola, are...
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Brazil's Electric Aircraft Maker Eve 'On Track' to Start Services in 2026, Seeks Rules to Govern Sector
Eve, the electric aircraft maker controlled by Brazil's Embraer, said it is "on track" to begin commercial operations by 2026. The company has started the process of certifying its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which has already amassed a backlog of over 2,700 orders prior to the start of production.
-
Xiaomi Imposed CNY 1 Million Fine on Supplier for Leaking Car Design Drafts
Xiaomi on Thursday imposed a CNY 1 million (roughly Rs. 1 crore) penalty on a supplier after it leaked early design drafts of an upcoming car model. Xiaomi has "dealt seriously" with a Beijing-based moulding technology company which publicly revealed images of an upcoming car's front and rear bumpers, violating a confidentiality agreement, said a W...
