India’s federally administered region of Jammu and Kashmir will auction its lithium reserves again as part of a third-tranche, a government source with direct knowledge said on Friday. The auction will take place again as the government received only two bids in the first round. “A total of seven critical mineral blocks are being put […]
Day: March 22, 2024
EMPS 2024: Electric two-wheeler makers fear Rs 300 cr blow from new scheme
Electric two-wheeler makers are learnt to have raised serious concerns about the new Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS) 2024 for subsidies, which they estimate could result in a hit of over Rs 300 crore. The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) notified the operational guidelines for EMPS 2024 late on Wednesday, with an outlay of Rs […]
DMRC seeks 302 crore as Covid loss compensation from UP
DMRC has written to UP govt, asking for Rs 302 crore as compensation for revenue losses on the Red Line during the two pandemic years (2020-2022). Govt has asked GDA to look into the demand. In response, GDA chairperson Atul Vats commented that the compensation demand is “illogical” and since DMRC doesn’t share profits, there […]
Implement SC panel’s directions on road safety: PWD to officials
The Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) has asked officials and road agencies to implement directions issued by the Supreme Court committee on road safety in a timely manner. The directions include the implementation of measures to manage traffic at sensitive zones such as schools, colleges, religious places and hospitals, besides the installation of signs on […]
BRO begins snow clearance on Leh-Manali national highway
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has started the work to clear the Leh-Manali National Highway, which has been shut due to snow accumulation. Every winter, the strategically important National Highway-3, connecting Leh with Manali, witnesses extreme weather conditions leading to heavy snowfall and avalanches, blocking the road starting from November till it is cleared by […]
BRO begins snow-clearing operation to reopen strategically vital Manali-Leh highway
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has commenced snow clearance works to restore access to Ladakh region from Manali side. Ladakh remains cut-off from rest of India during winters because high-altitude passes remain snow bound.
NHAI told to remove Kiratpur-Manali national highway encroachments
Taking a serious note on the issue of encroachments, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to remove all such structures on the Kiratpur-Manali National Highway.
e-buses on way, Sector 10 depot to get separate power connection
The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) will provide a separate power connection for uninterrupted power supply to the Sector 10 bus depot of the Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited (GMCBL) by March-end. The power connection will be provided to set up an e-charging station for 100 electric buses, which are likely to be added […]
Work on extension of Gurugram Metro begins
The work under the Gurugram Metro extension project has formally started as the inaugural borehole for conducting a geo-technical survey was drilled near the Millennium City Metro station on Wednesday. The 28.5-km-long Gurugram Metro extension project aims to connect Huda City Centre to Cyber City with stops at several places, including Subhash Chowk, Krishna Chowk, […]
M&M, Adani Total join hands to set up EV charging infra
Mahindra & Mahindra on Thursday said it has tied up with a unit of Adani Total Gas to establish electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country. The MoU sets a roadmap for the creation of an expansive EV charging infrastructure across the country, it added. It will also entail rolling out e-mobility solutions to provide […]
Family of five burnt alive in Jaipur after LPG gas leak causes fire in house
JAIPUR: A young couple and their three children were burnt alive when a fire broke out due to an LPG gas leak in their house while changing cylinders here on Thursday, police said. The fire engulfed their rented room in Vishwakarma police station area of Jaipur and none of them could escape, they said. The […]
1 killed, several feared trapped as under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar’s Supaul
SUPAUL: One person was killed and several others were feared trapped as a portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’s Supaul district in the early hours of Friday, officials said. Police said that the mishap took place near Maricha between Bheja-Bakaur when a slab of an under-construction bridge being built over the Kosi river […]