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  • India's mobile clinic initiative has lessons for world to overcome transport barriers: Top UNICEF official April 17, 2023 03:23 PM IST

    India's mobile clinic initiative has lessons for world to overcome transport barriers: Top UNICEF official

    Dr Lakshmi Narasimhan Balaji, Senior Adviser Health, UNICEF-New York, told PTI that India has successfully implemented various mobile health initiatives, including routine immunisation of children.

  • Divided by unions, united against bike taxis; Bengaluru auto drivers to go off roads on March 20 March 20, 2023 08:52 AM IST

    Divided by unions, united against bike taxis; Bengaluru auto drivers to go off roads on March 20

    Ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, auto unions have joined hands to pressurise the Karnataka goverment to ban bike-taxis

  • Toll collected by IRB Infra, its private InvIT arm jumps 27% YoY in February to Rs 352 crore March 09, 2023 08:36 PM IST

    Toll collected by IRB Infra, its private InvIT arm jumps 27% YoY in February to Rs 352 crore

    In the year-ago period, the company had reported a cumulative toll collection of Rs 277.47 crore.

  • Centre plans spot insurance to cover rising number of uninsured vehicles: Report February 28, 2023 08:23 AM IST

    Centre plans spot insurance to cover rising number of uninsured vehicles: Report

    The Centre is reportedly planning a mechanism that will provide mandatory third-party insurance cover for motor vehicle owners at the first instance when their uninsured vehicles are impounded by traffic police or transport department officials.

  • Olectra hydrogen buses to hit Indian roads within a year February 23, 2023 12:08 PM IST

    Olectra hydrogen buses to hit Indian roads within a year

    Olectra aims to contribute to the nation’s environmentally sustainable energy security through its hydrogen buses, the company has said

  • Delhi Govt bans Ola, Uber and Rapido bike taxi services February 20, 2023 05:04 PM IST

    Delhi Govt bans Ola, Uber and Rapido bike taxi services

    The transport department also highlighted that violation of this will result in a punishment of first offense of Rs 5,000 and second or subsequent offenses will attract a fine of Rs 10,000 and imprisonment.

  • France braces for major transport woes from pension strikes January 30, 2023 03:40 PM IST

    France braces for major transport woes from pension strikes

    Labor unions that mobilized massive street protests in an initial salvo of nationwide strikes earlier this month are hoping for similar success Tuesday to maintain pressure on government plans to raise France's retirement age.

  • Godrej Appliances ropes in Delhivery to build and manage air cooler supply chain January 24, 2023 08:44 PM IST

    Godrej Appliances ropes in Delhivery to build and manage air cooler supply chain

    Delhivery will deploy its integrated warehousing and distribution solution to drive market penetration of Godrej air coolers.

  • Delhi auto, taxi fares hiked as govt issues new notification; check details January 11, 2023 04:51 PM IST

    Delhi auto, taxi fares hiked as govt issues new notification; check details

    The minimum auto fare has been hiked by Rs 5, as the meter will now be down from Rs 30, instead of Rs 25 at present, as per the notification.

  • In pics: Japan's 'Little Trains that Could' battle for survival December 29, 2022 02:49 PM IST

    In pics: Japan's 'Little Trains that Could' battle for survival

    Infrastructure like city halls and hospitals is increasingly built along main roads, with visitors expected to drive rather than take trains. Of the country's 95 small railways -- services outside urban areas or major regional links -- 91 recorded deficits last year, according to the transport ministry. That contrasts sharply with lucrative urban lines like Central Japan Railway, which operates the shinkansen super express between Tokyo and Osaka.

  • Logistics industry seeks subsidies on Electric Vehicles, faster development of ULIP platform in 2023 Budget December 16, 2022 06:45 PM IST

    Logistics industry seeks subsidies on Electric Vehicles, faster development of ULIP platform in 2023 Budget

    The industry wants the budget to announce measures to improve the execution of infrastructure projects like logistic parks, dedicated freight corridors and cold storages

  • App-based auto ban: Karnataka HC allows govt, cos more time to conclude on commission charges November 07, 2022 05:45 PM IST

    App-based auto ban: Karnataka HC allows govt, cos more time to conclude on commission charges

    This comes as an extension time given by the Karnataka High Court, which had previously given 15 days' time to the state government, regulators, and cab aggregators to work out a fair pricing mechanism.

  • Volatile freight rates raise concerns of moderation in CV sales growth November 07, 2022 10:03 AM IST

    Volatile freight rates raise concerns of moderation in CV sales growth

    CV sales have been on a roll with the economic recovery after Covid-19. However, recent softening of freight rates and truck sales are signs that CV growth rates could moderate

  • Transporters' body wants Delhi govt to lift ban on commercial vehicles November 06, 2022 06:17 PM IST

    Transporters' body wants Delhi govt to lift ban on commercial vehicles

    The All India Motor Transport Congress alleged that the Delhi government has since 2015 charged over Rs 1,350 crore as 'green tax' from trucks entering Delhi, but only spent less than one-fourth of it to reduce pollution in the capital.

  • The K'taka Transport Department and app-based auto aggregators are in loggerheads again: Here's why October 31, 2022 11:22 PM IST

    The K'taka Transport Department and app-based auto aggregators are in loggerheads again: Here's why

    The Karnataka High Court had given 15 days time to the state government, regulators, and cab aggregators to work out a fair pricing mechanism. The next hearing was adjourned to November 7

  • Ola, Uber and Rapido-run autos continue services despite ban in Karnataka October 12, 2022 07:54 PM IST

    Ola, Uber and Rapido-run autos continue services despite ban in Karnataka

    In an official statement, Uber said that the company is ready to work with the government to continue its three-wheeler auto services.

  • Routes of some Mumbai civic transport-run buses changed due to  Dussehra rallies October 05, 2022 06:53 PM IST

    Routes of some Mumbai civic transport-run buses changed due to Dussehra rallies

    The BEST civic undertaking, through its Twitter handle, informed that buses usually operating on the BKC main road, which has been closed for traffic since afternoon, have been diverted via Diamond Market between Bharat Nagar and MTNL in the business district.

  • What will a revamped New Delhi Station look like? Government tweets proposed design September 03, 2022 12:13 PM IST

    What will a revamped New Delhi Station look like? Government tweets proposed design

    Revamping the New Delhi Railway Station area is estimated to cost Rs 4,500 crore.

  • Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan launches state govt's own e-taxi service app August 17, 2022 03:49 PM IST

    Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan launches state govt's own e-taxi service app

    Vijayan also flagged off, at the app launch event, the auto-rickshaws which would be operating under the new online taxi hiring service that has been rolled out by the state Labour Department.

  • Will BMLTA address the ever-growing transport woes in Bengaluru? August 17, 2022 02:40 PM IST

    Will BMLTA address the ever-growing transport woes in Bengaluru?

    In the making for almost 16 years, the bill is yet to become law despite several attempts in the past. The state government now plans to table the bill in the current assembly session

  • Amit Shah to chair Northern Zonal Council meet in Jaipur on July 9 July 06, 2022 12:59 PM IST

    Amit Shah to chair Northern Zonal Council meet in Jaipur on July 9

    The Northern Zonal Council comprises Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, National Capital Territory of Delhi and Union Territory of Chandigarh.

  • No order banning entry of diesel trucks in Delhi, says CTI chairman June 29, 2022 08:42 PM IST

    No order banning entry of diesel trucks in Delhi, says CTI chairman

    On conveying the concerns that entry of diesel trucks is going to be banned in Delhi from October 1, Gahlot assures Goyal that the decision will be taken only after a discussion

  • A rough ride for coal to power sector as Indian Railways struggles with capacity May 03, 2022 02:00 PM IST

    A rough ride for coal to power sector as Indian Railways struggles with capacity

    As on May 1, some 83 of the 150 power plants running on domestic coal reported critically low coal levels and many of them cited lack of rakes as the reason. On April 29, the railways cancelled 657 mail and passenger trains to ensure faster movement of coal rakes

  • FY22 GDP | Mixed bag under Omicron’s shadow January 10, 2022 12:42 PM IST

    FY22 GDP | Mixed bag under Omicron’s shadow

    If inflation starts weighing down upon consumption, observed already in consumers’ future and discretionary spending intentions, the strength of economic recovery could waver

  • Multiple agencies, myriad laws, copious documentation: Why a National Logistics Policy is critical to boost exports  December 10, 2021 02:57 PM IST

    Multiple agencies, myriad laws, copious documentation: Why a National Logistics Policy is critical to boost exports 

    Since 2019, the government has been discussing a national policy that would ease logistics bottlenecks through a coordinated response. But the policy has not been announced until now. A parliamentary panel has now questioned the ministry over the inordinate delay and sought an action-taken report