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Automobile industry hails PM e-DRIVE scheme to promote EVs
Chandra said, "This forward-thinking initiative reflects the Government's unwavering support for In…
ANI
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Road accident victims to get free cashless treatment: Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said that the govt has implemented a…
ANI
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Health Ministry issues first-ever guidelines on transporting organs for transplant
"By streamlining organ transport process, we aim to maximise the utilisation of precious organs and…
PTI
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LNG, which will fuel a third of India's heavy duty trucks soon, has a 30% bigger greenhouse gas footprint than coal: study
According to a draft policy by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India plans to fuel a thi…
PTI
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Confident of achieving 13,814-km highway construction target this fiscal: Road secy
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is confident of achieving the highways construc…
PTI
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Govt will not make six airbags mandatory for cars: Nitin Gadkari
The government will not make six airbags mandatory for cars, Union Road Transport and Highways Mini…
PTI
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Honeywell claims innovative solution to address EV battery fires
US-based consumer technology company Honeywell on Monday said it has created innovative solutions t…
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1.68 lakh people died in 4.61 lakh road accidents in 2022: Road Ministry report
A total of 4,61,312 road accidents occurred in 2021, which claimed 1,68,491 lives, while 4,43,366 p…
PTI
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DRDO examines EV fire incidents, finds serious battery defects
According to sources in the know of the matter, these defects occur because the electric two-wheele…
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Videos appear to show Russia using vulnerable golf cart-style vehicles to transport its troops to attack Ukrainian positions
A video appears to show Russia is using vulnerable golf cart-style vehicles to transport its troops…
Alia Shoaib
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Traffic movement at India’s major ports grows 14.6% in September
Cargo handled at India’s major ports grew 14.6% in September on a year-on-year basis to 61.7 millio…
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One of the US's busiest cruise ports can't keep up with America's love for vacations at sea but an urgent new terminal will help meet the demand for giant cruise ships
Port Canaveral's cruise terminals are so in demand that it's starting to turn away business. To all…
Brittany Chang
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Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to roll out ₹7,270 crore support programme for 14 states
The centrally-sponsored six-year programme will be implemented in 14 states that are now contrib…
PTI
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Indian government announces vehicle scrappage policy, aims to generate 35,000 jobs and attract ₹10,000 crore investment
The vehicle scrappage policy has been in the works since 2015. It provides incentives to owners …
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Road safety body urges withdrawal of notification that makes 6 airbags mandatory in PVs
It is likely to become counterproductive resulting in more severe injuries and deaths if seat be…
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Demand for BYD's cars is so nuts the company had to create its own shipping fleet to export them around the world
BYD set sail with 5,000 cars on its first roll-on, roll-off (RORO) vehicle carrier named "BYD Explo…
Lauren Steussy,Nora Naughton
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Homegrown startup EVTRIC’s electric scooter can go up to 110 kilometres on a single charge, company claims
The scooter can cover a distance of over 110 km on a single charge with two swappable lithium-…
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Empty containers at Southern California ports can reportedly be seen 'strewn throughout the region' from 80 miles away
"Half of my shift is just trying to make sense of all the containers," a clerk at the Port of Los A…
Grace Kay
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A woman in Gaza traveled south with her family to safety. Now, they're running out of food and water.
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Gaza amid Israeli airstrikes. One Gaza City resident desc…
Hannah Getahun
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An LA trucking company is running out of places to put its shipping containers so they're parking some on a residential street
A local resident said a trailer with no driver blocked her driveway, slowing her from leaving her h…