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Indian government has gifted two retrofitted electric buses to the Indian parliament in order to promote green technology in the automobile sector. India is one among a few emerging markets that has been paying attention over cutting pollution levels caused by the automobile industry. In order to take initiative at …
Read More »First Aid knowledge mandatory to get CV driving license in India
Knowledge over first aid will be made mandatory from July 2016 for Commercial Vehicle (CV) drivers in India to get new driving license or renew their old ones. The regulation will cover both bus and truck drivers. Vijay Chhibber, Secretary for Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highway, made this …
Read More »Karnataka to add 2300 mw power to grid for industries
Automotive India News Bureau : Karnataka government will remove all hurdles including power shortage faced by industries in the state, a top state cabinet minister said today at an ASSOCHAM summit. R V Deshpande, Minister for Large & Medium Scale Industries Karnataka, said the state government was trying to usher …
Read More »PPMAI bats for reduction of steel import duty to save capital goods industry
Automotive is one of the major industrial sectors in India using steel for auto components produced by MSMEs. Process Plant and Machinery Association of India (PPMAI), an apex body of the Process Plant Manufacturers in the country, represented the government against excessive protectionism provided to the steel sector …
Read More »Indian Minister reveals 35 km road per day plan at Excon 2015
Indian government is planning to form 30 kms stretch of road every day in order to increase the length of national highways to 1.5 lakh kilometers. The union government’s proposal has been revealed by Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping at the 8th edition of the International Construction …
Read More »Indian PM, German Chancellor visit Bosch India facilities
Bosch India is committed to invest Rs 650 crore in 2015 to further strengthen its activities in the country. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is spearheading Make-in-India campaign and the German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel visited German auto component and technology major Bosch India’s facilities in Bangalore today. Bosch …
Read More »Karnataka expects Rs 2,500 cr investments in auto, other sectors
Karnataka state government is expected to attract Rs 2,500 crore investments to Karnataka in various sectors including automotive this year. Disclosing this while addressing at ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today, Karnataka Industries Minister R V Deshpande, that investor community in Delhi had discussed about their proposals and …
Read More »Vinod Dasari new President of SIAM
Vinod K Dasari, Managing Director of Ashok Leyland has been elected as the new President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today. Vinod Dasari is succeeding Vikram Kirloskar, Vice-Chairman of Toyota Kirloskar Motor. The members of SIAM, the apex body of the Indian automotive industry, have also elected Arvind …
Read More »Toyota chief meets Indian PM, bats to promote hybrid cars
Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada calling on the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday Toyota’s chief Takeshi Uchiyamada has discussed with the top Indian government policy makers over promoting hybrid car culture in India. Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada met Indian Prime Minister Narendra …
Read More »NGT fires DTC for poor public transport system in India’s capital city
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has come down heavily on the government-owned Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for its poor planning in operating buses and inadequate maintenance of vehicles plying in the country’s capital city – Delhi. “Wasting public money”, “Causing traffic jams” and “Polluting environment’ are few charges …
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