To encourage people to switch to electric vehicles (EVs), there is a plan to set up charging stations and 26 places have been earmarked for these across the district. Two EVs have been made available for the Kullu Regional Transport Office (RTO), one of which is being used by it and another by a flying […]
Green Highway Mission: NHAI signed MoU with Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission – EQ Mag Pro
The initiative will involve Self Help Groups for planation of trees and shrubs in the vacant spaces along the National Highways in Assam. New Delhi: Under the Green Highway Mission, NHAI signed an MoU with Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission. The initiative will involve Self Help Groups for planation of trees and shrubs in the […]
Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations – EQ Mag Pro
The number of electric vehicles in the country, as per Vahan 4 data, as on 25-03-2022, is 10,76,420 and a total of 1,742 Public Charging Stations (PCS), as per the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), are operational in the country, as on 21-03-2022. Ministry of Power has issued “Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles – the […]
Good News For Buyers! By 2024, Prices Of Electric Vehicles Will Be Same As Petrol, Diesel Cars – EQ Mag Pro
“We are working to increase electric vehicles sales and in the next two years, your vehicle will be electric,” Gadkari said. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is already working towards increasing the number of EV charging stations along the National Highways. EV market in India is expected to make up about 12 per cent […]
Gadkari calls upon automobile manufacturer to develop/manufacture eco-friendly vehicles which can use agro based fuels
Calls for switching over to FASTag by 15th December, 2019; says, 50 per cent transactions already achieved through FASTags at NHAI toll Plazas Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways & MSME Shri Nitin Gadkari has called upon the automobile manufacturers to produce eco-friendly vehicles which can utilize the agro-based fuels produced from bio-mark agricultural […]
NHAI, NTPC, NHPC too hit by Moody’s cut; rating outlook cut on 7 sovereign-linked infra bond issuers
Moody’s on Friday affirmed the Baa2 issuer and foreign currency senior secured rating for NTPC and the (P)Baa2 senior secured medium term note (foreign) program rating, and revised the ratings outlook to negative from stable. Moody’s Investor Service on Friday changed the ratings outlook of seven sovereign-linked infrastructure issuers, including the National Highways Authority of […]
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu takes over as chairman of NHAI
New Delhi: Sukhbir Singh Sandhu on Monday took over as chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). According to an official statement, he is an IAS officer of 1988 batch of Uttarakhand cadre and has held important positions in the Central government and state governments of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. Prior to […]
Lower toll for EVs on the cards to push green mobility
The new toll policy may consider exempting e-cars from toll, or provide up to 50% discount on such tolls. NEW DELHI: India is weighing the option of concessional toll rates for electric vehicles as it looks to incentivise adoption of clean mobility solutions, a move may that may be reflected in the revamped toll policy […]