Union Minister KJ Alphons courted controversy on Saturday when he said that people who own vehicles are not starving and can afford to pay higher prices for fuel. His comments come at a time when fuel prices are at a three-year high even after international crude prices being reportedly low. “We are going to tax...
September 16, 2017The number of registered vehicles in the national capital has crossed the one crore mark, amid growing concerns over rising pollution levels and poor traffic conditions in the city. Data accessed from the transport department of Delhi government puts the total number of registered vehicles at 1,05,67,712 till May 25. There are 31,72,842 registered cars...
June 4, 2017American auto major General Motors on Thursday decided to stop selling its vehicles in India as there was no turnaround in its fortunes here after struggling for over two decades to make a mark. The company will now focus on exporting vehicles from its manufacturing plant at Talegoaon in Maharashtra after it stopped production at...
May 18, 2017Around three dozen official vehicles otherwise allotted for use by officers and doctors of two directorates of Uttar Pradesh Health Department are being misused by unauthorised persons, reveal affidavits filed in the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court. The affidavits were filed by competent authorities in response to a petition moved by Dr R.K. Saini...
May 11, 2017The National Green Tribunal's historic order banning 10-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi- NCR "violated" the law and the authority to fix the age of a vehicle lies with the Executive, the government has said. The government's made its opposition to the green panel's directive crystal clear, three months after it moved the Supreme Court seeking...
April 30, 2017