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Mumbai, March 16 All buses in the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) fleet will be electric by 2037, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Monday.Speaking in the legislative council, Sarnaik said it is envisioned that all vehicles in Maharashtra will be EVs by 2047...

New Delhi, March 16 The World Bank signed an agreement on Monday to provide a loan of approximately USD 300 million to Uttar Pradesh for a clean air transition project.This loan will support the Uttar Pradesh government's Clean Air Plan, which focuses on integrated solutions to improve the...

New Delhi, March 16 The government has eased localization requirements under the Phased Manufacturing Programme of the Rs 10,900 crore PM E-DRIVE Scheme, providing major relief to manufacturers of electric trucks and buses by allowing them to import traction motors with rare-earth magnets until...

New Delhi, March 10 The Delhi government is planning to set up an inter-state bus terminal on over 20 acres of land at the Bhalswa landfill site, which is being reclaimed after the garbage has been removed.After chairing a review meeting of his department on Tuesday, Transport Minister Pankaj...

New Delhi, March 10 The dream of 'Developed India' will be realized through better infrastructure and appropriate policies, and the national capital can lead the way towards a developed nation, Delhi's Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Tuesday."Developed India is the dream of every...

Mumbai, March 9 A total of 58 drivers from the civic-run transport undertaking BEST and service contractor companies were dismissed between 2022 and 2024 due to road accidents, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told the legislative council on Monday.In a written response to a...

Hyderabad, March 8 Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Sunday that the state government plans to soon distribute electric scooters to female students studying in colleges.Addressing the Women’s Day celebrations here, the Chief Minister said: "It may not be possible this financial...

New Delhi, March 8 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the pace of all-round development in Delhi has accelerated since the BJP government was formed a year ago and alleged that under AAP's rule, works were stalled due to excuses and projects "died in files".Addressing a gathering...

Hyderabad, March 8 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Sunday that the state government is considering providing electric scooters to female college students.Speaking at an event where he felicitated women journalists on the occasion of International Women's Day, he also said the...

Chandigarh, March 2 Terming the Yamuna as the lifeline of Haryana's economy, a new mission to eliminate water pollution along the 313-kilometer stretch of the river in Haryana will be launched, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Monday.This mission will ensure the scientific treatment of...

Chennai, February 28 The MTC on Saturday invited tenders for the procurement and operation of 220 electric, low-floor, air-conditioned buses to provide dedicated first and last-mile connectivity for commuters of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited.The proposed fleet consists of 150 buses measuring...

Union Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy stated today that over 28 lakh electric vehicles have been sold under the PM E-drive scheme as of February this year. He made this statement while addressing the 3rd National Conference on Electric Vehicles organized by the Federation of Indian...

New Delhi, February 23 The first year of the BJP government in Delhi was aimed at giving a new direction to the national capital, and the coming years will transform the city, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Monday.Addressing a BJP outreach programme in the North East Delhi Lok Sabha...

Jammu, February 23 The Jammu and Kashmir government has recorded a 13.6 per cent decline in road accidents over the past three years, with the number of incidents falling from 6,120 in 2023 to 5,287 in 2025, officials said on Monday.The downward trend is attributed to improved enforcement...

Hyderabad, February 23 Olectra Greentech Ltd announced on Monday that it has secured a Letter of Intent from the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) through Evey Trans Pvt Ltd for 1,085 electric buses under the PM E-DRIVE initiative.The Olectra electric buses will be deployed...

New Delhi, February 22 – Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Sunday that the Aam Aadmi Party's new slogan and campaign – "Delhi in distress, remembering Kejriwal" – is a complete failure.The Delhi BJP President said that during its 11-year rule, Arvind Kejriwal's AAP left the city's...

Ahmedabad, February 21 – A plan to deploy more than 3,000 electric buses, along with expanded metro connectivity and a Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), to transform Ahmedabad’s urban transport network, was unveiled at the inauguration of the ‘Ahmedabad Next’ and ‘Mobility Exhibition’ on...

Hyderabad, February 19 – Telangana Jagruthi President K. Kavitha announced on Thursday that she would launch a new political party in May this year.Kavitha told journalists here that after observing a favorable "auspicious moment" in the first week of May, she would announce the party.She...

Amaravati, February 18 Andhra Pradesh's flagship welfare scheme, "Stree Shakti," which offers free bus rides to women, has enabled more than four crore journeys in just eight months since its launch at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore.Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that so far, 4.29 crore...

Chennai, February 17 – With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections approaching, State Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu will present the interim budget for 2026-27 on Tuesday, amidst heightened political and public expectations.As this is an election year, the interim budget is expected to...