German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Sunday against a swift abandonment of diesel cars after a series of emissions scandals, saying the fuel is still needed if climate change targets are to be met.
Following the derailment of 14 coaches of the Puri-Haridwar-Kalinga Utkal Express which killed 23 people, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday suggested a five-year plan for the Indian Railways, adding that all the money earned by the Railways should remain with it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for National Highways projects worth nearly Rs 15, 000 crores in Rajasthan.
In a turnaround of financials of state discoms, like those of Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, following government initiatives in the last one year
Now, a solution is at hand for this problem. The National Highways Authority of India today launched two mobile apps named MyFASTag and FASTag Partner in New Delhi.
India is aiming to help its ailing power distribution companies by buying five million smart meters for two of its northern states in a global tender to be conducted later this month.
In a bid to bring down power bills and work towards energy conversation measures to light up homes of the poor, the Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) is working towards bringing a Rs 1,000 crore investment to the Central government.
M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday took oath as the 13th Vice President of India. A glittering ceremony was held at Rashtrapati Bhawan this morning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former PM Manmohan Singh were among the other dignitaries to attend the event.
Taking India’s first bullet train closer to reality, work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad project will commence soon, with the first tranche of $1 billion from a total loan of about $14 billion to be released during the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the country on September 12-14.
The Railways has earned an additional revenue of Rs 540 crore in less than a year through the flexi fare scheme and there is no plan to discontinue it, a senior ministry official said.
