New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Centre signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for its scheme of replacement of old trucks and buses in the Delhi–NCR region with owner of Bharat Benz, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), an official statement said on Tuesday.Under the agreement, the OEM will provide an 8 per cent discount on the ex-showroom price of eligible trucks and buses purchased under the scheme, the statement from Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said.For electric vehicle…
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New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Leading heavy commercial vehicle maker Tata Motors on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways under the Centre’s scheme for the replacement of old trucks and buses in the Delhi–NCR region with new ones at discounted prices to check pollution.Under the agreement, Tata Motors will provide an 8 per cent discount on the ex-showroom price of eligible trucks and buses purchased under the scheme. For electric vehic…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Citizens across the Delhi NCR region received an emergency alert accompanied by a loud beep sound on their phones on Saturday for a disaster warning.The alerts were sent for the second time and appeared as flash messages on mobile devices along with a high-decibel warning tone.Earlier in May, officials had said the alerts are part of routine testing being carried out by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to assess the effectiveness and reliability of the e…
Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted searches at four premises linked to Punjab Industry Minister Sanjeev Arora and his associates under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002.This is the third raid in a year. In April, the ED had raided Arora’s locations for the second time. According to officials, the searches are being carried out in Chandigarh and the Delhi-NCR region.The premises being searched include the official residence allott…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh’s nearly-600-km-long Ganga Expressway, built at a cost of around Rs 36,000 crore and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Uttar Pradesh, will unlock new growth opportunities across 12 districts of the state, driving logistics, industrial and real estate development along the corridor, according to a report released on Wednesday.As per Knight Frank India’s analysis, spanning 594 km between Meerut and Prayagraj, the new expressway expected to sign…