Delhi Govt Wants SC to Close 10 Outdated Thermal Power Plants Near the City
The Delhi government said it had earlier asked the Centre to intervene, but no help has been received so far .
The Dadri thermal power plant. Photo: NTPC website
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New Delhi: The Delhi government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking closure of 10 coal-fired power plants in the city’s neighbourhood. These plants, the government has said, use outdated, polluting technology.
The 10 thermal power plants in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have been contributing significantly to air pollution in Delhi-NCR, environment minister Gopal Rai said.
SIAM to host 13th edition of Lecture series on Electric Vehicles
SIAM to host 13th edition of Lecture series on Electric Vehicles
MUMBAI, May 19: Auto industry Apex body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), is hosting its 13th Lecture under the aegis of SIAM’s Lecture series 2021 on Electric Vehicles in India: On-Road Safety, Operations & Maintenance on May 21 on a virtual platform.
This is in continuation with the recently organized 12th Lecture by SIAM on ‘Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India: Development, Testing & Homologation’ in April this year under the aegis of twin lecture series on xEvs in India.
The lecture will witness in-depth presentations by industry experts on the aforementioned theme. The panel would comprise of Mr Karthick Athmanathan, Professor, IIT Madras, Mr Abhijit Mulay, General Manager, Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), Mr Pradeep Kumar, Vice President & Head (Customer Care), Ather Energy, Mr Awadhesh Jha, Vice President,
April 29, 2021
Road Ministry has proposed common standards for retrofitting vehicles for the differently-abled and issuing a driving licence.
At present, it is left to the discretion of each States according to SP Singh, Senior Fellow, Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT).
A team of experts from Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), All India Institute of Physical Medicines and Rehabilitation, Tata Institute for Social Sciences, Gujarat Road Safety Authority have proposed detailed designs for various kind of disabilities so that the common standards can be readied. These vehicles, based on international best practices, are also termed adaptive vehicles, as per the Motor Vehicle Amendment 2019.