Truck rentals in open market plummet 18-27% in April: IFTRT
May 03, 2021
Transport Union AIMTC seeks relief for truckers Truck rentals plummeted by 18-27 per cent on trunk routes during April 2021 against the rates on a sequential basis in the open market, as per Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT), a transport tracking research unit.
This was because of slump in factory output by 35-40 per cent due to production cuts and closures in many states triggered by the present wave of Covid calamity resulting in local level curfews and lockdowns, SP Singh, Senior Fellow and Coordinator, Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT), New Delhi, said in a note. Also, there was 10-15 per cent drop in arrivals of fruits and vegetables in mandis (or Agricultural Price Marketing Committees). IFTRT projects the truck freight rentals and sales to remain timid for current and most likely for next quarter of current fiscal.
Wastewater treatment and reuse – preventing pollution and conserving water in the textile industry April 19, 2021, 8:07 PM IST
Introduction:
The textile industry is one of the major industrial sectors in India, contributing significantly to revenue and employment generation. At the same time, it causes severe environmental impacts by generating highly toxic wastewater during wet processing of fabrics at dye houses. This wastewater usually contains high concentration of dyes, salts, and host of other organic and inorganic compounds. If the wastewater is released untreated in the environment, it contaminates soil and water bodies in the vicinity, causing immense harm to plants, animals and as well as humans. There have been numerous reports in the media highlighting the level of pollution in rivers near textile clusters in some cases entire stretches of river turn colours such as red or blue, owing to untreated dyes in the water. Numerous health ailments due to
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