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Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday expressed confidence that lithium-ion batteries would be manufactured fully in the country in the next six months and India will become number one electric vehicle maker in the world in due course of time. Addressing the Amazon's Smbhav Summit virtually, Gadkari further said that the government wants to encourage automakers to introduce flex-fuel engines in India and he is in the final discussion with manufacturers. "India is moving ahead towards making electric vehicles. In due course of time we will be the number one electric vehicle(EV) maker in th...

Cities, counties must reassess rules against camping, loitering April 15 2021 Oregon House bill is intended to comply with 2018 federal appeals court decision against blanket bans. Cities and counties would have to specify why they are restricting camping or loitering, based on "objectively reasonable" factors of time, place or manner, under a bill that has cleared the Oregon House. A 36-22 vote on Thursday, April 15, sent House Bill 3115 to the state Senate. The bill sets in place a 2018 decision by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Oregon, against an anti-camp...

The Australian market finished session marginally higher on Friday, 16 April 2021, as expectations of a global economic rebound on strong U. S. and Chinese economic data was offset by profit taking after market reached a 14-mongh high the previous day. At closing bell, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 4.83 points, or 0.07%, to 7,063.45. The broader All Ordinaries added 8.31 points, or 0.11%, to 7,325.77. Global stocks neared record highs after U. S. retail sales, jobs and Chinese economic growth data cemented expectations of a solid global recovery from the coronavirus-induced slump. Shares o...

British scientists have warned that the British government is risking a third wave of Covid-19 by easing the lockdown too soon, local media reported. "There are areas in West Yorkshire, the Black Country and other regions that still have high infection rates. However, many people there cannot afford to self-isolate. We need to tackle that issue urgently or the virus will come back again," Leeds University medical school Associate Professor Stephen Griffin told the Observer on Sunday. "It's worrying. There are far too many virus hotspots and not enough attention being paid to controlling in...

Diversified natural resources firm Vedanta Resources has said it contributed USD 4.66 billion (Rs 34,018 crore) to the public exchequer in India during the 2019-20 fiscal. Its overall contributions to public exchequers of various countries stood at USD 4.7 billion (Rs 34,310 crore) during the fiscal year, Vedanta Resources said in its latest report. "Consistent with our commitment to building on transparency, we present our fifth tax transparency report. During FY2019-20, our contribution to exchequer was USD 4.7 billion, which accounts for 40 per cent of our consolidated turnover," Vedant...