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Revving up in low gear: The paradoxes in India's transport sector

No Indian airline makes money, railways' passenger traffic is stagnant, and roads have a revenue imbalance problem, but investments in all three are like never before, notes T N Ninan

Tata Motors wins case against firm that won contract to supply e-buses

Tata Motors had challenged the tender Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport awarded to Evey for supplying 2,100 electric buses

Gadkari seeks environment ministry's approval to build wider hill roads

Accidents can be avoided in Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, says union minister

K L Thapar, Chairman Emeritus of non-profit AITD, dies at age 89

Thapar, before setting up AITD, was Principal Adviser in the Planning Commission.

PM Gati Shakti crucial for India to become $5 tn economy: Gadkari

Speaking at an event to mark the 15th Civil Services Day, Gadkari further said coordination and communication are required among different stakeholders for the completion of infrastructure projects.

Delhi transport dept extends driving, learner's licence validity by 2 mths

Currently, an applicant can obtain a learner's licence after passing an online driving test

EV may become dominant form of transport in India in near future

More stringent statutes for the adoption of EVs will give a big push to electric mobility.

MoRTH for allowing vehicles to have maximum 3 decks to transport 2-wheelers

It will enhance the carriage capacity of two-wheelers by 40-50 per cent, according to a statement

Host of changes in GST law to come into effect from January 1, 2022

The GST regime will see a host of tax rate and procedural changes coming into effect from January 1, including liability on e-commerce operators to pay tax on services provided through them by way of passenger transport or restaurant services. Also, the correction in inverted duty structure in footwear and textile sectors would come into effect from Saturday wherein all footwear, irrespective of prices, will attract GST at 12 per cent while all textile products, except cotton, including readymade garments will have 12 per cent GST. While the passenger transport services provided by auto rickshaw drivers through offline/ manual mode would continue to be exempt, such services when provided through any e-commerce platform would become taxable effective January 1, 2022, at 5 per cent rate. The procedural changes that would come into effect include e-commerce operators, such as Swiggy and Zomato, being made liable to collect and deposit GST with the government on restaurant services ...

Despite EV hype, will India be the last major economy to ditch auto fuels?

There are over 3 million CNG-fuelled vehicles registered in India

Mass transport, automated for people

Cities and urban local bodies across the world are looking for efficient mass transit systems that can run constantly with minimum human intervention

AITD conferred with IIPA Award for Excellence in Public Services

The Asian Institute of Transport Development is a non-profit organisation for research and professional training in transport and logistics.

India targets major global firms for local battery manufacturing: Report

India will host five roadshows starting next month in countries including the United States, Germany, France, South Korea and Japan

Gati Shakti Yojana to give tech push for quicker delivery of infra projects

The use of GIS and geo-mapping can reduce project costs considerably, including by obviating project reruns

Truck rentals go up by 12-15% in June as economy recovery gathers pace

The increase in rentals was also aided by export-import trade that increased by 40-50 per cent

Truck rentals up 9-14% in first half of June on low base and unlocking

Analysts attribute it to diesel price hike, caution of a long road to recovery

Strategic corridors, intelligent transport system: Master Plan Delhi 2041

The draft Master Plan of Delhi 2041 envisions a future of mobility in the city driven by intelligent technology

Protesting J-K transporters decide to resume operations; seek meet with LG

Private transporters in Jammu and Kashmir have decided to resume operations from Wednesday after keeping their vehicles off the roads for the past 42 days in protest

New Maharashtra govt norms to choke supplies, create chaos: Transport body

Main pain point is rule on RT-PCR test for cargo carriers from outside the state

AIMTC seeks blanket loan moratorium for transporters till August 31

Transporters' apex body AIMTC said it has requested the government for a blanket loan moratorium for the sector till Aug 31, 2021 in the prevailing scenario to help in maintaining business continuity