PIL seeks to end overloading of heavy vehicles
Gujarat high court on Wednesday sought reply from the state government in response to a PIL that demanded curb on overloading of heavy vehicles – trucks and buses on state roads for the purpose...
Author: Kanika Bansal
Cargo traffic rises 6.3% to 108 MT at major ports in Apr-May
State-run 12 major ports recorded 6.3% growth in cargo handling at 107.52 million tonnes (mt) in April-May 2016 on account of measures like mechanization of the terminals and quick evacuation of cargo. The ministry...
Logistics parks for INR 30,000 cr to aid cargo flow, cut costs
The government has prepared a road map for setting up 15 multi-modal logistics parks around major cities, which have a share of about 40% of country’s freight movement by road. With an estimated investment...
Vehicle modernisation programme for replacing old commercial vehicles
The voluntary vehicle fleet modernisation programme (V-VMP) that the government is working on will focus initially on incentivising buyers of new commercial vehicle and keep passenger vehicles out of its ambit. It also won’t...
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