Last week the Indian Health Ministry launched 'Mental Health Awareness Campaign Week' as the world observed World Mental Health Day on Oct 10.
Spain introduced a peculiar approach to spread awareness and to address the stigma around mental health by setting up a building named ‘La Lloreria’ or the “Crying Room” in Central Madrid.
The images of Delhi’s Yamuna river filled with floating toxic foam are surfacing all over the internet and raising some serious concerns. These images are enough to shake the environmentalists not only in Delhi but around the world.
To boost up the Electric Vehicle policy in the state, the Maharashtra government have decided to only opt for electric vehicles for transportation in all the government offices, local bodies and municipal corporation departments from 1 January 2022.
In about two weeks, Greater Noida will get its first electric vehicle charging station. A report says that there are at least 100 EV charging stations being planned for the city. Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has stepped up to install electric car charging stations. It is a collaboration of GNIDA and CESL.
The Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show (VGGTS) 2022 which was planned to be held at Ahmedabad has been put off with immediate effect as announced by Gujarat’s state government in view of the Covid surge.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras announced that they will launch a master’s program on electric vehicles most probably starting by the end of January 2022.
In an eco-friendly and sustainable initiative, India’s leading two-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor company and food delivery giant Swiggy have partnered together to use TVS’ electric vehicles for delivering food and its other on-demand services.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal welcomed the capital’s first-ever DTC electric bus with a hawan puja in the presence of Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot and DTC CMD Neeraj Semwal.
The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated India’s first hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicle ‘Mirai’. The uniquely designed sedan is a part of the pilot project by the leading motor vehicles manufacturer Toyota with an aim to boost the green hydrogen capacity as an alternative fuel for the future.
The current ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is posing detrimental effects to the lives of millions and also creating a spur in the global economy. The territorial invasion by Russia managed to receive global economic sanctions & as Russia is one of the largest exporters of fuel these sanctions are also affecting the other nations as the global crude oil prices witnessed a sudden surge.
Rising temperatures, melting glaciers, prolonged periods of floods and drought are just a few manifestations of the adverse effects of climate change. With the climate crisis getting worse, “Sustainability” as the chief ingredient in government schemes and projects and also in the corporate sector is providing a ray of hope.
BOLT, India's largest Electric Vehicle (EV) charging network announced that it is all set to install 1 lakh charging stations all over India as demands from non-metro cities such as Jaipur, Nagpur, Nashik, Chandigarh, Surat, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar, Vijayawada are surging.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finally released the third part of its Sixth Assessment Report on climate change on 4th April 2022. The report highlighted the urgent need to take action to mitigate climate change impacts.
Toyota, one of the leading automobile manufacturers, has introduced the ‘Hum Hain Hybrid’ campaign in India to promote the usage of self-charging hybrid electric vehicles. The campaign will be promoted through a curated video series that can be viewed online.
A report published by Reuters highlighted that Japan is planning to pull back from the zero-emission vehicle target by 2030 at the G7 summit. As per the proposed draft, Japan has asked to remove the reference
The road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari, launched India’s first double-decker EV bus in Mumbai last week. The EV bus is manufactured by Ashok Leyland’s subsidiary firm, Switch Mobility, which specializes in manufacturing electric vehicles.
Delhi government announced that it will charge only ₹2,500 for the installation of charging stations for electric vehicles at public premises such as shopping complexes, apartments, hospitals etc.
The current Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi as I am writing this article is touching the 200 mark which is considered to be under the severe category and poisonous to breathe in. This is not just the case in India but major nations are emitting carbons at a catastrophic rate. As per the World Air Quality Index Project Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) during November 1-15, is by far the worst at 312.
The minister of Environment & Climate Change of Maharashtra Aaditya Thackeray announced that the state is all set to host the country’s first largest exhibition of electrical vehicles (EVs) & a conference on alternative fuels such as hydrogen fuels & Biofuel starting from the 2nd April 2022. The event will take place in Pune for four days with an attempt to promote the ‘New Mobility for cleaner, greener India’ motive.
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Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master, it was rightly said. Electronic devices have grown into an inevitable part of our daily lives.