A high-voltage supercapacitor based on a dual-functional porous graphene carbon nanocomposite electrode has been developed, which could facilitate stabler supercapacitors for applications like solar panels and also provide electric vehicles with increased range and faster acceleration.

Cooperative Taxi Service will allow registration of two-wheelers, taxis, rickshaws and four-wheelers. Based on principles of Sahakar se Samriddhi, a cooperative taxi service will be formed by willing taxi drivers, and the management will rest with the members of such a society.

Finding green and sustainable transport solutions, the Indian Army has collaborated with Indian Oil Corporation Limited for demonstration trials of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus technology.

Forty per cent of vehicles on Indian roads lack mandatory insurance coverage. This alarming statistic was revealed by the Central Government in a Supreme Court petition, underscoring the prevalence of uninsured vehicles involved in road accidents.

India’s progress in the electrification of its vehicular fleet remains extremely tardy and slow, despite a policy intent which asks for 30 percent of all new vehicles to be electric ones by the year 2030 – says Centre for Science and Environment based on the findings in its two new, recently released reports that have investigated the strategies for zero-emissions transition in the country. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours...

India has taken giant strides in introducing emission standards for reducing toxic emissions from vehicles with the adoption of Bharat Stage VI standards in 2020 – but it has not taken equally strident and strong measures to improve fuel efficiency and carbon footprints of vehicles, says a new Centre for Science and Environment analysis.