MoRTH issued notification for inclusion of Quadricycles as Non Transport Vehicles
On November 23, 2018, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) notified the insertion of the item ‘Quadricycle’ as a ‘non transport’ vehicle under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988. i. Earlier, these were only allowed for transport usage under the Act. About a...
Government hiked outlay for phase I of FAME by additional Rs. 100 crore to Rs 895 crore
On November 25, 2018, the Ministry of Finance notified an increase of Rs. 100 crore in the outlay , to Rs 895 crore from Rs 795 crore, for the first phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicles (FAME India) scheme. i. The approval...3rd Sayaji Ratna Award received by Film superstar Amitabh Bachchan
On November 20, 2018, film star Amitabh Bachchan was awarded the third Sayaji Ratna Award in Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara for his social contribution to pay off the loans of several farmers from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. i. He had helped 1,398 farmers from Uttar...