Govt approval of new gas pricing mechanism has led to lower CNG prices. Total cost of CNG vehicle ownership now likely to be 10-15% lower than for similar petrol-powered vehicle.
With India’s top-three manufacturers, Maruti-Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata, widening their CNG portfolio, consumer demand for such vehicles has seen a bump up.
Rajesh Pandey, who plans to go back to Nepal as driving auto becomes unsustainable, says he sits idle during most hours of the day without a passenger in sight.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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