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Topic: vehicles

End-of-life vehicles are a ticking time-bomb in India, load can double to 50 mn in 5 yrs—NITI Aayog

Older vehicles are not just a safety risk but also a major source of pollution, it says, adding that systems meant to test, scrap & recycle them are falling short of the challenge.

What Japan’s evolving hydrogen strategy teaches us

Unlike common approaches that primarily reserve hydrogen for hard-to-abate sectors, like steel, shipping and aviation, Japan continues to promote hydrogen use in power generation, gas blending and passenger vehicles.

Reckless drivers, beware! This Pune engineer keeps score with his traffic violation hall of shame

Ravi Kumar's VahanScore is a citizen-driven traffic violation database aimed at increasing public accountability. He hopes to bring city's road accident count down by half in 5 yrs.

Bharat NCAP norms to raise standards of cars in India. No more sasta & tikau hatchbacks

With Bharat NCAP, manufacturers such as Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai India will be expected to raise their standards. Unsafe cars will not sell in India.

Jeep Meridian adds to ‘three-row’ cars mushrooming in India. But it’s got a ‘family’ appeal

Car manufacturers in India must face the truth. 'Three-row' cars are just two-row vehicles with extra luggage space.

How many people with disabilities have a driving licence in Tamil Nadu?: A story in 79 RTIs

RTOs to medical boards — there are many stigmas people with disability face while getting a driving licence.

Why UPS drivers don’t turn left and you probably shouldn’t either

UPS have designed their vehicle routing software to eliminate as many left-hand turns as possible.

5% off on new vehicles, up to 25% rebate on road tax — govt incentives to scrap old vehicles

Nitin Gadkari announces contours of voluntary vehicle scrapping policy, which caps the life of govt and commercial vehicles at 15 years, and private vehicles at 20 years.

Are SUVs cooking the planet? There’s both less & more to Energy Agency analysis

The combination of a growing global vehicle fleet and preference for bigger cars means that emissions from liquid road fuels can be expected to keep rising.

States should respect powerful central motor vehicles law. Such tough steps are necessary

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India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.