Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to the United States resulted in significant breakthroughs, including landmark deals in defense, technology, trade, and space cooperation. The visit solidified India-US relations, paving the way for strategic partnerships and collaborations that will have a global impact.
Centre issues draft notification for environment friendly vehicle scrapping policy for government vehicles
A new scrapping policy for government vehicles across India will be implemented next year as the union ministry of road transport and highways issued a draft notification to do away with all vehicles older than 15 years that the authorities owned.
The new policy will come into force on April 1, 2023, and will be for the motor vehicles owned by central and state/UT governments and their departments, local government institutions like municipal corporations, municipalities or panchayats, state transport undertakings, public sector undertakings, and autonomous bodies with the central and state governments.
In March 2021, minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari announced the vehicle scrapping policy in Lok Sabha. This policy will benefit the industry in three ways. Firstly, it will help in reducing emission from worn-down vehicles. Secondly, the auto industry will receive impetus, as the need to replace old vehicles with new will increase demand. And thirdly, cheaper raw materials for the steel industry will be available from scrap material. These steps will go a long way in promoting circular economy.
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