Seat belts made mandatory in India for all passengers traveling in car

STORY: Seat belts made mandatory in India for all passengers traveling in car DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of traffic STORYLINE: Wearing seat belts for all passengers including those sitting on the rear seats while commuting in a car has been made mandatory in India. Those found violating the rule will be penalized. A detailed notification will be issued soon, announced federal Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday evening. The announcement came two days after India's prominent businessman Cyrus Mistry died in a car accident near Mumbai. At the time of the road mishap, Mistry was sitting on the rear seat of the car and was not wearing the seat belt. Another passenger sitting beside him on the rear seat also died in the accident, while the two passengers sitting on the front seats and wearing seat belts were found alive though grievously injured. The minister also said that the new rule shall be ap

India unveils 1st electric double decker bus in Mumbai

STORY: India unveils 1st electric double decker bus in Mumbai DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bus STORYLINE: India's first electric double-decker bus was launched in Mumbai on Thursday. The new electric double-decker bus will be the country's first semi-low floor, air conditioned and electric double-decker that uses a 650 V (voltage) architecture with a seating capacity of 65, said the vehicle manufacturer Switch Mobility. Speaking after the launch of the electric bus, Indian Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said, "with focus on reforming urban transport, we are trying to build a low footprint and high passenger density integrated EV mobility ecosystem." Switch Mobility, a subsidiary of India's leading commercial automobile manufacturer Ashok Leyland, has already secured an order of 200 electric double decker buses in Mumbai. The Indian government has set a target to be a 100-percent electric-v