New schemes launched by narendra modi

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian government’s leading think-tank has proposed electrifying most motorbikes and scooters within the next six to eight years to curb pollution and reduce dependency on fossil fuels, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. FILE PHOTO: People commute on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Saumya Khandelwal/File Photo The draft proposal from Niti Aayog, which is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and plays a critical role in policymaking, also recommends electrifying the country’s popular three-wheeled autorickshaws, said the source, who declined to be identified as the proposal is not public and still needs the go ahead from the government. India sold more than 21 million motorbikes and scooters in the year to March 31, making it one of the world’s biggest two-wheeler markets. In the same period, it sold just 3.3 million cars and utility vehicles. Electric scooters accounted for just … [Read more...] about India proposes electrifying motorbikes, scooters in six-eight…

India plans manned space flight by 2022 BelfastTelegraph.co.uk India will send a manned flight into space by 2022, premier Narendra Modi announced as part of India’s independence day celebrations. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/india-plans-manned-space-flight-by-2022-37217855.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/article37217852.ece/f7822/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_5fe430e1-cf01-4e3c-9135-ab573acf6cdf_1 Email India will send a manned flight into space by 2022, premier Narendra Modi announced as part of India’s independence day celebrations. He said India will become the fourth country after Russia, the United States and China to achieve the feat and its astronaut could be a man or a woman. The space capsule that will transport India’s astronauts was tested a few days earlier. Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to travel in space, aboard a Soviet rocket in 1984. As part of its own space programme, active since the 1960s, India … [Read more...] about India plans manned space flight by 2022