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India’s low-income frontline workers hit hard by record-high fuel prices
Reuters, CHENNAI, India
Rizwanudeen, a 37-year-old worker who delivers food in the southern Indian city of Chennai, struggles to pay his rent and loan instalments at the end of every month, as he has been hit by the double whammy of higher fuel prices and fewer food orders.
Millions of weekly wage earners like Rizwanudeen who make their living ferrying goods or people throughout India have been hit hard by record-high fuel prices that are among the highest in Asia, having risen by one-third in the 15 months since COVID-19 first struck the nation.
Road Ministry proposes norms to mark tyres based on fuel effiency, noise reduction, safety
May 21, 2021
Markings on the tyres will start from October 1 this year
In a move that will allow consumers make an informed decision on purchasing tyres, the Road Transport Ministry has proposed that tyres of cars, buses and trucks shall meet requirements of rolling resistance, wet grip and noise emission, a source from Road Ministry told
BusinessLine.
Rolling resistance of tyres influence fuel efficiency, wet grip is related to the braking performance of tyres under wet conditions (that in turn impacts safety) and noise emission levels, explained the officer from Ministry. Markings on the tyres will start from October 1 this year. All tyres will be marked from October 1, 2022.
10% of drivers, helpers of commercial vehicles have left for their native places: IFTRT survey
May 09, 2021
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Almost 2-2.5 lakh drivers have Covid-like symptoms and viral infections, said the Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT), based on a survey conducted on a sample size of 85,000 drivers and helpers conducted in the last one week using 50 resource persons.
If helpers were to be counted, 3.5 lakh drivers and helpers – that account for about 10 per cent of the total lot of drivers and helpers working at various locations – have left for their native places, it added.
“They have moved back to rural areas and smaller towns that do not have as much Covid-19 testing and treatment facilities,” said IFTRT, as it indicated that these are conservative numbers and the total number of truck, bus and taxi drivers suffering from Covid in the second wave and related viral fevers could easily be 4-4.25 lakh, based on present assessment from 75-100 transport