Electric vehicles sales jump 142% in three years
The upfront cost of electric vehicles is higher than the internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. However, the operational cost of electric vehicles is lower than the ICE vehicles
Niti Kiran | March 16, 2021 | Updated 17:31 IST
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The demand for electric vehicles in the country has grown over two times in the last three years. The number of registered electric vehicles as per e-vahan portal jumped from 69,012 in FY18 to 167,041 in FY20, informed the Minister of State for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Arjun Ram Meghwal in the Parliament today. This takes the total count of electric vehicles sold in the country to 3.79 lakh units in the last three years.
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Tripartite agreement signed among MECL, RSMML and DMG for solution mining potash in Rajasthan
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Rajasthan has huge potash and halite resources spread across 50,000 sq kms in the Nagaur - Ganganagar basin in the northwest.
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GSI (Geological Survey of India) and MECL have established 2476.58 million tonnes and 21,199.38 million tonnes of potash and halite, respectively.
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday said a tripartite pact was signed among Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd (MECL), Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd (RSMML) and the Department of Mines and Geology (DMG) of Rajasthan for taking up feasibility studies of solution mining of potash in the state.