Indian Sub-continent

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- India's two-wheeler company TVS Motor and Tata Power have formed a partnership to build the two-wheeler charging infrastructure in order to accelerate electric mobility in the South Asian country.

The two companies said in a joint statement issued on Tuesday that the partnership aims to create a regular electric charging network for two-wheelers so as to further drive the electric vehicle use in India.

Hyderabad, Oct 4 (PTI) Having achieved the initial target of 25 Giga Watt renewable portfolio four years ahead of schedule, the Adani Group now plans to triple its solar power generation capacity in the next four years.

Speaking at the inaugural session of the 'TiE Sustainability Summit 2021' themed, "Where entrepreneurship meets sustainability", Gautam Adani said over the next decade, his group would invest over USD 20 billion in renewable energy generation.

New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) To combat air pollution in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced a 10-point "winter action plan" that focuses on dust control, using the Pusa bio-decomposer, installing smog towers and checking waste burning and vehicular emissions.

He also urged the neighbouring states to retrofit thermal power plants in NCR areas with new technology and ensure the use of CNG-operated vehicles and cleaner fuel in industries in the region.

Kanpur: The Indian Council Medical Research has developed i-Drone in alliance with IIT-K.

It will be the first flying commercial drone in the South Asian region. This will facilitate vaccine delivery to tough and difficult-to-reach terrains of the country.

On October 4, India transported vaccines across Manipur's remote and hilly regions conveniently, 

Covering a distance of 31 km in 15 minutes for delivering the vaccines remains a unique task. It was transported from Bishnupur District Hospital to Karang Health Centre, Loktak Lake, Manipur.

Bengaluru, Oct 4 (PTI) The Congress in Karnataka on Monday demanded resignation of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and sought an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking responsibility for the death of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in violence.

They also sought immediate sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra and the arrest of his son, who has been named in an FIR.

Kochi, Oct 4 (PTI) The Kerala High Court has once again asked police officials in the state to behave politely while dealing with the general public.

In an order issued on October 1, Justice Devan Ramachandran, while hearing a petition filed by a person alleging that he was threatened by a police officer, said some officers still do not appear to understand their constitutional obligations while dealing with the citizenry.

Mathura, Oct 4 (PTI) The BKU here on Monday protested the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, which took place during a farmers' protest over UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit there.

Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in the incident on Sunday.

No untoward incident took place during the protest, DM Navneet Singh Chahal said.

After protesting for over half an hour, the Bharatiya Kisan Union, led by its state vice-president Buddha Singh Pradhan, presented a memorandum to the city magistrate.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 5 (PTI) One more worker who was injured in an explosion at a factory manufacturing firecrackers died at a hospital in Meerut, taking the toll to five, officials said.

Mobin, a resident of Bahraich, succumbed to injuries at a medical college in Meerut on Monday evening.

The explosion took place at the factory in Shamli's Kairana town on October 1, killing four people and injuring several others, SHO Prem Singh Rana said.

Ahmedabad, Oct 5 (PTI) The BJP took a lead on Tuesday in the initial hours of counting of votes for elections to the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) and three other municipalities in Gujarat.

In the Gandhinagar civic body, the ruling BJP has so far won 16 out of total 44 seats of 11 wards, election officials said, adding that the Congress registered victory in one seat while AAP is yet to open its account.

Kanpur: Despite inauguration at the hands of state's CM five days ago, the incomplete underground parking near Phool Bagh in the city areas was yet not open for public.

The KDA seemed to have left its final touch work as even its officials have said. It was built to stop the illegal parking of vehicles on roads causing traffic jams.