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'BEST' Will Only Induct Electric Buses In Its Fleet Says Aaditya Thackeray
Maharashtra environment minister Aaditya Thackeray said we've planned to induct only electric buses in the fleet of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) to fight built ''eco-friendly Mumbai metropolis'' at the BMC headquarters on October 4. Besides, he also said the BEST would run the double-decker buses only on electrical energy or hydrogen fuel cell. The entire fleet of the BEST would be turned into electric buses by 2028.
Tags: E-buses, BEST, Mumbai, Maharastra, enviornment minister
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India's First Environment Minister Digvijaysinh Zala Passes Away
Former Union Minister and Gujarat MLA Digvijaysinh Zala has died at the age of 88. Creating the Environment Ministry and becoming the first Environment Minister under Indira Gandhi’s regime, Zala had also headed the Wankaner princely state in Saurashtra. He represented India's stand on environmental issues in the UN multiple times. Zala also initiated the process of replacing wooden sleepers under railway tracks with cement ones to save trees… read-more
Tags: Save tree, former union minister, Death, environment, enviornment minister, Wankaner Digvijaysinh Zala
Courtesy: The Economic Times
