Articles by: Ashish Bhatia

Methanol in focus

Methanol in focus

India imports much of the fossil fuels that are consumed. Key nodal agencies are known to have recommended that methanol be given preference to achieve energy independence. Transport minister Nitin Gadkari is known to have expressed that petroleum imports must be eliminated. He is known to have expressed further that against India’s annual spend of Rs. 4.5 lakh crore on[Read More…]

by October 27, 2016 News
Maharashtra Government restricts heavy vehicles

Maharashtra Government restricts heavy vehicles

To ensure safety and to avoid blockages, Maharashtra Government has restricted the movement of heavy vehicle for five hours on weekends, claim industry sources. Extended to Mondays and public holidays when the density of traffic is high, it is the ghat section of the expressway where most blockages are known to happen. The decision, said to have been taken jointly[Read More…]

by October 27, 2016 News
Tata Motors modifies organisational structure

Tata Motors modifies organisational structure

Tata Motors has adopted a new, flat organisational structure, claim industry sources. They add that the new Managing Director, Guenter Butscheck, has initiated this change to foster faster and effective decision-making, and to have a prime customer focus. If sources are to be believed, the structural change, announced in an internal circular to the employees, emphasises upon eliminating layers of[Read More…]

by October 27, 2016 News

Volvo truck to self-drive in an underground mine

Volvo Trucks is gearing up to test what it claims will be the first fully autonomous truck in operation in an underground mine. To be self-driven at the Kristineberg Mine in Sweden, Volvo Trucks, Torbjorn Holmstrom, member of the Volvo Group Executive Board and Volvo Group Chief Technology Officer has said, that his is the first company in the world[Read More…]

by October 27, 2016 News