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* Divisional Commissioner, Collectors of Gadchiroli and Gondia districts to make a presentation on industrial devpt in Naxal-affected areas in Vidarbha   Staff Reporter   Things appear to be moving pretty fast now after years of neglect, as far as industrial development in Naxal-affected districts of Gadchiroli and Gondia in Vidarbha region is concerned. After a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Nagpur recently, now a high-level meeting is being held at Union Home Ministry on Thursday.   According to sources, the issues pertaining to Mining Lease (ML) granted, status of mineral-based industries in these two districts, status of applications received for ML, threat to industrial development due to Left Wing Extremism (LWE), roads and communications network development, etc will be discussed threadbare in the meeting. For years together, industrial development of Gadchiroli and Gondia districts had been kept on backburner as these are affec...

Staff Reporter   Union Transport Ministry and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are working in collaboration to develop cost-effective battery technologies to make electric buses economically viable. As per the communique issued by the office of Nitin Gadkari, Union Transport Minister, a ‘breakthrough’ could be anticipated in 6-12 months.   The cost-effective battery technologies will help in cutting down on carbon emissions, especially in the urban areas. “It has been decided to design electric transportation system for buses in collaboration with ISRO,” stated the communique issued by the office of Nitin Gadkari. On Saturday, a meeting was held in this regard between the officials of Ministry of Transport and Highways and Ministry of Science and Technology and ISRO.   In the meeting, discussion was held on how to develop cost-effective solutions in battery-technologies so that electric buses become economically viable. Ministry of Road Transport and I...