New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI/GPRC): Aryav AWG, a subsidiary of Aryav develops Atmospheric Water Generators (AWGs) showcase their atmospheric water generator (AWG) products in a event organized by the Plumbex India, the largest Standalone exhibition on Plumbing, Water and Sanitation Products.

New Delhi Mar 31 PTI Prices of all electric vehicles EVs will be equal to the cost of petrol vehicles in the country within two years Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha on ThursdayGadkari also said MPs can buy electric vehicles once a charging station is installed in Parliament premisesI will assure all the honourable members that within two years the cost of electric two-wheelers electric three-wheelers and electric four-wheelers will be equivalent to the cost of petrol vehicles and the country will change he said during Question HourThe minister said the governments policy is import substitute cost-effectiveness pollution-free and indigenous productionDue to petrol and diesel costs we are facing crucial problems Already we have seen the situation So this is the only alternative fuel I mean green hydrogen electricity ethanol methanol bio-diesel bio-LNG and bio-CNG Sir we will work in that direction he saidHe requested Speaker Om Birla to provide proper space to start electric charging stations in all Parliament parking places so that MPs can buy electric carsThey can come here and charge their cars here in the Parliament premises In every government premises we expect to give the facility of electric charging in the parking system he saidIn a lighter vein Birla said it can be provided on a payment basisThe minister said there is good development concerning charging stations and the Ministry of Power has issued charging infrastructure for electric vehicles There are revised consolidated guidelines and standards to accelerate the e-mobility transition in the country he saidHe said the National Highways Authority of India is developing wayside amenities every 40 kilometres and it is trying to use solar or wind power for that purposeGadkari said electric charging stations are to be provided with these wayside amenities The NHAI has already awarded 39 wayside amenities and a proposal for 103 such facilities is at the bidding stage More than 600 sites have been identified and the bids will be opened soon he saidThe Bureau of Indian Standards is working on improving standards for charging stations because in the world today charging technology is changing quickly he said PTI ACB NSD

kolkata Jewellery shops across the city remained shut on Monday to protest against the new gold hallmarking rules of the CentreThe reason is to protest against the governments arbitrary implementation of mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery with HUID Hallmark Unique Identification Number said Bablu De a protestorHe reiterated that mandatory gold hallmarking a purity certification of the precious metal has come into force from June 16 in a phased mannerThe Jewellery shop owners have to register themselves on Bureau of Indian Standards BISs official websiteThe Jewellery shop owners will have to obtain a HUID a 6-digit code for every piece of hallmarked gold article they sell

New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): More than 90,000 jewellers have been registered already and nearly 4 lakh pieces of jewellery are getting hallmarked each day now, said Director-General, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Pramod Kumar Tiwari on Saturday regarding the progress made in hallmarking in India.