New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Power Grid Corporation of India Limited on Tuesday said it has appointed Pramod Kumar as chief financial officer (CFO) of the company.

New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari gives zero-hour notice in Rajya Sabha on the issue of what he termed as a surge in Indian money held in Swiss banks.

New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Rajya Sabha member Pramod Kumar gave a zero-hour notice to discuss what he termed as a "surge in money deposited by Indians in Swiss banks".

New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the loss of lives in the Kanpur bus accident.

New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday condoled the demise of those who lost their lives in the Kanpur bus accident.

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): At least five people have been killed and several injured after an electric bus lost control and mowed down several bystanders near Tat Mill crossroad in Kanpur on Sunday, informed local police.

New Delhi Jan 28 PTI A 38-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by some unknown people in north Delhis Alipur police said FridayThey said the deceased has been identified as Pramod Kumar a resident of Hiranki Village and was himself involved in attempt to murder and Arms Act casesThey said the Alipur police station received information around quarter to 11 Thursday night that some unknown persons had opened fire at a man and fledPolice rushed to the spot to find that the motorcycle-borne assailants had fired at Kumar who was shifted to the Max Hospital in Haidarpur Deputy Commissioner of Police outer north Brijendra Kumar Yadav saidKumar was declared brought dead police saidThe spot was inspected by a crime investigation team where nine empty cartridges were found they saidThe police said they are registering a case under relevant sections and further investigation is underway police said PTI NIT TIR TIR

New Delhi Jan 23 PTI Researchers from various IITs have developed a new technology for charging Electric Vehicles which costs about half of the current on-board charger technology and can help to significantly reduce the cost of two-and-four-wheeler EVs According to the team the lab scale development has already been done at IIT BHU and upgradation and commercialisation was in progress One of the countrys leading electric vehicle manufacturer has also shown interest in this new technology and is ready to develop a full-fledged commercial product that can be applied to existing electric vehicles the team claimed without naming the company The technology has been developed at IIT BHU Varanasi in collboration with experts from IIT Guwahati and IIT Bhubaneshwar The rising prices of petrol and diesel in the country is worrisome for the common man Amidst the rising cost of petroleum products and rising pollution levels electric vehicles EVs are the best alternative to conventional IC engines but lack of high power off board charging infrastructure forces automakers to incorporate onboard chargers into the vehicle itself said Rajeev Kumar Singh Chief Project Investigator IIT BHU The vehicle owner can charge the vehicles through the outlet and hence this leads electric vehicles become very expensive In the proposed onboard charger technology we are reducing one additional power electronics interface required for propulsion mode and therefore the components involved are reduced by 50 pc The proposed charger is reconfigurable that can act as a charger for charging mode and inverter for propulsion mode he told PTI Singh explained that because of this technology the cost of the onboard charger will be reduced by almost 40-50 pc in comparison with the existing one The cost reduction in the charger will subsequently reduce the cost of the EV as well In this way the proposed technology is giving low cost technology for EVs The technology will be completely indigenous and will have a significant impact on driving electric vehicles on Indian roads in a big way he said IIT BHU Director Pramod Kumar Jain said the techno-commercial social economic and environmental impact of technology will also be positive The technology will improve charging infrastructure and support the governments mission to bring electric vehicles on Indian roads he said PTI GJS GJS AQS AQS

New Delhi Nov 28 PTI A 29-year-old PhD student died after a speeding truck ran over her in northeast Delhis Shastri Park area police said on Sunday The incident took place on Saturday around 1020 pm Police received a PCR call at Shastri Park police station regarding a fatal accident Complainant Mohammad Muid 34 stated that his friend Poonam a resident of Cigrette Wala Bagh Model Town was returning from Haridwar they said He picked her from Old Delhi railway station and was taking her to Khajuri Khas on his scooter police said Around 1020 pm when he crossed the Yudhister Setu a truck driver hit his scooter He fell on the left side while Poonam fell on the right side of the scooter The truck driver accidentally ran over her a senior police officer said The driver was caught by head constable Mamchand during an unsuccessful bid to flee the scene Poonam was declared brought dead at JPC Hospital and Muid also got injured in the accident police said A case under sections 279 rash driving or riding on a public way 337 causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others and 304A causing death by negligence has been registered at Shastri Park police station and the accused driver has been taken into custody the officer said He has been identified as Pramod Kumar 35 a resident of Pilibhit police added Poonam was pursuing her PhD from Haridwar in Uttarakhand PTI NIT CK

Yamunanagar (Haryana) [India], November 25 (ANI): As many as four people, including three children, were killed after a major fire broke out in a scrapyard in Haryana's Yamunanagar on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.