New Delhi: In a significant push towards accelerating India’s clean mobility transition, the Centre on Wednesday held a high-level consultation meeting with key stakeholders to encourage wider adoption and deployment of electric buses and electric trucks across the country. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister for Heavy Industries and...
Steel is the backbone of modern structure. It is in the bridges we cross, the homes we live in, and the cars we drive. But behind its strength lies a heavy truth: it’s also one of the world’s biggest carbon culprits. As the pressure mounts to meet global climate goals,...
India’s wire and cable industry is poised for a transformative leap amid global shifts in energy, digital infrastructure, and connectivity. With robust growth across EVs, 5G, data centres, and renewable energy both domestically and globally—the demand for advanced, export-ready cable solutions is rising sharply. Backed by the fastest export growth...
In this episode of “Green Guardians”—a series spotlighting thought leaders who are transforming the green energy landscape —we are pleased to feature Ankit Todi, Chief Sustainability Officer at the Mahindra Group. What started as a steel trading business seven decades ago has now evolved into a global brand spanning multiple...
The Indian government’s recent approval of an Electric Vehicle (EV) policy heralds a ground-breaking era in the nation’s automotive sector. This policy incentivizes companies to invest in local manufacturing by offering import duty concessions for those committing a minimum of US$ 500 million. Notably, manufacturers of EV passenger cars can...
Electric vehicles have seen a stupendous 3x rise in sales in the previous fiscal, but sales are dominated by two and three wheelers, and still a small fraction of the total addressable market. However, with signs of consumer behaviour change, aggressive expansion by industry players and an overall push to...
As the auto industry struggles to recover from the effects of the pandemic, it needs to also define its future direction in context of the shift towards emission friendly fuels and technologies. Stakeholder consultations need to focus on how this transition can be as smooth as possible for the Indian...
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are a dream for earth sustainability goals as they only emit water vapour and warm air. However, deploying them at scale will require structural interventions to make the entire value chain sustainable. Countries across the world are progressively moving away from traditional fuels like petrol &...
Helge Tryti, Commercial Counsellor, Royal Norwegian Embassy, elaborates on the future of Indo-Norway cooperation, which is strongly geared towards energy and marine resources. In addition, he believes that given the size of the Indian market, setting up manufacturing facilities can be a more prudent option for companies rather than just...
COVID-19 is expected to greatly decelerate the progress of the automotive industry towards electric vehicles. But India can also view the pandemic as an opportunity to reassess its strategic approach towards a dynamic & sustainable EV ecosystem. From people sitting in their homes for months (& therefore, hardly any need...
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