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Electric vehicles get 50% parking concession under NDMC plan
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (224+ words) New Delhi: In a push towards sustainable urban transport and clean mobility, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Saturday announced a 50% concession in parking charges for electric vehicles across all its notified parking sites from May 18. The initiative was…...
Delhi EV Policy gets public backing
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (236+ words) New Delhi: The Delhi government has received an overwhelming response to the Draft Delhi EV Policy 2026, with nearly 700 stakeholders participating in the month-long public consultation process conducted by the Transport Department. The draft policy remained in the public domain till…...
Watt Happened to Tesla in India
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (468+ words) India, as Tesla has discovered, is not California with cows. This is a market where buyers calculate fuel efficiency at traffic lights, negotiate hard for accessories like diplomats and calculate resale values with actuarial precision. In a country where even…...
India & EU launch Rs 169 cr electric vehicle battery recycling initiative
1+ week, 3+ day ago (201+ words) The third coordinated call for proposals, announced under the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Working Group-2 on Green and Clean Energy Technologies, will remain open until 15 September. The EU's contribution will be channelled through its Horizon Europe programme, while…...
West Asia war may have adverse implications for auto industry
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (277+ words) New Delhi: The ongoing West Asia conflict could pose near-term risks to India's automobile sector, potentially impacting production costs and vehicle demand, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers President Shailesh Chandra said on Tuesday. Despite the industry closing FY26 on a strong…...
Recycling, emission tracking: With EV push, Delhi plugs into cleaner future
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (444+ words) New Delhi: Delhi's draft Electric Vehicle Policy 2026, released on Saturday, emphasises building an environmentally sound battery recycling ecosystem by assigning clear responsibilities to the Environment Department and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The policy, released by the Delhi government, mandates…...
Vedanta, HZL eye rare earth magnet scheme pre-bid meet
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (126+ words) New Delhi: Several companies, including Vedanta and Hindustan Zinc Limited, are likely to participate in a pre-bid conference for the Rs 7, 280-crore scheme to promote the manufacturing of sintered rare earth permanent magnet called by the Heavy Industries Ministry on…...
Indian Auto's Big Six
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (327+ words) For smaller players, the gap is daunting. A limited dealership footprint means potential buyers worry about servicing, spare parts and resale value. In a price-sensitive country where the car is often the second-largest household purchase after a home, such anxieties…...
Govt allows e-bus, e-truck makers to import traction motors till Aug
2+ mon, 7+ hour ago (279+ words) Millennium Post New Delhi: The government has eased localisation requirements under the Phased Manufacturing Programme of the Rs 10, 900 crore PM E-DRIVE Scheme, providing major relief to manufacturers of electric trucks and buses by allowing them to import traction motors with…...
Capital begins trials of pollution-control tech
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (290+ words) New Delhi: The Delhi government is set to begin on-ground trials of 22 innovative pollution-control devices across key pollution hotspots in the city as part of its Innovation Challenge aimed at tackling deteriorating air quality. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa reviewed…...