New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India’s electric vehicle (EV) market registered an increase in demand during May this year, as higher fuel prices pushed more buyers towards battery-powered alternatives, according to reports by Nomura and HSBC.According to Nomura, EV sales in May reached 6.4 per cent of passenger vehicle sales, compared with 4 per cent in FY26, while electric two-wheelers accounted for 8.9 per cent of sales, up from around 6.5 per cent last year. The brokerage said that demand sentiment…
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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Among a slew of measures to improve energy security in the country and decarbonise the road and highways sector, India is likely to bring a mandate on blending isobutanol with diesel as early as this year, Roads Transport and Highways Secretary V. Umashankar said on Friday.In his remarks at the CII Multimodal Transportation and Logistics Summit here, Umashankar said: “Blending of diesel has been looked into with great seriousness. Bharat Petroleum is already undertaking …
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to conserve petrol and diesel, Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna on Friday travelled to his office in the Assembly in an e-rickshaw along with his staff, promoting the use of electric mobility and fuel conservation.The move comes amid a wider push by the Centre and BJP-ruled states to encourage reduced fuel consumption, greater use of public transport, and adoption of electric vehicles in view of global economi…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Centre is moving ahead with plans to set up four critical mineral processing plants in Odisha, Gujarat, Telangana, and Maharashtra as part of the country’s strategy to enhance domestic capabilities in producing these key materials required for making semiconductors, electric vehicles, solar panels, hi-tech electronic goods and defence equipment.Speaking on the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM), Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy noted that the Cen…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) India and the US on Tuesday signed a strategic agreement to deepen cooperation in critical minerals and rare earths which constitute key materials for making semiconductors, electric vehicles, solar panels and high-tech defence products.The pact comes in the backdrop of growing global concerns on China’s dominance over these critical inputs which gives the communist giant the power to disrupt global supply chains.The agreement was signed during the Quad Foreign Ministe…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India’s capital goods industry is projected to see a revenue growth of 12-14 per cent this fiscal, buoyed by sustained government spending, steady capacity expansion in power, mining, oil and gas, metal and auto-linked sectors, and increasing opportunities from emerging segments such as data centres and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, a report showed on Friday.The ongoing developments in West Asia are unlikely to materially impact growth as diversified order book…
Guwahati, May 22 (IANS) Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Rajdeep Goala has stressed the importance of adopting electric vehicles (EVs), saying the move was necessary not only for environmental protection but also for safeguarding the country’s foreign exchange reserves. Speaking to reporters at the Assam Legislative Assembly premises on Thursday, the legislator from the Udharbond Assembly constituency, said he had arrived at the state Assembly in an electric vehicle and had also used the s…
Bhubaneswar, May 21 (IANS) In view of the fuel crisis triggered by the conflict in West Asia, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday issued eight directives to significantly reduce the use of petrol and diesel in government offices across the state. According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), CM Majhi also directed Chief Secretary Anu Garg to take appropriate measures to reduce the use of petrol and diesel across government departments.Majhi directed the authorities to ensure the co…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) NDMC Chairman Keshav Chandra on Tuesday chose to travel by Delhi Metro while commuting to his Palika Kendra office and appealed to employees and citizens to use green mobility options in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to save fuel. Chandra, along with his colleagues and senior officers, took the Metro from Lok Kalyan Marg to Rajiv Chowk, then an electric auto to reach the Office.Upon reaching the office, Chandra also convened the weekly Senior Officers M…
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao on Monday rejected the demands for resignation of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar over the arrest of his son Bandi Bhageerath in a POCSO case.Ramchander Rao claimed that Bandi Sanjay has done nothing wrong and hence there is no justification for the demands for his resignation or dismissal.The BJP leader accused Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of unfairly targeting the union minister through what he calle…