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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
TopicElectric vehicle policies

Topic: electric vehicle policies

How Trump’s visa freeze has hit Indian students, parents hard & King Kohli’s IPL moment

Global media also reports on outrage over the death of a 10-year-old rape victim in Bihar due to hospital mismanagement, and chances of Modi skipping this year’s G-7 summit.

Competition in Rs 20-30 lakh segment will boost EV sales. Govt must offer more incentives

Why must electric vehicle owners pay 18% GST when they purchase power from public chargers? A reduction in this rate, even temporarily, would help drive demand for EVs.

Delhi govt’s new EV scheme sets unrealistic goals. It puts the onus on gig workers

Mandating all the gig workers to shift to EVs can have irreversible impacts on their earning opportunities.

New policy cuts import duty on EVs with certain riders, likely to benefit global automakers like Tesla

While industry watchers say the policy is a step in the right direction, some Indian vehicle manufacturers had previously opposed reduction in customs duty for luxury EVs.

As Tesla inches closer to India debut, govt mulls import tax slash if EV makers build locally

The lower import taxes could help Tesla sell its full range of models in India, and not just the new car it wants to make locally.

Great policies for EV growth by Indian states, but they are going nowhere, finds study

The new findings by Consulting and capacity-building initiative Climate Trends found gaps in implementation, leading to slower on-ground impact.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?