In an 'Off The Cuff' conversation with Shekhar Gupta, Maruti Suzuki India chairman R C Bhargava discusses the challenges linked to using EVs and the need to look at alternate fuels.
Two-wheeler electric vehicles faring well, but long charging duration & expensive batteries may dent govt’s ambitions, says Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association report.
The govt has pledged to adopt new standards to tackle the fires, which are likely caused due to thermal inefficiencies in lithium-ion batteries and exacerbated by hot weather.
Ola Electric is getting 40% of the total capacity covered by $2.4 billion in battery incentives as India aims to keep Chinese technology & raw materials away from the nascent sector.
Simple Energy is building an initial facility with the capacity to produce 10 lakh scooters a year. It aims to open a second plant by 2023 and make 1.25 crore scooters annually.
This is part of UK's India Green Guarantee to the World Bank, announced at COP26. UK has also committed 210 million pounds to fund green projects in developing countries.
It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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