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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicEV subsidy

Topic: EV subsidy

EV industry split on subsidy cut for two-wheelers — forward-looking move or will it dent demand

Modifications to Faster Adoption of Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME-II) scheme reduces incentives cap for two-wheelers to 15% of ex-factory price, instead of current 40%.

EV sales cross 1 million mark in India. Govt can’t take its foot off subsidy pedal now

Make electric vehicles more affordable through policy instruments while also making petrol and diesel vehicles less attractive.

On Camera

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.