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Sunday, February 22, 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

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.