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Monday, November 24, 2025
TopicFAME-II subsidy controversy

Topic: FAME-II subsidy controversy

Why a subsidy cut on electric two-wheelers isn’t such a bad thing

Heavy FAME-II subsidy until now skewed production and ownership in favour of high-powered scooters that have larger battery packs.

Pressure to source locally could compromise quality, EV makers’ body says over subsidy tussle with govt

Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles Wednesday issued statement in response to govt’s clean chit to companies alleged to have violated localisation norms for subsidies under FAME-II scheme.

FAME-II controversy can scare off investors. India’s EV sector had just started to grow

Financing of electric vehicles is becoming easier but financial institutions and investors of electric vehicle companies will be wary of government's ongoing investigations.

India’s EV market is battling a subsidy controversy but Ather Energy determined to beat crisis

Ather Energy's Tarun Mehta says his company has scaled up operations amid the FAME-II fiasco, and that he believes firmly in his products, policies & team.

On Camera

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.