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Thursday, August 7, 2025
TopicFAME-II subsidy controversy

Topic: FAME-II subsidy controversy

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

Kushan Mitra -
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

Yuthika Bhargava -
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

Kushan Mitra -
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

Kushan Mitra -
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.

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Opinion

Rudra, Bhairav commandos, Shaktiman to drone platoons—how Army is transforming for future wars

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
More than fearsome names given to the new transformed Indian Army, it is advanced technology and superior training that will instil fear in the enemy.

75 years of Planning Commission—what India’s first experiment can teach us in the age of PLIs

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Economy

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

Mayank Kumar -
As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Defence

Wang Yi to visit India this month, Modi to travel to China, Putin comes in later this year

Snehesh Alex Philip -
PM could visit Japan on 30 August before heading to China. Sources say, bilaterals being planned with Xi and Putin on SCO sidelines in China.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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