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Topic: lithium-ion

Looking for lithium in the Andes — Peru is key to India’s Latin America push

India has been pursuing a trade agreement with Peru since 2017. The two countries held the 6th round of negotiations last month and talks are scheduled to be held again in December.

The world is ditching fossil fuels for batteries. They are key to the energy transition

Lithium-Ion batteries first appeared commercially in 1990s and are now the go-to choice to power everything from mobile phones to electric vehicles.

Power pioneer invents new battery that’s 90% cheaper than lithium-ion

Japan's Hideaki Horie, who helped commercialize the batteries, has developed an approach he says can speed up manufacturing, making it as easy as 'buttering toast.'

Lithium shortage – the big hurdle on India’s road to becoming global electric vehicles hub

India’s electric vehicle production will rely on imports from China of lithium chemicals used to make cathodes and battery cells.

2019 Chemistry Nobel awarded for work in development of lithium-ion battery

The Chemistry Nobel was awarded to Americans John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Japanese Akira Yoshino.

Under Modi’s ‘swadeshi’ govt, PSU maharatna BHEL saw market cap sink 55% to Rs 26,864 crore

Faulty diversification, expanded workforce & changing requirements of market forces are blamed for sharp deterioration in BHEL’s fortunes.

IIT-Chennai to help Amara Raja grab a slice of $300 billion lithium-ion battery market

The battery maker is building a 100 megawatt-hour assembly plant in Andhra Pradesh & is working closely with the Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai.

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The three German SUVs are here. It’s the features list that has puzzled me

Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4MATiC, BMW X3 30 XDrive M-Sport Pro & Volkswagen Tayron R-Line 4MOTION are assembled in India, so upcoming FTA with the EU will not make them any cheaper.

The agri balancing act: Farms, dairy shielded in US deal but doors open to nuts, animal feed imports

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says farmers' interests safeguarded as Trump administration drops levies.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.