10 Jun 2024
Senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari, known as the 'Highway Man of India', has been instrumental in the construction of national highways and new roads, serving as the Minister for Road Transport & Highways in the last two governments led by Narendra Modi.
06 Jun 2024
While the growth momentum in renewable energy capacity is likely to continue, coal will remain an important source of electricity in the next 8-10 years, which mitigates stranding risks for coal-based power assets, it said.
06 Jun 2024
Following the conclusion of the country's largest electoral activity, the Aviation Ministry has initiated efforts on a new project: urban air mobility. Reports suggest that India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), is rumored to have established several technical committees to develop a roadmap for the introduction of air taxis in the country. The project is expected to commence in major urban centers such as Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru by 2026, with plans to expand to other cities like Chennai and Hyderabad thereafter.
04 Jun 2024
India's coal production rose by 10.15% to 83.91 million tonnes in May, with Coal India Ltd accounting for over 80% of output.
02 Jun 2024
Apollo Tyres' global success with Indian-manufactured tyres highlighted by MD Neeraj Kanwar. Tyres under Apollo and Vredestein brands accepted worldwide, including in Germany and the US.
30 May 2024
This comes two weeks after Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal snapped ties with Microsoft Azure after LinkedIn deleted his post related to "pronoun illness" of western AI models. Experts, however, say that losing Ola as a customer for AWS and Microsoft is only a needle in the haystack.
28 May 2024
Punit Goyal, co-founder of BluSmart, plans to expand operations to Dubai with 100 Audi EVs, aiming for 300 Audi and Tesla vehicles by December.
27 May 2024
India is positioning itself as a key player in the renewable ammonia market with several international trade agreements already inked and more on the horizon. According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, however, industry insiders emphasize the need for greater policy clarity and price stability to transform these agreements into binding deals.
26 May 2024
The recent government initiatives have played a major role in this. As of November 2023, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has approved 50 solar parks with an aggregate capacity of around 37,490 MW in 12 states across the country.
24 May 2024
Citroen appointed Mahendra Singh Dhoni as their brand ambassador in India, reinforcing their commitment to the Indian market with shared values of sustainability and mobility.
24 May 2024
Engineering exports are expected to rise on the back of global trade pick-up in coming months, says EEPC India Chairman.
23 May 2024
India is the only top five steel producing nation to see growth in production in April, while China, Japan, and the United States experienced a decline. India's steel production rose by 3.6% in April, with a total of 49.5 million tonnes produced from January-April this year.
22 May 2024
Gail (India) intends to invest up to INR 50,000 crore in constructing a 1.5 million tonnes per annum ethane cracking unit at Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, according to sources familiar with the matter. This significant investment marks one of the largest proposed capital expenditures by the state-run gas utility.
21 May 2024
Refiners in India briefly stopped importing Russian oil in tankers belonging to Sovcomflot after the company's ships, along with its 14 tankers, were designated by Washington in February as being in breach of Western sanctions.
21 May 2024
India and China compete for minerals crucial for electric vehicles and solar panels. India applies to explore the Indian Ocean for cobalt and manganese, emphasizing strategic importance, Carlsberg Ridge, ANS, polymetallic nodules, Sunil Kumar Singh, NIO, and NIOT.
20 May 2024
ATMA stated that this response was provided to the government's request for feedback on sectors where India can achieve self-reliance. The aim is to ensure that future FTAs are developed while protecting the interests of the domestic industry.
20 May 2024
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri highlighted the remarkable growth of India's urban metro transport, noting that the country is on track to have the world's second-largest urban metro system in the next two and a half years. He emphasized the success of Delhi's metro system, with 73 lakh riders daily, contributing to easier city commutes despite its expanding population. Puri also discussed advancements in the criminal justice system and police modernization under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.
20 May 2024
The four automakers with the lowest proportion of forecasted EV production in 2030 are all from Japan (Suzuki at 10%, Honda at 24%, Toyota at 29% and Mazda at 30%), with Toyota, Mazda and Suzuki all receiving the lowest performance, says InfluenceMap in its latest report titled, “Automakers and Climate Policy Advocacy: A Global Analysis.
19 May 2024
India aims to lead in sustainable critical mineral production, per Hindustan Zinc's Chairperson Priya Agarwal Hebbar. These minerals, including cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, and rare earths, are crucial for clean energy technologies such as wind turbines and electric cars.
19 May 2024
Kant says that India has drafted an EV policy and all the companies have to follow only that policy. India will not change its EV policy according to some specific companies.