02 Oct 2023
Munshi Ram, an 84-year-old resident of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, has transformed a regular bicycle into an eco-friendly E-cycle powered by solar and electricity. Inspired by the Prime Minister's "Vocal for Local" and "Green India" initiatives, he used discarded laptop batteries and e-waste to build his E-cycle.
25 Sep 2023
The federally administered region of Jammu and Kashmir in India is planning to auction its lithium reserves in the coming weeks, according to a government source. This move comes as India seeks to secure supplies of lithium, a vital component for electric vehicle batteries. Discussions with the Chilean government were also underway to secure lithium block.
03 Aug 2023
India's parliament on Wednesday passed a law allowing the government to auction and mine its newly-discovered reserves of lithium, among other minerals, increasing the mining of the critical raw material for electric vehicle batteries. Under the law, lithium, along with other minerals was removed from a previous list of atomic minerals, which prevented it from being auctioned to and mined by private companies.
04 Apr 2023
Speaking at the G20 Energy Transition Working Group side meet in Gandhinagar, Bharadwaj said 55-90% of the world's critical mineral reserves and processing capacities lie with 15 countries as per a study.
05 Jul 2022
June also exposed the growing vulnerability of salaried jobs. The government shrunk the demand for armed personnel and opportunities in private equity-funded new-world jobs also started to shrink. The rain god cannot save these jobs. The economy needs to grow at a faster pace than it may in the near future to save and generate such jobs.
09 Feb 2022
"As a business policy, Hyundai Motor Company does not comment on political or religious issues in any specific region. We deeply regret any offense caused to the people of India by this unofficial social media activity," Hyundai said.
08 Feb 2022
Hyundai Motor India has come under massive crossfire on social media after the car maker’s Pakistan arm released posts on its official Twitter and Facebook handles, announcing “solidarity with Kashmir”. Social media users in India on Sunday called for mass boycotts or cancelling bookings of the car maker...
21 Nov 2019
Rs 25 crore has already been earmarked for the purchase of old buses by private players in the 2019-20 budget.
28 Feb 2019
Tension between the rivals has the potential to hurt investments & sour business sentiment.
27 Feb 2019
Firming crude oil prices, month-end dollar demand from oil importers and a weak sentiment at domestic equity markets weighed on the rupee.
28 Jul 2018
The flag off for the event will happen in Kanyakumari on 28th July and will reach Kashmir on 2nd October.
23 Apr 2018
The new policy is expected to emphasise on “M” in the SME sector. The government may help in the branding of products, mainly produced by mid-sized firms.
18 Jan 2018
The Tata counsel said petitioner’s argument cannot be a ‘conversion argument’ and that there could only be an argument on Article 75.
01 Jan 2015
Suhas Munshi travels to Srinagar, Shopian, Pulwama and Anantnag to make sense of the unprecedented rage in Kashmir
01 Jan 2015
News18's Suhas Munshi travels to Srinagar, Shopian, Pulwama and Anantnag to make sense of the unprecedented rage in Kashmir