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Business Standard
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Business Standard
Govt may offer spare e-buses under PM E-DRIVE for religious tourism
This consideration follows the allocation of 10,900 e-buses to five cities: Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Surat Puja Das New Delhi Listen to This Article The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) is considering allocating the remaining 3,128 electric buses (e-buses) under the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) scheme for interstate routes, pilgrimage and religious tourism, hilly areas, and coastal regions, a senior official said. Of the total 14,028, the government has already allocated 10,900 e-buses to five cities — Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Surat. Four cities Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, and Pune still remain without allocation. 'If demand from the nine cities is saturated, we will allocate e-buses for interstate routes, tourism, religious travel, hilly areas, and coastal regions. It
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Business Standard
21-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Business Standard
Mission LiFE may be merged into national action plan on climate change
Currently, the NAPCC has eight active missions across sectors like water, energy, and agriculture, aimed at addressing climate change Puja Das New Delhi Listen to This Article The government is considering adding Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) to the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), according to two sources. Currently, the NAPCC has eight active missions across sectors like water, energy, and agriculture, aimed at addressing climate change. The incorporation of Mission LiFE into the NAPCC aims to better quantify the needs of individuals and businesses while creating awareness, a government official said. Prime Minister Modi had pitched for Mission LiFE at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The mission was officially launched in October
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Business Standard
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- Business Standard
Tesla scouts for land in Satara to set up completely knocked down unit
Last week, Tesla's India head Prasanth Menon stepped down. A Tesla's China team will now oversee the EV maker's India operations Puja Das New Delhi Listen to This Article Elon Musk's Tesla is exploring land parcels in Satara, the hometown of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, to set up a completely knocked down (CKD) assembly unit for electric vehicles (EVs), a senior government official said. This comes after Tesla's negotiations with Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering fell through, the official said, adding that the EV maker was in discussions with another Indian firm for a joint venture to acquire land and set up a CKD unit. CKD is a method used to reduce import duties and facilitate local assembly by shipping vehicle parts separately to be assembled in the destination
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Business Standard
05-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Coal India resumes discussions with Chile to acquire lithium blocks
These talks had previously been halted because the Chilean government required CIL to have prior experience in mineral mining Puja Das New Delhi Listen to This Article Coal India Limited (CIL) has resumed talks with Chile to acquire lithium mines, aiming to supply the Indian automotive sector and other industries. These discussions had previously been halted because the Chilean government required CIL to have prior experience in mineral mining, a condition that is being negotiated to be waived off. Once this condition is lifted, CIL is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a joint venture with Chilean companies that will mine lithium on its behalf, a senior official said. This initiative comes as India, the world's largest importer of lithium-ion batteries, relies heavily on
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Business Standard
01-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Stricter efficiency standards for air conditioner makers in the works
This would help bring in more efficiency in cooling and can potentially control sudden power demand spikes as well as slash electricity bills ACs alone could contribute to 120 gigawatts (Gw) of peak power demand by 2030, and 180 Gw by 2035, accounting for nearly 30 per cent of the total projected power demand, according to IECC. Puja Das New Delhi Listen to This Article With another ominous summer set to hit India this year, the Centre is looking to make the efficiency standards for air conditioner (AC) makers more stringent. This would help bring in more efficiency in cooling and can potentially control sudden power demand spikes as well as slash electricity bills. The Ministry of Power is considering a significant revision of the Indian Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (ISEER) — used for measuring the energy efficiency of ACs. It is calculated as the ratio of the cooling seasonal total load to the cooling seasonal energy consumption. ISEER value may be raised from the
