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Nitin Kumar is a journalist with over seven years of experience covering the automotive industry, mines & minerals, and political affairs. Based in New Delhi, he focuses on policy reporting in sectors key to India’s sustainability goals. A two-time recipient of the Business Standard-Seema Nazareth Award for Excellence in Journalism (2020, 2021), Kumar is also a regular expert on clean energy and policy on platforms such as All India Radio. He holds a PG Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Hons.).
Nitin Kumar is a journalist with over seven years of experience covering the automotive industry, mines & minerals, and political affairs. Based in New Delhi, he focuses on policy reporting in sectors key to India’s sustainability goals. A two-time recipient of the Business Standard-Seema Nazareth Award for Excellence in Journalism (2020, 2021), Kumar is also a regular expert on clean energy and policy on platforms such as All India Radio. He holds a PG Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Hons.).
The ex-factory price norm was added to the FAME scheme to make E2Ws affordable for buyers and also boost sales
The dip comes after sales hit an all-time monthly high of 119,483 units in November
The meeting will be held in Bengaluru from February 9-11, 2023
Cut in import duty from 252% to zero will put India in global business of car testing, says Mahendra Nath Pandey, minister of heavy industries
Average monthly AQI at 'very poor' category, city eases graded action plan
79% of the total Rs 6171.63 cr that the ministry received was for FAME
The moves in the budget are just the latest in a string of efforts that have been employed by the BJP for quite a while
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) got no substantial increase in its budgetary grant, even as India aims for lofty goals in climate action
Both Joshimath and the Great Nicobar come under the high-risk seismic zone V category
Large players, like Hero Electric, claim they are still selling EVs at reduced prices
The automaker has also enhanced the range of its MAX variants to 453 km on a single charge
"Through volume numbers and unit sales one can see, we are not making a loss," says Anshul Khandelwal
Experts say a China-like approach is needed with neighbouring states working alongside it
Innovation ranging from exterior designs of vehicles to EV charger locks grabbed eyeballs at the expo
Sanjay Gopalakrishnan, Senior Vice President, BYD India talks to Nitin Kumar about technology, current sales to future goals of the company
"Our focus is on bringing all kinds of body styles and products at different accessibility points from the lowest possible to the highly aspirational"
The key highlight of the day was the unveiling of its first electric SUV, the eVX, by the country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki, which is likely to hit markets by 2025
The program will incorporate knowledge from global teams and provide dealers with easy and low-cost access to best-in-class global digital expertise
The prospect of the government withdrawing its signature scheme after the March 2024 deadline is likely to hurt dozens of start-ups that rode in on the back of subsidies
Not charged up: Cite high cost of participation, slacking media focus, and low customer interest as reasons to stay away