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Last month marked a watershed moment in India’s journey towards sustainable transportation. Two landmark policy interventions underscored the government’s commitment to decarbonise freight movement — one of India’s fastest-growing and most emissions-intensive sectors.
First, the Ministry of Heavy Industries rolled out the much-anticipated e-truck scheme under the PM e-DRIVE initiative, allocating ₹500 crore to incentivise the adoption of electric trucks. Second, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) issued a draft proposal for revised fuel efficiency norms that, for the first time, include medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MDVs and HDVs), alongside light-duty vehicles (LDVs). Together, these crucial
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