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'To achieve the EV target, purchase and production of combustion-engine vehicles will have to stop'

India, Aug. 20 -- India has made strong progress on rail electrification and electric two-wheelers, but commercial EVs such as trucks and buses are still in the early stages, says IIT Madras professor... Read More


India on e-wheels: Electric two-wheelers leading e-mobility boom in Tamil Nadu, data shows

India, Aug. 20 -- Electric two-wheelers are transforming daily life in Tamil Nadu, as seen in Chennai where a schoolgirl studies comfortably on her mother's silent e-scooter despite the heat. Officia... Read More


India on e-wheels: EV buses in Chennai reduce both smoke and noise, with 22% drop in particulate matter in 5 years across the state

India, Aug. 14 -- Electric buses in Chennai are transforming daily life, cutting smoke and noise at busy stops like Adyar Beach. With over 30% of the MTC fleet now electric, Tamil Nadu has seen a 22%... Read More


In Chhattisgarh's forest villages, tribal women carry the labour but middlemen take the margins

India, July 2 -- Tribal women in Chhattisgarh's Nagari block say they are forced to sell minor forest produce to middlemen at low prices because markets are far and procurement centres are unreliable.... Read More


A forest in wait

India, June 17 -- Do you know how to swim?" asks a boater. I reply in the affirmative, and he directs me to sit on the raised edges of two dongis, pushed together. As we set off on the small, handcraf... Read More


CAG report raises questions over Rs 50,072 crore health cess not reaching designated fund

India, May 21 -- Jan Swasthya Abhiyan India says the Centre collected Rs.96,627 crore as health cess between 2018-19 and 2024-25. The group says only Rs 46,554 crore was transferred to public account... Read More