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Small budget for a big bottleneck: India's only rare earth producer gets modest capex hike

NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- Even as India pushes to localize rare earth supply chains, the Centre has budgeted Rs.140 crore in capital expenditure for the country's only domestic manufacturer of rare earth m... Read More


Electric vehicle ecosystem gets incentives to localise amid China threat

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Manufacturers of electric vehicles (EVs) and their parts have got another nudge from the government to double down on localisation with the announcement of four special corridors ... Read More


Carmakers on edge over delays in notification of tougher emission norms

New Delhi, Jan. 23 -- Carmakers are staring at a compliance window of less than 15 months to start getting close to stringent upcoming emission targets that are expected to come into effect from April... Read More


Top two-wheeler makers urge govt to extend key subsidy scheme

Bengaluru/New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- The country's largest two-wheeler makers, including Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, and TVS Motor Co., have sought an extension of the subsidies for the manufacture of elect... Read More


Top two-wheeler makers force rethink on antilock braking system mandate ahead of Jan 1 deadline

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- A proposed Indian government mandate that all two-wheelers come installed with anti-lock braking systems, or ABS, from 1 January hangs in balance with no clarity less than 48 hou... Read More


Rare risks, real lessons: How China's 2025 moves jolted India's auto industry

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Dear reader, as 2025, a year of global tumult and volatility, rolls by, Mint's reporters and columnists look around the corner on what is coming in 2026-to help you know what to ... Read More


How India's CV biggies missed the bus on a Rs.10,900 crore tender

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- New-age electric bus manufacturers have stormed India's biggest tender, picking up nearly 80% of the 10,900 e-buses on offer as part of the Rs.10,900-crore PM E-Drive scheme, lea... Read More


It was India's largest e-bus tender but Tata Motors, VE Commercial, Ashok Leyland missed it

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- New-age electric bus manufacturers have stormed India's biggest tender, picking up nearly 80% of the 10,900 e-buses on offer as part of the Rs.10,900-crore PM E-Drive scheme, lea... Read More