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India relaxes sourcing rules to speed up electric bus, truck production

NEW DELHI, March 15 -- India has allowed electric truck and bus makers to import rare earth magnet traction motors till September 2026 under the Rs.10,900-crore PM E-Drive scheme, to ease component sh... Read More


Centre's MSME greening scheme sees just 3.7% disbursal

New Delhi, March 14 -- The Centre's MSE Green Investment and Financing for Transformation (MSE GIFT) Scheme saw disbursal of paltry Rs.13.22 crore, just 3.7% of the targeted Rs.350 crore in interest s... Read More


India plans sops to cut import dependence in construction equipment

NEW DELHI, March 12 -- The Centre is considering a 12-16% incentive on large investments to boost domestic manufacturing of construction equipment such as tunnel boring machines, cranes and crawlers, ... Read More


Healthcare, tourism sectors key foundations of Developed India, says Modi

NEW DELHI, March 9 -- Sectors such as healthcare, education, and tourism are crucial for the foundations of a developed India, and reforms in these areas are essential for a holistic economic growth, ... Read More


Mint Explainer| Will the US-Iran war nudge India towards bio-bitumen for road construction?

NEW DELHI, March 9 -- India builds some of the world's fastest expanding highway networks but depends on imports for a large share of the bitumen used to bind asphalt. The country needs about 9 milli... Read More


Govt aims to disburse Rs.80 crore subsidy for EV charging points under PM E-Drive by end of FY26

NEW DELHI, March 5 -- The heavy industries ministry has begun assessing proposals from state governments and state-run oil marketing companies to install charging infrastructure for electric vehicles ... Read More


Gail may curtail LNG supply after Qatar supply freeze

New Delhi, March 5 -- State-run natural gas supplier Gail (India) Ltd is weighing curtailing the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to its downstream consumers, as the US-Israeli attack on Iran has... Read More


India can be reliable, resilient manufacturing partner to the world, FTAs an opportunity: PM

New Delhi, March 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India can be a reliable and resilient manufacturing partner to the world, and that the recent free-trade pacts offer an opportunity t... Read More


Budget a roadmap to prosperity, not short-term trading document: PM Modi

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Downplaying the stock market slide on 1 February after the FY27 budget presentation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Union budget is a policy roadmap, not a ... Read More


India's stricter fuel efficiency norms reach PMO

New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- The proposal for India's new car fuel efficiency norms has reached the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) after stakeholder consultations, according to Union minister H.D. Kumaraswamy... Read More