NEW DELHI, Oct. 13 -- India's vast base of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) need larger companies to do more than buy from them: they must help smaller suppliers upgrade technology, develop... Read More
NEW DELHI, Oct. 11 -- More than three months after the government issued operational guidelines for electric ambulance subsidies, not a single zero-emission ambulance has been registered under the Rs.... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Union Cabinet on 6 October approved a Rs.10,000 crore SME Growth Fund (SGF) to support India's small business sector through equity investments. The fund aims to help firms ex... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- India's electric bus sales jumped 55% in the April-September period to the highest level in the first half of any fiscal year. Sales of e-buses reached 3,723 units from a year ea... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- Delhi's bid to shift medium-sized goods vehicles from fossil fuels to electric by exempting electric trucks from the city's 'no-entry' restrictions has found no takers so far. Nea... Read More
NEW DELHI, Oct. 2 -- Small businesses are taking a larger share of the central government's procurement, with purchases from the segment reaching Rs.48,635 crore in the first half of fiscal year 2027 ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Pollution consciousness is going to spread across the country and will not remain limited to Delhi and neighbouring cities, said Tarun Kapoor, advisor to Prime Minister Narendra... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- India is trying to accelerate the shift from diesel to electric trucks, but high vehicle costs, inadequate charging infrastructure and limited demand have kept adoption low. Ag... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- The ministry of heavy industries is considering financial incentives for battery-swappable electric trucks under a proposed Rs.9,852 crore programme, according to people familiar... Read More
NEW DELHI, Sept. 6 -- One Sunday late in 2024, Saurabh Patwardhan was at home in Pune with electric buses on his mind. He was planning to pitch the electric vehicles to his father (and boss) Prasanna ... Read More