Mahindra Logistics Ltd (MLL), an integrated third-party logistics (3PL) service provider, announced the launch of its cargo last-mile delivery service under the brand name ‘EDel’.

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that the Central Government was aiming at creating core global competencies in India by facilitating the seamless integration of the local automotive industry with the world. In this direction, it was attempting to create an ecosystem to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles in the country.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to introduce the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme in ten key sectors.

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), an energy service company (ESCO) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power will procure 250 electric vehicles from Tata Motors Ltd and Hyundai Motor India Ltd. The companies were selected through an international competitive bidding process, which was aimed at increased participation.

India climbed four spots to rank 48th by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in the Global Innovation Index 2020 rankings.

In a major boost to encourage the adoption of electric mobility, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has allowed registration of electric vehicles (EVs) without pre-fitted batteries.

The Central Govt is soon going to set up a single-window system for clearances and approvals of the industry in the country.

With a focus on enhancing energy efficiency and promoting e-mobility, Raj Kumar Singh, Minister for Power, New & Renewable Energy, on Monday inaugurated India’s first public electric vehicle (EV) charging plaza at Chelmsford Club in New Delhi.

In an important development that is likely to have long-term ramifications for the world’s fifth-largest economy and the South Asian region, India and the US have announced new areas of research on transformational power generation based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles and advanced coal technologies, including carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).