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EV charger benchmark costs halved, fast chargers gain policy focus

NEW DELHI, Feb. 5 -- India has more than halved the benchmark prices of public electric vehicle (EV) chargers and enhanced their charging capacity, in a move aimed at expanding green mobility and enab... Read More


For small businesses struggling with debt, some relief may be on way

New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- Hope is around the corner for millions of small businesses struggling with debt, with the Union budget likely to propose longer repayment timelines, penalty waivers and a digital... Read More


Centre weighs scaling up MSME Champions Scheme outlay ninefold to Rs.10,000 crore

New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- The Centre is planning a steep increase in the financial outlay of its MSME Champions Scheme to around Rs.10,000 crore for the next five years, according to two officials aware o... Read More


With e-bus tender done, CESL trains focus on electric trucks

NEW DELHI, Jan. 5 -- Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL), the Centre's demand aggregation agency, wants the government to name it as nodal agency for tendering electric trucks under the Rs.10,900-c... Read More


Inox Clean Energy acquires 300 MWp of operational solar projects from SunSource Energy for Rs.1,000 crore

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- IPO-bound Inox Clean Energy Ltd announced on Monday that its renewables independent power producer (IPP) arm Inox Neo Energies Ltd has acquired 250 megawatt-peak (MWp) of operatio... Read More


High EV costs? Government plans cheaper loans to accelerate India's private electric bus rollout

NEW DELHI, Jan. 4 -- As private electric bus operators struggle to secure affordable credit, the Centre is working on a new financing scheme that could lower borrowing costs by routing funds through t... Read More


Centre weighs extending 5% concessional duty on lithium-ion cells as local manufacturing struggles

NEW DELHI, Jan. 3 -- The Centre is considering extending the 5% concessional basic customs duty (BCD) on lithium-ion cells used in battery packs for electric vehicles (EVs) for another two years in th... Read More


India plans Rs.2,000-cr MSME tech upgrade to enhance exports, efficiency

NEW DELHI, Dec. 29 -- India is likely to announce a Rs.2,000-crore technology upgradation scheme for small businesses in the 2026-27 budget, aimed at boosting the adoption of energy-efficient machiner... Read More


India weighs tougher battery rules as 10 GWh storage plan takes shape

NEW DELHI, Dec. 12 -- More efficient batteries with longer lifecycles could be mandated to address grid stability concerns under a scheme that offers incentives to produce 10 gigawatt-hour (GWh) of ut... Read More


Sberbank to invest in India, gives Russians access to Nifty50

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Russia's largest bank Sberbank will invest in India's capital markets and also help Russian retail investors access the benchmark Nifty50 index on the National Stock Exchange, Her... Read More