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Auto PLI disbursals hit Rs.2,000 crore in FY26, government says

NEW DELHI, Dec. 31 -- The ministry of heavy industries has disbursed about Rs.2,000 crore to automakers and spare part manufacturers in FY26 under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, and wil... Read More


In green mobility, India turns focus to where it matters-electric buses, trucks

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- 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


Go big or go home: Battery swapping is coming to electric trucks

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Electric trucks are becoming the latest type of vehicle to benefit from battery swapping, which has until now been largely restricted to two- and three-wheelers. Pune-based e-tru... Read More


Operation Sindoor, swadeshi to solar homes: Modi maps India's 2025 wins

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- In his final Mann Ki Baat monthly radio address of 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Operation Sindoor - India's military response to a Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in ... Read More


EV subsidy for bigger e-3Ws to run out early

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- The heavy industries ministry is likely to exhaust its Rs.857-crore subsidy fund for electric three-wheelers in the L5 category under the Rs.10,900-crore PM E-Drive scheme three ... Read More


Govt set to exhaust Rs.857-crore subsidy for bigger electric 3-wheelers three months early

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- The heavy industries ministry is likely to exhaust its Rs.857-crore subsidy fund for electric three-wheelers in the L5 category under the Rs.10,900-crore PM E-Drive scheme three ... Read More


Govt may double FY27 auto PLI funds to bump up disbursal lag, but application window unlikely to reopen

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- The government is mulling a significant ramp-up in funding for its flagship auto manufacturing incentive, with the upcoming Union Budget likely to nearly double allocations for t... Read More


Mint Explainer | Can battery scrap secure India's rare earth future?

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- The parliamentary standing committee on coal, mines and steel has recommended the promotion of so-called 'urban mines'-the recovery of minerals from waste streams such as used ba... Read More


Mint Explainer: How does the Rs.7,280-crore incentive package for rare earth magnets work?

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- About six months after China first began restricting the export of specific rare earth magnets, rattling manufacturers around the world, India announced a Rs.7,280-crore incentiv... Read More


CAFE clash: Automakers push for relaxed emission rules, bigger EV credits

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- India's auto industry is pushing the government to ease fuel efficiency rules and expand incentives for electric vehicles (EVs), even as it remains divided over concessions for s... Read More