India, Feb. 11 -- All that was discussed in the House through the day

The Union government did not have any plans to impose a ban on the use of diesel and petrol cars throughout India in the near future, Union Minister of Road Transport And Highways Nitin Gadkari told the Lok Sabha February 11, 2021.

Thirty-three automobile manufacturers had registered 98 electric vehicle models (e2W-32, e3W-50 and e-4W-16) under the second phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicle in India (FAME) scheme as on February 8, 2021, he said in his statement.

He further stated that presently, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on electric vehicles was five per cent and a proposal for further reduction of GST on electric ve...