Kant said the combination of solar and zero-emission mobility will greatly reduce the well-to-wheel emissions of transportation and help reap maximum benefits of zero-emission mobility. Emphasising on zero carbon emissions to get rid of pollution in cities, Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Ayog, on Monday said India’s energy growth story will be driven by renewable energy […]
India to achieve 175 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022: Amitabh Kant
Amitabh Kant said India is the only country among the G20 nations that is on track to meet its climate change mitigation commitments, made in 2015, under the Paris Agreement and has formulated forward-looking policies for energy efficiency measures. NEW DELHI: Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Friday said India is on course to achieve […]
Clear 10-year Roadmap for Green Energy Needed to Boost Innovation: Amitabh Kant
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Monday stressed on the need for a clear ten-year road map to boost clean energy technologies and creating standards for innovations. Kant also called hydrogen as fuel of the future especially for commercial vehicles which can ensure efficiency in movement across the country. Speaking at the India Energy […]
India has opportunity to become global hub for solar PV manufacturing: Amitabh Kant
“Solar PV manufacturing is one of the strategic sectors announced by the government as part of the post-COVID-19 Aatmanirbhar Bharat recovery initiative. Efforts are underway to make India a global hub for solar PV manufacturing,” Kant said. Solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing is one of the strategic sectors announced by the government and India has the […]
EVs will be cheaper than combustion vehicles in 3 years: Amitabh Kant
Electric vehicles will become cheaper than combustion vehicles in three years as the price of battery packs of EVs is expected to fall by almost 51 per cent per unit, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Thursday NEW DELHI: Electric vehicles will become cheaper than combustion vehicles in three years as the price of […]
Power sector needs good dose of private investments: Amitabh Kant
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India has grown by 66% at a time when investment across the globe has fallen by 30%, but FDI in the power sector can come in only if the regulatory regime is predictable and consistent, Kant said at the FSR Globa New Delhi : India needs a good dose of […]
India should not miss the bus for local manufacturing of EVs: Nitin Gadkari
In June, a committee headed by NITI Aayog chief Amitabh Kant laid out a roadmap for the smooth roll-out of electric vehicles in a phased manner, as well as the setting up of battery manufacturing factories to bring down the costs of EVs. NEW DELHI: India’s bid to electrify its fleet is progressing swiftly and […]
5,645 electric buses sanctioned for 65 cities: Amitabh Kant
Last week, the GST Council headed by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman decided to cut the tax rates on e-vehicles from 12 per cent to 5 per cent with effect from August 1. New Delhi: Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Monday said an inter-ministerial panel has sanctioned 5,645 electric buses for operations in 65 cities, […]
Gujarat: Dholera can be a green city, power EV sector, says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
Gujarat Chief Secretary JN Singh too said the state is going to take a lead in the e-mobility sector. The Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), which is coming up near Ahmedabad, can lead the country’s EV sector from the front, opined NITI Aayog’s CEO Amitabh Kant here on Saturday. He said the declining cost of […]
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to meet auto CEOs on e-vehicle road map
India is the world’s largest market for two- and three-wheelers. It sold 21,181,390 units of two-wheelers and 701,011 units of three-wheelers in the year that ended in March 2019 NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant (pictured) is likely to meet the heads of all two- and three-wheeler companies in New Delhi on June 21 […]